Dear Tracey,
 The lead up to Christmas is always hectic. I think this is why most people need a holiday after Christmas. I can't remember any lead up to Christmas not being hectic at COGITA. Like most businesses, everyone wants things done before the magic day. We had some great responses from our first eMailed edition of Vision. Thank you to all who responded. Further on in this newsletter, you will find out who won the movie tickets. HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND MAY 2008 BE EVEN BETTER THAN 2007! |
| Two-rrific New Vantage Clients! | FRASER ENGINEERING Fraser Fire & Rescue can now move even faster. They selected COGITA to supply the Epicor Vantage ERP manufacturing system. COGITA will support Fraser's expansion into new overseas markets. read more GREENMOUNT MANUFACTURING Graham Russell, Greenmount's Managing Director says, "the key to our success is the investment in skilled people and in technology. We buy top CNC machines and manufacture difficult jobs in timeframes that are impossible for most companies". Graham also said, "we see the Vantage ERP manufacturing system as a similar investment, buying the best to do the job right first time". read more |
| The IT Bluffers Guide to TOC Scheduling | What's this T.O.C - yet another geek anagram? Theory of Constraints (TOC) was invented by Eliyahu Goldratt and is based on cause and effect thinking. His theory was made popular in the educational novel The Goal first published in 1984. TOC teaches us that all complex systems have a single persistent constraint - that is the one thing which, more than anything else, limits the goal of the system. TOC focuses on maximising the throughput of the system. So what's that got to do with manufacturing scheduling? The TOC system for scheduling manufacturing systems deals with all types of manufacturing environments (including jobbing, projects, mass customisation and repetitive manufacturing) - and quite a few other environments, such as accounting and computer services and hospital theatre scheduling. How does TOC help? TOC scheduling helps to identify and properly exploit the long-term constraint (even if there are have wandering bottlenecks as your load changes from day to day). Typically, schedulers experience 15-30% increases in output, almost immediately. To find out how a New Zealand manufacturer raised its DIFOT from 50% to 95% with TOC principles. Click here. |
| COGITA is Awarded Partner of the Year | | At the recent worldwide Epicor Perspectives conference held 21 - 24 October at Disneyworld, Florida, USA, COGITA was awarded the 2007 Partner of the Year for the Asia/Pacific region. COGITA was selected due to outstanding performance in customer satisfaction, growth and overall dedication, total sales and commitment to Epicor solutions. "Epicor's channel program continues to grow and thrive through collaborative relationships with partners with strong vertical and regional expertise," said Salena Sebion, Director of Channel Sales for Epicor. "The Channel Partner Awards honour the achievements of our partners and their commitment to Epicor through the successful implementation of our solutions around the globe." |
| STOP PRESS... Australia goes green! An exciting new COGITA client is helping
to save the planet. | ...more to follow in our next Vision. |
Vantage Sprinkles Magic at Perspectives  Epicor Perspectives was held at the Orlando Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin Resort in Florida in October 2007. George Klaus, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Epicor, opened the ceremony to approximately 2,000 customers and partners - the atmosphere was exciting! |
| Customer Satisfaction Survey |  Thank you to all of our Vantage clients who took the time to participate in our Customer Satisfaction Survey.
The survey process provides us with a tool to formally measure our customer responsiveness. We will next contact MFG/PRO and FM clients to invite them to participate in the March survey. If you weren't able to participate this time and want to have your comments included please contact Becky Driver at
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or +64 9 261-1411 x 714 or contact our Help Desk on
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. Alternatively you can visit our website and enter your comments anonymously or not on our feedback page at any time. Your feedback is taken seriously by us and is helping us to plan and implement changes to improve our service delivery to you. |
| Thompson Meat Machinery Wins Award COGITA Vantage Client | In October 2007, Rod Sammon, General Manager of Thompson Meat Machinery (a COGITA Vantage client), accepted the Exporter of the Year Award for the Logan and Redlands Region in Australia. This award recognises businesses who put Queensland on the map.Thompson Meat Machinery is Australia's leading manufacturer of meat processing machinery. Thompson machines are used in major processing plants in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa. |
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| Hufcor Pulls Together & Increases Profit | "We couldn't consider growth before Vantage but it has given us a very stable platform to grow from. We used to work off largely guess work. Now we work from facts." Daryl Fisher, Managing Director, Hufcor. read more |
Movie Ticket Winner |  Jill Ribbons from Bedford wrote...
"I like the E version of Vision News. It doesn't get lost in our internal mail system and I tend to read emails quicker that I can get to paper based information". Enjoy your movie Jill!
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COGITA People Focus | 
Frank McLoughlin - Pre-Sales Consultant, COGITA Sydney A well traveled and highly skilled individual - Frank has come to us with extensive implementation, supply chain consulting and software development experience in Asia, India and China. Frank joined us recently as our Australian Pre-Sales Consultant. He has already crossed the ditch to spend a good part of his induction in the Auckland office and already loves the way Vantage drives and is keen to show it off with flair! In such a short time Frank has valued so many positives at COGITA - the people, the values and focus, the relationship with Epicor and just to top it off, COGITA's Sydney office is within walking distance from Frank's home. Cycling is Frank's passion. He attends fundraising cycling events in Australia as a mobile cycling mechanic. Other than cycling, Frank enjoys running with the Hash House Harriers. Frank has a daughter, Kate, who lives in Adelaide. |
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