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VISION NEWS - November 2008 |
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 COGITA's eNewsletter![]() |
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 GDM Looks to Get Leaner
GDM has committed to principles of lean manufacturing with the aim of developing and maintaining sustainable, world-class quality standards of production and service. This commitment to lean manufacturing was a key to choosing Epicor ERP from COGITA, improving productivity and driving efficiencies.
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The IT Bluffers Guide to Epicor's Handheld Module
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 What does the Handheld Module do?
![]() The Epicor handheld module enables standard warehousing, manufacturing, shipping and receiving functions to be entered on portable hardware.
How does it work?
The handheld module uses terminal server connected over a wireless network. It communicates directly in real time with the Vantage Server.
Can it work with any handheld hardware?
Yes the handheld module is hardware independent and COGITA can advise which hardware configurations are in use at client sites.
What sort of setup is necessary?
It is unlikely that a new server will be required. The handheld module utilises an available MES licence and is a fixed price per site of $5,750. The smallest configuration is one handheld and base station to enable cycle counting. Additional handheld hardware and MES users can be added as required.
Is it easy to implement?
It is very easy to implement because there isn't a synchronising setup which used to cause a big problem.
What benefits am I likely to get with this module?
The key benefit is in the improvement of data accuracy. (For example, rather than writing down numbers and typing them in later, the yard where the truck is unloaded or the rack where the stock is counted is scanned with a part number, bin location, job number and operation,) Also all the standard warehousing and manufacturing transactions can be processed faster, with less effort and closer to real time than when using MES.
Want to know more about Epicor Handheld, click here to send a short eMail enquiry.
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 COGITA Global Epicor Partner of the Year
COGITA recently won four out of six possible partner awards at Epicor's Global User Conference. COGITA focuses on Epicor's award winning manufacturing ERP systems in Australia and New Zealand.
The following awards were presented by Thomas Kelley, Epicor's CEO:
-International Most New Clients
-International Highest Revenue
-Global Most Orders
-Global VAR of the Year
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 Multinail Connects with the World ![]()
Multinail has operations on 3 continents and has recently built a new factory for producing state of the art cutting and pressing machines.
"We need an ERP system that can provide us with the flexibility we need now and the ability to deal with planned expansion. We researched several products and we are confident that Epicor ERP is the right system to help us deal with the challenges ahead" said Adam Lefkon, Multinail's Financial Controller.
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 New Zealand User Group Meeting Update ![]() |
The UGM held on the 10th September attracted a a good number of clients including Oasis Engineering who travelled up from Tauranga for this event.
Topics covered included:
-Advanced Print Management
-IT infrastructure Management
-Dashboards, a practical example
-Office Productivity
The Dashboards in particular produced a lot of interest from those that attended. Sandy demonstrated version 8.03 of Epicor ERP and those clients on 6.1 clearly saw the benefits of the new version of Epicor ERP. Everyone saw the huge benefit of having the ability to develop tailored views of their data. This is an area that we are likely to do more work with our clients.
A range of ideas were discussed to assist clients with BAQ development, including the possibility of COGITA publishing information on Tables and Fields. An update will be provided at our next user group meeting on the 3rd of December 2008. Agenda to be confirmed.
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| Wilson Goes Live with Handheld |
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Wilson Transformers, based in Victoria, Australia, has recently gone live with Epicor's Handheld module. In our February 2009 issue, we will talk about the issues, solution and benefit of implementing Handheld.
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This is what happens at COGITA when you turn 40 and are away from your desk.
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New Zealand Epicor User Group Meeting - Wednesday 3rd December 2008 from 3pm to 5.30pm.
Australian Epicor User Group Meeting - Thursday 4th December from 1pm to 5pm at Signcraft.
Santa Claus is coming soon.
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