CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
January 2008
Product News
WorkPLAN Enterprise: New Flagship ERP Software From Sescoi
Sescoi announced the general release from January 2008 of WorkPLAN Enterprise - a new generation ERP system designed for custom manufacturers and companies that work on a project or engineer-to-order basis. A successor to the WorkPLAN industry solution, WorkPLAN Enterprise offers complete functionality and tools to meet the specific requirements of the mold, die, tool, model, pattern, prototype and special machine making industries.
Sescoi has capitalized on its 20 years’ expertise in the engineering sector in the development of WorkPLAN Enterprise. By combining ease of use with industry best practice, and by eliminating the complexity often associated with ERP systems, Sescoi has built the system the industry has been waiting for.
WorkPLAN Enterprise brings together the functions often carried out by disparate software packages, unifying quotation, purchasing, stock, planning, sales processing, quality, time and performance management into a single ERP system. The user-friendly interface is common for all modules and enables the integration of tasks, and elimination of duplicate data entry. The result is greater visibility across the whole manufacturing process, allowing companies to be more reactive and operate at optimum efficiency.
By completely re-engineering the original software and basing it on a MySQL® database, Sescoi has developed an ERP system with faster operation, greater reliability and an open structure capable of linking with external systems. Popular Microsoft Office products such as MS Excel® , MS Word® and MS Project®, CAD & CAM systems, accounting packages and other ERP systems can all interface with WorkPLAN Enterprise, maximizing customers’ investment in existing software and minimizing implementation effort through the capture and reuse of existing knowledge.
Sescoi knows that the highest priority amongst its ERP users is ease of use. WorkPLAN Enterprise’s new intuitive interface includes a centralized data tree, drag and drop capability and uncluttered screens. This allows users to see complete project data in one place in a clear and concise way. To make operation even more user friendly, personalization tools allow the system to be tailored to the requirements of each company. Context sensitive help and tutorials further add to the rapid take up of the software, ensuring that the implementation is quick and that the software is fully utilized by staff at all levels.
Intelligent tools feature throughout WorkPLAN Enterprise. :
To ensure accuracy and speed of quoting, the system includes an integrated CAD data analyzer and a direct interface to CAM software. Users can also set up their own technical characteristic criteria for each project allowing then to quickly quote for a new job or find, copy and paste information from previous comparable projects or quotes.
The quality management module enables ISO compliance, monitors non-conformance, ensures traceability and enables supplier evaluations.
Scheduling, Gantt charts, and time management provide real time shop floor reporting, throwing up alarms for deviations from delivery or cost targets. Business key performance indicators are also continually updated from the live data held in WorkPLAN Enterprise. This ensures that managers have a thorough understanding and control of their business at all times.
Bruno Marko, President of Sescoi said, “WorkPLAN Enterprise is unique in that it has been designed by specialists for companies that operate in the same industry as itself. Sescoi’s depth of industry knowledge and experience ensure the system is not only quickly and successfully implemented but also fully exploited every day by our customers, giving then fast return on their investment and quickly
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