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Production Management
The Production Management solutions covers all aspects of manufacturing, assemble and WIP production covering Forecasting, Planning, Execution and Performance.
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From Monthly and Weekly Forecasting to Generation of Production Batches based on a Weekly Plan to processing the Executing the Batches, The printing of Transport Container Labels (e.g. Pallet Labels) for serializing the Transport Containers (Pallets) built. Integrating SPC Samples for Lab Sampling/Testing/Grading. Built in Julian Dates and Manufacturing info for Traceability Management and Product Recalls. The performance management module (DuQuars MIS) provides the capability for tracking and viewing trending the performance related information like; Downtimes, Timing, Waste, Labour, WIP, Outputs and Key Indicators like Availability, Utilization, Efficiency, Effectiveness, % Waste, OE and OEE.
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Warehouse Management
Warehouse Management Solutions (WMS) covers Inbound Logistics and Outbound Logistics as well as Internal Stock Control.
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The full range for Stock Control mechanisms need to management the Production, Raw Material, Packaging Material, Transport and WIP Material Warehousing. This includes; Stock Movement, Receiving, Dispatch, Stock Takes, Build and Breaking of Transport Containers (Pallets). Handling a series of mechanisms for Inbound (Receiving) including; Weight Based Receiving, Bulk, Weight Bridge Integration, Grading Integration, Items Based, Serialization, Branches (Multi-Sites) and Pallets. The Outbound (Dispatch) mechanisms include; Vehicle Scheduling, Registration of Vehicle and Driver onsite, Weight Bridge Integration, Pallets/Bulk, Customer/Inter-Site, Loading/Picking and Dispatch Notes
On-site Vehicle Access Control using Positive Identification of vehicle using Barcode Scanning of the Vehicle and Driver Barcodes as well as Documentation and system-based Barcodes
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Quality Management
Quality Management includes all the ISO 9000 and other standards for Quality Management, Food Safety, SHEQ and Environmental based standards/conformance tracking.
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Tracking of NCR (Non-Conformance Reports) for tracking Incidents, non-conformance, audit findings, customer complaints and preventative actions. The Audit Management handles all aspects of the audit process including planning, executing, filling out findings, scoring and closing outs.
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Lab Management
Provides capability to standardize and manage sampling specifications across pieces of testing equipment, sites, products, and customer requirements with detailed indicator trending and reporting.
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The SPC Samples Solutions focuses on the Sampling side of the Lab with integration into Batch Management and Grading on Receiving. The SPC Samplings allow for the standardization of specifications across indicators used and captured as part of the sample process. The Samplings allow for aggregation of indicators across multiple sets of equipment and allow for allocation of sites, locations, customers, suppliers, and specialized additional information. Support for COC/COA (Certificate of Conformance/Certificate of Acceptance) in terms of Batch Allocation, Customer Allocation, Indicators, and Acceptability Scoring are provided with the end-user reporting. Trending on Indicators as well as Status Reports on the Lab Sampling Process are provided. Dash-boarding and Graphing are included.
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Sales Management
Sales Management covers the mechanisms to manage Sales Deals and raise Sales Orders, either against a customer or for internal movement of stock between warehouses/sites.
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The Sales Deals allow for a mechanism to manage customer orders over an extended period of time by allowing for the control of quoted versus approved pricing as well as quantities ordered. The Sales Deal Template mechanism allows for baskets of products as well as location based deliveries to be allocated against the customer. The Sales Order allows for tracking of its life cycle, including Quoting (Planning), Delivery Planning, and Delivery. Multi-Currency is supported. Integration into finance systems for importation, exportation, and synchronization is supported.
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Mobility
Mobility covers the combination of Industrial Handhelds, Smart Phone Applications, and Tablet-based Applications.
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Various solutions of Ardent X require mobile-based front-ends as an alternate to the WinForms Interface. The usage of barcoding on products, stores/bins, materials, and transport containers lends itself to the usage of industrial handhelds that support scanning and Wi-Fi-based communication to the back-end servers. The applications running on the industrial handhelds include solutions like Stocktaking, Stock Movements, Vehicle Loading, Transport Container Viewing, Quarantine and On Hold status, Vehicle Routes (Checklists), and Access Control. The other solutions cover Slot Scheduling for vehicle planning from hauliers. Reports and Graphs are also covered.
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Specialized Solutions
This covers all other solutions that customers have requested to solve various specialized objectives. Integration into third-party, finance and ERP software is a part of what these solutions deal with.
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Over the years of working with various customers, we have integrated into software solutions like Syspro, Sage Pastel, SAP, AccPac, WBx, and Wonderware. These integrations have included XML-based, Database-based, and Web services.
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