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QC Software had a customer who was finding it difficult to efficiently handle the spikes in volume due to seasonal fluctuations. Problems included excessive recirculation, slow response times and system shutdowns, an inability to monitor the system, as well as being unable to confirm completion of orders. After QC Navigator was installed, the customer was able to more accurately track orders and monitor production. By finding the source of the jams and various inconsistencies, the company was able to double the number of completed orders. Increased seasonal demands were handled efficiently as performance and accuracy improved.

By removing non-compliant good before they arrive for processing or enter manufacturing, companies must eliminate problems before they shop. Supplier Compliance is a 24/7 firewall that enables companies to automatically detect and reject non-compliant ingredients or raw materials before receipt. Automatic CoA processing for PDFs, faxes, spreadsheets, Word documents, and any other supplier-provided format, means companies get continuous alerts on all incoming receipts and their suppliers. This provides instantaneous visibility and feedback while simultaneously reducing labor-intensive and time-consuming manual review and duplicate data entry.

Narayan Laksham, CEO of Ultriva, (www.ultriva.com) announced the optimized kanban loop benefits of the Ultriva Lean Suite 7.0 at the 2010 User’s Conference on May 12 – 13. Ultriva is leading the way toward more efficient lean business practices with a practical, automated approach. The company is focused on helping businesses improve collaboration and drive streamlined processes through demand and supply—removing the traditional tiers that can slow down operations.

The SIDI Working Group is a cooperative effort run by the dietary supplement industry trade associations including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Natural Products Association (NPA), and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA).

With the World Cup nearly here, there's certainly a buzz surrounding South Africa, the Rainbow Nation being the first country on the continent to host the FIFA tournament. In only a few days, the world will experience all the excitement of one of the biggest sports events in the world and the most significant event in the world of international soccer, the FIFA World Cup.

The recent industrial accidents have highlighted the importance of Occupational Health and Safety. BSI will be exploring this further in its next free webinar, “Exploring the Value of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System”, which will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm EDT, and will explore how a management system can help address health and safety concerns to improve a company’s bottom line.

EffectiveSoft announces application development services for Apple’s iOS4 (iPhone OS 4.0), the long-awaited mobile platform keynoted by Steve Jobs. iPhone developers from EffectiveSoft are ready to provide mobile development for iPhone 4 OS.

Data recovery becomes necessary when your hard drive, memory card or USB flash card fail, and you have no backup available. This article gives an idea on the necessary steps and precautions during the data recovery process.

Ultriva’s Lean Execution Suite consists of modules like Customer Kanban, Supplier Kanban, Internal Kanban, SBR, Lean Production and OEE, which allow manufacturing companies to systemize, sustain, and scale lean disciplines across the organization. Ultriva's flagship product, Collaborative Electronic Kanban, eliminates stock-outs while reducing inventory levels up to 75%. Ultriva modules are in use in more than 130 plants worldwide, incorporating more than 5,000 suppliers, transacting over 1.5 billion dollars of inventory at industry leaders such as AGCO, CNH, Emerson, IR-Trane, McKesson, Rexnord, and ThermoFisher.

For the picker, LP Voice offers complete control over the pick process with commands for shortage handling, pick skipping and repeat. The voice terminal display shows location and quantity information as an aid. The system supports scanning of product, location bar code, confirmations or spoken location check digits.

According to John Rattray, a senior executive with Memex Automation recently discussed Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a key performance indicator in the current issue of Tag44. In a feature article by manufacturing journalist TR Cutler, titled Automation Software In Real-Time Improves Manufacturing Productivity, Rattray discusses ten direct ways to improve manufacturing productivity.

An on-demand solution provides the functionality of a robust business management system, at an affordable price, and without the IT hassles.

XebiaLabs and CM Crossroads Discuss How Deployment Automation Speeds Up Your Agile Development

Although it has been around for more than twenty years, the benefits of Pick-to-Light solutions cannot be overlooked.

While many systems say they automate shop floor data collection Memex does it automatically and directly in real-time. Operator Bar code scanning of work order status and keying in part counts, reject counts, reject classifications, down time reason codes all are inefficient and prone to error.

Being creative, forward thinking, and thorough, gives the Integrated Systems Group team an edge over the competition to produce cost effective, innovative designs and concepts.

Teri Lerew of AeroFab, Inc. acknowledged, "We have become master machine shop estimators. It was quite easy even for an individual whom had absolutely no hands on experience in machining. The set up and installation time was inconsequential and now we are reaping the benefits with increased profits!" Lerew acknowledged MTI Systems' job shop software solution for these bottom-line improvements.

OmniVue based in Alpharetta, GA, works with businesses to implement and support both on-site and hosted accounting, financial and customer management solutions. In the current issue of Tag44, manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, looks at "Affordable Lean Technologies Most Needed in Food Enterprises.”

BSI announces its next webinar in its free ISO/IEC 20000 Series, “Requirements for Service Level Management & Service Level Reporting” on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 1:00pm EDT.

Brainpulse offers an extensive range customized web development services to its clients using various web programming technologies like PHP and .Net. Across global locations, clients are using our web solutions to fulfill their ever-increasing online demands.

At the time of FIFA 2010 World Cup, Leawo HD Video Converter V2.4.0.0 offers football fans the best solution for converting and editing World Cup HD videos.

AnyBizSoft, a Wondershare company focused on PDF solutions, today launched a large-scale giveaway promotion. The Latest 3.0.0 version of AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter is giving away for free on AnyBizSoft's Facebook page. That is an exclusive giveaway for AnyBizSoft’s fans, so anyone who clicks Like button to become a fan can get a free license, which worths $29.95.

iToolSoft Studio, a professional software provider, has now updated the software iToolSoft Video Converter to version 3.2.1.3, which is more convenient to use.

QC Software is the leading warehouse control system (WCS) worldwide. QC Enterprise presents a new paradigm in the world of Warehouse Control Systems.

Ipswitch, Inc.’s Network Management Division, developer of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative IT management solutions, today announced it is continuing its tradition of charitable giving by donating to ACCION USA, a microfinance organization that provides affordable small business loans to microentrepreneurs. For every download of WhatsUp Gold now through May 31st, 2010, Ipswitch, Inc. will donate $1 to the organization’s national microlending program.