Trakware Systems (www.trakware.com) announced the business availability of TRAKware v6, the leading software solution for To-Order enterprises which have deep interdependencies between engineering and manufacturing processes. From the initial customer order to final installation, TRAKware is poised to deliver an experience unmatched in the industry, including significant enhancements over earlier version 5.
According to Randy Richel, P.Eng., CEO and General Manager of Canadian-based Trakware, “
Enterprise software built for repetitive manufacturing needs massive amounts of customization to even begin to adequately handle the complex, unique, one-time requirements of custom-engineered products. The newest TRAKware Solution is ready to meet these challenges by bringing an “on the manufacturing floor†innovated application to allow To-Order (engineer to order, make to order) environments a competitive edge to manufacture today’s complex products.â€
TRAKware v6 focuses on many critical areas including the newly released Trakware Capacity Management (TCM) functionality. TCM allows manufacturers to configure and manage resources (and resource groups) to distribute plant capacity where and when it is required. Richel suggests, “As work is placed on work orders (whole or partial deliverables) the load for each work center is accumulated thus establishing a work load for the plant. Resources groups are assigned to work centers and distributed across the time window in weekly ‘buckets’ (capacity). The user then can distribute or redistribute the capacity across the work load as required. In the dynamic environment of any To-Order company, Capacity Management is critical to meet scheduling needs of the operation as there are often significant changes to a daily schedule due to multiple factors out of manufacturer’s control, such as a customer change order requiring re-engineering or change in the delivery time.â€
A typical time window for Capacity Management is 6 to 12 weeks into the future. The Trakware team has taken “planning and scheduling†in the To-Order environment one step further with the ability to handle the scheduling of people. This gives tremendous advantages over stand-alone enterprise scheduling applications such as Preactor,
Taylor and Primavera. Trakware’s preferred scheduling and planning partner is currently Preactor, the world’s leading advanced planning and production scheduling software. Trakware also integrates fully and seamlessly with Microsoft Office Project and the EPM platform, the market-leading Project and Portfolio management application.
Trakware Systems is the worldwide leader in manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions for engineer-to-order (ETO) and project-based manufacturers maximizing both profitability and productivity. Trakware specializes in lean business-critical functions such as estimating, advanced scheduling, job costing, production management and labor as well as material shop floor data collection. TRAKware software fully integrates with existing ERP systems, as well as major software providers for financials, engineering design, optimization, payroll and wireless interaction for mobile workers. Trakware recognizes ETO manufacturing as a process and includes a wide range of industry sectors including Architectural Woodworking, Cabinets, Store Fixtures, Doors and Windows, Furniture, Oil and Gas Fabrication, Solid Surface, Metal Fabrication, Yacht-building, and Custom Electronics.
TRAKware Systems Inc.
www.trakware.com
Randy Richel, CEO
800-370-1849
