Details of Engineered Solutions

According to Stephen Carson, executive vice-president of Visibility Corporation, “Rule-based generation of product structures, costs, and pricing, must be delivered in a flexible guided interface through the use of embedded workflow. The embedded workflow allows for integrations with quoting, order entry, and engineering delivering efficient data entry and reliable generation of configured-to-order items.”

According to manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, in a recent issue of Tooling & Production, “In the past, engineered solutions required lengthy bid generation process before the fabricator or tooling manufacturer could deliver a strong response to a proposal request. Interaction between engineering and manufacturing was hindered based on the lack of system tools and lack of integration between CAD and ERP systems; this all impacted speed to customer response and generated internal disconnects between engineering and manufacturing. When project-based tooling manufacturers are not configuring from a preset mix of common components, the need for a collaborative environment becomes extremely important to design to the customers specifications.”

The complete article may be viewed at http://trcutlerinc.com/tp_122006.pdf.

Cutler added, “Given the regulatory environment in which manufacturers currently operate, these engineering cost-savings facilitate compliance with company, legislative, industry, quality, and design requirements.”

Visibility Corporation (www.visibility.com) is a leading developer and supplier of business software solutions designed for the unique needs of project-based, engineer-to-order and to-order manufacturers. Visibility's Enterprise Application solutions help midsize manufacturers of complex products operate their businesses effectively. Visibility has an extensive customer base throughout North America and Europe and has the strongest representation of ERP among complex manufacturers.

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