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Any business is composed of many processes. All of those processes have direct or indirect impact to the main activity – serving the customers. Customers expect to receive product and/or service from their supplier that will satisfy their needs.

Usually, more than one company is competing for the same customer base. Eventually, the customer base is split based on chosen supplier. What is the reason for customer to choose one supplier out of many? All suppliers are competing to satisfy customer’s needs by offering them a certain value. This value is represented as ratio between benefits and price. More benefits for less price gives greater value to the customer. So, the product/service needs either to have bigger benefit for the same price, or lower price for the same benefit, for some company to be chosen as a preferred supplier.  Read more...

Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP and MRP is robust and flexible platform for barcoding, consignment, warehouse management, picking up ecommerce. When you are at the point when Dynamics GP does your ERP, MRP and Accounting business processes job, please feel free to call our office for additional Dynamics GP modification details. For very large USA corporate business with SCM requirements, please feel free to call our office directly as you do not really expect you to get free help online over the internet. In this small publication we do not pretend to present out-of-the-box solution, but rather offer the ideas and so-called “solutions”, where existing code could be reused and redeployed in similar scenarios:

1. Purchase Receipts and Inventory replenishment. This is where you would like to add barcode scanning with automatic scanned batches upload to Dynamics GP purchase receipts. Another possibility is when you are replenishing with Inventory Increase Adjustments and later on you are receiving vendor invoices, entered directly to GP Payables Management module  Read more...

Kitting and packaging are integral elements in the typical manufacturing process. In most cases of sourcing in supply chain management, these elements are taken for granted, such that many manufacturers underestimate the myriad advantages to be gained from streamlining these important tasks.

Electronics manufacturers, in particular, stand to benefit from more efficient kitting and packaging systems. These manufacturers are often faced with the unique challenge of having to find ways to effectively ship the most up-to-date products and the latest packaging to retailers. This can be a difficult feat to accomplish in a timely manner due to the frequency with which product upgrades, documentation changes, software updates, and changes in promotional strategies are made by the engineering and marketing departments. Due to the speed with which these elements can change for any given product, manufacturing departments often cannot effectively keep up with these changes in the context of conducting their kitting and shipping procedures.  Read more...

According to CEO Stephen Parker, “We are indeed fortunate for have someone of Steve Rao’s talent as part of the Datacraft Solutions’ team. His contribution is important as we are experiencing significant growth.”

Steve Sandeep Rao, J.D. has joined Datacraft Solutions as a Director in Business Development and Client Executive. Mr. Rao, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, is a businessman and entrepreneur in North Carolina. Steve was Director, Business development for MindLever.com, an e-learning software company, acquired by Centra Software in 2001. Steve is also the founder and Chairman of TSG Academies, one of North Carolina’s leading sports management firms. In addition to his duties at Datacraft, Mr. Rao serves on the State IT Board of North Carolina (appointed by the Governor and the NC State senate) is a Charter Member and Monthly Events Chair of TIE Carolinas (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a global entrepreneurship organization.  Read more...

Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) delivers a revolutionary digital kanban process of automation solutions to lean manufacturers through a secure Internet gateway, eliminating the need to install and maintain a complex IT infrastructure. The company has experienced significant growth in the past twelve months by eliminating complicated, expensive, time-intensive software implementations as well as extensive training regiments and the need for internal support. The Datacraft Solutions’ replenishment supply chain digital kanban lean system allows customers access and fully utilize powerful lean benefits immediately for a low, predictable monthly fee. Services are scalable so manufacturers can design an appropriate digital kanban solution.

According to manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler in the current issue of Manufacturing.net, “Software systems must still address manufacturing functionality and should contain functions such as: advanced planning, constraint management and capacity analysis; Just-in-Time manufacturing; feature-based assembly and mixed-mode manufacturing; machine downtime tracking; multi-level bill of materials and routings; engineering levels and approvals; RF-enabled production recording and putaway; and lean manufacturing, material flow and production. For those manufacturers who are not heavily outsourcing the production functions, the ability for software solutions to address lean initiatives is vital.”
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Datacraft Solutions, (www.datacraftsolutions.com) the leading demand driven supply chain system best known for digital kanban, made its first appearance on START-IT’s annual list of the 125 most influential manufacturing technology providers in the world. Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions proudly noted, “It is an honor to be recognized by START-IT. We deliver a revolutionary digital kanban process of automation solutions to lean manufacturers through a secure Internet gateway, eliminating the need to install and maintain a complex IT infrastructure”. Companies that make the START-IT 125 list are considered leaders in their field and this recognition directs customers to a starting point for technology solutions. Finding the right partner, with the right solution, at the right time and at a value-based price is rarely an easy task, but Datacraft’s subscription based pay-as-you-go solution model addresses this challenge.

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Datacraft Solutions, Inc., a provider of digital kanban automation solutions to lean manufacturers, has hired Joy Fairchild as Senior (Lead) Developer in the Research and Development team. In this role, Fairchild will be responsible for Leading Project Requirements gathering, Development and Integration activities. Fairchild has been in the IT industry for twenty five years. Prior to her position at Datacraft Solutions, Fairchild had held positions with companies including Duke University and The News and Observer. Fairchild holds a Master’s in Computer Studies from North Carolina State University.

“We are delighted to have Joy as part of the team. The experience that she brings to Datacraft Solutions will serve our customers, clients, and vendors to further our position as the leading Demand Driven Supply Chain solution worldwide,” said Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions.

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Ultriva, the lean leader, with an electronic kanban focus, announced strong performance for 2008 despite of the challenging economic conditions.  Ultriva’s subscription and license revenue grew by 80% year over year, while its net income grew by 92%. Overall revenue, including services, grew by 60%.  This growth was a result of acquiring several new customers including Dresser, CNH, Trane, Plews & Edelmann, HHT, Thermo Fisher, and Owens Corning. Existing customers also expanded deployments by adding more plants using Ultriva lean supply chain solution. During 2008, Ultriva went live in thirty-six plants.

Narayan Laksham, Founder and CEO said “Ultriva’s core message of ‘Free up the capital tied in the inventory’ resonated very well with our target market.  Our ability to quickly deploy the software and get our customers to go live, led to this substantial revenue growth. “

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Ultriva enables manufacturing companies to become customer centered by leaning their business from distribution all the way to their global supply chain.  Elimination of stock outs, reduction in lead times, increases in inventory turns, productivity improvement and inventory reduction are the primary factors why customers choose Ultriva.

Ultriva, the lean leader, with an electronic kanban focus, announced strong performance for 2008 despite of the challenging economic conditions.  Ultriva’s subscription and license revenue grew by 80% year over year, while its net income grew by 92%. Overall revenue, including services, grew by 60%.  This growth was a result of acquiring several new customers including Dresser, CNH, Trane, Plews & Edelmann, HHT, Thermo Fisher, and Owens Corning. Existing customers also expanded deployments by adding more plants using Ultriva lean supply chain solution. During 2008, Ultriva went live in thirty-six plants.

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Datacraft Solutions, the replenishment-based supply chain leader, announced that founder Matthew Marotta has been named Chief Strategy Officer and vice-president of Business Development for the technology firm. According to Marotta, “Taking this strategic leadership role at this stage of the organization will allow us to ensure the concept and technology of automatic flow through supply chain is understood worldwide.”

Digital Kanban Internet-based on-demand delivery platform offers key benefits from the very beginning of an implementation – namely, the elimination of lengthy, complicated and expensive infrastructure upgrades. Datacraft Solutions is able to draw on the insights and experiences of their clients to enhance the functionality of offerings. According to Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions, “We are, in effect, applying the lessons of continuous improvement to our own platform, optimizing Signum and Curator to make Digital Kanban implementation more efficient and effective.”  Read more...