Data Collection

The success of any business is almost always based on how well your company can compete in your chosen markets. For process manufacturers, this means higher quality products, faster time to market, quicker inventory turns and reduced manufacturing costs.

ERP Data Collection

To achieve these goals, you need real-time data that accurately represents the steps in the manufacturing process. With this information, tactical problems can be identified and be addressed immediately, along with trends that may require further process improvements.

Examples of streamlining inventory management with Ross ERP Data Collection include:

Automated tracking of all material movements
Immediate capture of product details when goods are received
Real-time shop floor visibility
Streamlined cycle counting
Immediate error alerts at point-of-scan
Confirming dispatch details -- reduce shipping errors
Improved customer satisfaction

Automated Tracking of Materials: Radio Frequency (RF) data collection for receipt of raw materials, bin transfers, material picking and shipment confirmation eliminates the need for keyboard data entry.

Automated Tracking of Materials

Radio Frequency (RF) data collection for receipt of raw materials, bin transfers, material picking and shipment confirmation eliminates the need for keyboard data entry.

Receiving

When vendor shipments arrive, the receiving operator scans the bar-coded materials to capture the purchase order number, part numbers and quantities received. The user is prompted for put-away locations or direct issue to the shop floor. Goods Receipt Notes (GRN) are updated as inventory is received. Product Detail labels can be automatically generated as needed.

Shipping

Verification of dispatch data is the basis for shipping automation. Dispatch notes may be downloaded to a portable terminal, to prompt shipping personnel for the items, quantities and locations to select; each data element is validated against the dispatch when scanned. Once confirmed, inventory is relieved, sales order lines are closed and billing is generated automatically. Customer-defined shipping labels can print automatically without manual entry.

Improved Accuracy and Productivity

Real-time interaction ensures that configured business rules are not bypassed. Validations of transaction data elements are performed for each transaction.

Inventor

Material handling personnel can easily scan parts and locations to perform one- and two-stage transfers, issues, adjustments & returns, update inventories in real time, and eliminate paperwork and manual data entry. Cycle counting and physical inventory processes can also be streamlined.

Real-Time Shop Floor Visibility

Automated production and job reporting provides real-time shop floor visibility. By bar-coding the job documents, production personnel can enter labor and stage count data with little or no keyboard entry. Jobs are automatically updated with elapsed labor, machine time, and manufacturing completed quantities.