Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/07/2011 -- The experts at Colorado-based Streamline Systems help ETO, BTO and ATO manufacturers manage and grow business through the effective use of software designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the custom manufacturers. After extensive work and research, Streamline Systems’ managers determined that MS Dynamics AX 2012 must be considered when seeking a new ERP solution.
Engineer-to-order manufacturers require ERP solutions that are powerful, agile, yet simple. Engineer to Order (ETO), Build to Order (BTO) or Assemble to Order (ATO) manufacturing provides significant value by designing and building custom products and systems that meet their customer's specifications. Most ERP solutions are not appropriate and do not address the unique process. "Out-of-the-box" usually does not address all ETO business requirements. Engineer to Order ERP solutions must provide flexibility, accuracy, tighter controls, on-demand reports and more.
Larry Cohn of Streamline Systems noted, “We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts.” While AX2012 ETO ERP includes a focus on two key features that benefit the engineering design and release process of ETO companies, constraint-based product configurations and centralized product master, additional features for Product management in AX 2012 impact ETO companies.
According to the ETO experts, this new solution understands “Non-Stocked” items that enable clients to de-couple sales order processing from inventory and support procurement directly to expense accounts. There is functionality including Product Attributes that provide additional product definition and search capability (attributes of steel for example, might include the attributes of raw material composition, carbon content, and other critical data.)
Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers looking to discover how the utilize best-practices, best technologies, and a lean continued process improvement approach to their operations. The white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Streamline Systems is already receiving tremendous responses from Engineer-to-Order manufacturers due to the Enhanced Product Management benefits in AX2012.