Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/03/2012 -- The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on Hybrid manufacturing mode for ETO in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

Hybrid Mode recognizes that the ETO shop needs flexibility to employ the most efficient production modality available. Being locked into only a traditional MRP shop floor mode may limit opportunities to cut costs, reduce inventory, or streamline a production process. With Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the shop can optimize processes based on specific requirements, including finite capacity scheduling, lean manufacturing, and more traditional shop floor methods.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO Manufacturers Benefit from Contextual Intelligence Notes Streamline Systems Blog for Engineer to Order Firms

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/02/2012 -- The less time spent looking up or processing data means more time improving product quality or delivery. Microsoft is the de facto leader in business productivity applications. Features from Microsoft Office that improve the user experience are built into Dynamics AX 2012. Working with data is like working in Excel, with sorting, filtering and advanced query tools to speed up decision making. The Action pane, or Ribbon as it is called in Office, enables the user to easily navigate to any related function or process. Eliminating menu searches with forward, back and history buttons, helps you find things more quickly, with fewer clicks and less pain. Contextual intelligence is provided with simple rollover of the mouse, or a single click hyperlink. Regardless of the challenges facing an ETO organization, it makes sense to simplify how the team gets work done.

The fifth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on the promise to make ERP simple and easy to use in the engineer-to-order space. The role-tailored user experience and familiarity with MS Office workspace is profiled for ETO manufacturers using AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

The ETO organization looks for a competitive edge. The ability to design and deliver custom or specialized products sets them apart. Custom manufacturing can be data intensive. Customer specifications and requirements have to be accurately translated and applied through the manufacturing process. This represents a burden on both knowledge and production workers and often results in lost business or expensive rework, because a quote is not accurately estimated, or a product fails to meet the specification.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/30/2011 -- The ETO organization must be nimble and agile to stay in business. Users wear many hats and often need to cross roles to keep work moving.

If users do not have the tools to adapt to change they have to struggle through their day using workarounds, spreadsheets and extra effort.

The fifth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on the promise to make ERP simple and easy to use in the engineer-to-order space. The role-tailored user experience and familiarity with MS Office workspace is profiled for ETO manufacturers using AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

Information delivery needs to be timely and meaningful. ETO firms must find out immediately about a shortage, an engineering change that affects production, or even updates to company policy or news. The information should lead directly to the place where follow-up processing can happen. There is limited benefit in receiving a shortage notification in email, if one must login to another system to resolve it.

Dynamics AX 2012 provides a single point of access, called the Role Center, to keep ETO manufacturers informed and help take care of the important activities to keep business running. In the Role Center daily tasks, routines and information are organized the way engineer to order firms work. ETO firms receive critical insight into upcoming trends or events, usually before a problem occurs. Alerts link directly to the affected task or process and workflow reminders eliminate wasted time and energy. Managers can keep track of tasks assigned to subordinates and you can collaborate on shared tasks with other departments.

The idea of an information dashboard is not new, but Microsoft extends the concept further by providing a personalized workspace where information meets action out of the box, based on the function or role in the company.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

AX 2012 and Streamline Systems Knows Value of Operations Resource Model for Engineer to Order Manufacturers

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/29/2011 -- ETO organizations today are under pressure to cut costs and produce more with less. This usually means fewer available resources for the tasks required for engineering, design and production. Many resources are now cross-trained on multiple disciplines or work tasks. Certain tasks require specialized skills and applying the wrong resource to a critical task can end up costing big time if the product is wrong or needs to be reworked.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on the Operations Resource Model for ETO manufacturers in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

The operations resource model in AX 2012 provides significant flexibility to production managers and their shop supervisors. The easy to use modeling tool enables rapid deployment of resources or more efficient assignment of resources across multiple site, locations or departments. The ability to filter who can work on what machine or product based on work capabilities or certifications ensures that you have the right resource applied to the right task.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Touch Screen Productivity Critical to ETO Manufacturers According to Streamline Systems

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/29/2011 -- Touch screen productivity ensures that engineer-to-order manufacturers are capturing labor costs accurately and efficiently. This information is another critical challenge for the ETO manufacturer, especially when labor is directly applied to a major project. This is always a challenge for manufacturing when labor represents a significant percentage of the cost of goods sold. There's a long standing effort to capture actual labor as accurately as possible without placing an undue burden on the labor force to manually record and type in labor time.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on capturing labor costs for ETO manufacturers in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

In AX 2012, shop floor workers use touch-enabled job registration forms to register time and quantities produced. This functionality also allows supervisors or schedulers to prioritize jobs and perform actions such as start/stop jobs. By providing more intuitive, easy to use touch screens, workers stay productive. Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/28/2011 -- Hybrid Mode recognizes that the ETO shop needs flexibility to employ the most efficient production modality available. Being locked into only a traditional MRP shop floor mode may limit opportunities to cut costs, reduce inventory, or streamline a production process. With Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the shop can optimize processes based on specific requirements, including finite capacity scheduling, lean manufacturing, and more traditional shop floor methods.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on Hybrid manufacturing mode for ETO in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Contextual Intelligence Critical for ETO Manufacturers According to Streamline Systems and AX 2012

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/27/2011 -- The fifth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on the promise to make ERP simple and easy to use in the engineer-to-order space. The role-tailored user experience and familiarity with MS Office workspace is profiled for ETO manufacturers using AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

The ETO organization looks for a competitive edge. The ability to design and deliver custom or specialized products sets them apart. Custom manufacturing can be data intensive. Customer specifications and requirements have to be accurately translated and applied through the manufacturing process. This represents a burden on both knowledge and production workers and often results in lost business or expensive rework, because a quote is not accurately estimated, or a product fails to meet the specification.

The less time spent looking up or processing data means more time improving product quality or delivery. Microsoft is the de facto leader in business productivity applications. Features from Microsoft Office that improve the user experience are built into Dynamics AX 2012.

Working with data is like working in Excel, with sorting, filtering and advanced query tools to speed up decision making. The Action pane, or Ribbon as it is called in Office, enables the user to easily navigate to any related function or process. Eliminating menu searches with forward, back and history buttons, helps you find things more quickly, with fewer clicks and less pain. Contextual intelligence is provided with simple rollover of the mouse, or a single click hyperlink. Regardless of the challenges facing an ETO organization, it makes sense to simplify how the team gets work done.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Timely Information Critical for ETO Manufacturers According to Streamline Systems and AX 2012

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/26/2011 -- Information delivery needs to be timely and meaningful. There is no reason why ETO firms cannot find out immediately about a shortage, an engineering change that affects production, or even updates to company policy or news. The information should lead directly to the place where follow-up processing can happen. There is limited benefit in receiving a shortage notification in email, if one must login to another system to resolve it.

The fifth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on the promise to make ERP simple and easy to use in the engineer-to-order space. The role-tailored user experience and familiarity with MS Office workspace is profiled for ETO manufacturers using AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

The ETO organization must be nimble and agile to stay in business. Users wear many hats and often need to cross roles to keep work moving.

If users do not have the tools to adapt to change they have to struggle through their day using workarounds, spreadsheets and extra effort.

Dynamics AX 2012 provides a single point of access, called the Role Center, to keep ETO manufacturers informed and help take care of the important activities to keep business running. In the Role Center daily tasks, routines and information are organized the way engineer to order firms work. ETO firms receive critical insight into upcoming trends or events, usually before a problem occurs. Alerts link directly to the affected task or process and workflow reminders eliminate wasted time and energy. Managers can keep track of tasks assigned to subordinates and you can collaborate on shared tasks with other departments.

The idea of an information dashboard is not new, but Microsoft extends the concept further by providing a personalized workspace where information meets action out of the box, based on the function or role in the company.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Operations Resource Model Critical for ETO Manufacturers Says Streamline Systems

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/23/2011 -- The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on the Operations Resource Model for ETO manufacturers in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

ETO organizations today are under pressure to cut costs and produce more with less. This usually means fewer available resources for the tasks required for engineering, design and production. Many resources are now cross-trained on multiple disciplines or work tasks. Certain tasks require specialized skills and applying the wrong resource to a critical task can end up costing big time if the product is wrong or needs to be reworked.

The operations resource model in AX 2012 provides significant flexibility to production managers and their shop supervisors. The easy to use modeling tool enables rapid deployment of resources or more efficient assignment of resources across multiple site, locations or departments. The ability to filter who can work on what machine or product based on work capabilities or certifications ensures that you have the right resource applied to the right task.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO Manufacturers Capture Labor Costs Differently According to Streamline Systems

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/22/2011 -- The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on capturing labor costs for ETO manufacturers in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

Touch screen productivity ensures that engineer-to-order manufacturers are capturing labor costs accurately and efficiently. This information is another critical challenge for the ETO manufacturer, especially when labor is directly applied to a major project. This is always a challenge for manufacturing when labor represents a significant percentage of the cost of goods sold. There's a long standing effort to capture actual labor as accurately as possible without placing an undue burden on the labor force to manually record and type in labor time.

In AX 2012, shop floor workers use touch-enabled job registration forms to register time and quantities produced. This functionality also allows supervisors or schedulers to prioritize jobs and perform actions such as start/stop jobs. By providing more intuitive, easy to use touch screens, workers stay productive. Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Hybrid Mode for ETO Manufacturers Choose AX 2012 and Streamline Systems

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/21/2011 -- The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on Hybrid manufacturing mode for ETO in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

Hybrid Mode recognizes that the ETO shop needs flexibility to employ the most efficient production modality available. Being locked into only a traditional MRP shop floor mode may limit opportunities to cut costs, reduce inventory, or streamline a production process. With Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the shop can optimize processes based on specific requirements, including finite capacity scheduling, lean manufacturing, and more traditional shop floor methods.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO Multi-site Manufacturing Requires AX 2012 and the Engineer-to-Order Supply Chain Knowledge

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/19/2011 -- The ETO manufacturer faces several unique supply chain challenges, such as Multi-site supply chain, material requirements pegged to project or project task (WBS), and unique, one-of-a-kind materials for specific product or project. Streamline Systems recently published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing.

Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

Additionally, the third installment of the ETO Streamline Systems blog, http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/ focuses on how AX 2012 enhances the ETO Supply Chain.

Multi-site manufacturing supply chain
Many ETO companies build at multiple manufacturing sites, across legal entities. Each site has their own supply chain staff working to handle the material requirements at their facility, even when there are common materials that could be planned and purchased for all facilities at a greater volume discount. Many ERP systems are not able to handle the multi-site supply chain with ease.

With AX 2012, ETO manufacturers view and manage the supply chain across the enterprise, consolidate purchases and gain the benefits of lower overall material costs. The multi-site company can automate many of the supply chain processes, create centralized supply depots where applicable and gain the cost savings of consolidated purchasing. AX 2012 helps ETO manufacturers to establish a centralized procurement desk capability across the organization to support procurement policies and processes.

Project-oriented planning tools
Another interesting aspect of the ETO or BTO builder is the need to link or peg materials directly to specific projects or tasks within the WBS of the project. Traditional ERP solutions cannot handle project/task material requirements without obscuring material availability or diluting costs for common materials applied to a project. ERP for ETO must link materials to projects and specific tasks while providing bucketed supply chain overviews, planned orders, exception messaging, rescheduling and order qualifiers.

With AX 2012, the Project Managers and planners have the best of both worlds. Since requirements come directly from project tasks materials are delivered exactly when they are needed. Planners have project- oriented shortage reporting and visibility. They use a single bucketed supply screen to evaluate and execute the supply plan, including creating or firming purchase or production orders or Kanban supply.

Unique, one-of-a-kind materials
The ETO supply chain professional deals with unique, one-of-a-kind, materials. Their sourcing often involves an extensive search usually followed by a bid or Request for Quote process. In many cases the items may never be used again. Minimum order quantities and other supplier constraints put additional cost pressures on the ETO builder.

AX 2012 makes it possible to quickly process these unique requirements through an integrated RFQ process. From the RFQ they can be immediately converted to a purchase order that schedules and assigns the material directly to the project. The supply chain professional can save valuable time and reduce steps that add overhead and result in the potential cost impact of delayed materials. AX 2012 ETO for ERP provides a means to handle non-stock items so unique materials do not have to live in the product master data forever.

AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Real Time equals Competitive Advantage for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers According to Streamline Systems

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/19/2011 -- Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

A major hurdle for a complex manufacturing is staying on top of all the details of many projects. Precious time is spent in daily and weekly meeting pouring over spreadsheets and reports to determine the status of a project and resolve issues.

Sharing information in a collaborative workspace in real time provides a significant competitive advantage. The collaboration tools provided in Dynamics AX 2012 enable faster problem identification and resolution, immediate dissemination of critical updates, and elimination of delays. Your whole team gains time back into their work schedules as they distill multiple inputs and work from only one source of the truth.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The second installment about ETO Streamline Systems blog recently focused onTechnical Sales and Program Management for ETO in AX 2012. http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/

Program Management
Program Managers have a tough job. These dedicated employees work long hours trying to balance resources and resolve conflicts to get bids out to customers and complete projects on time and on budget. Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 strengthens proposal management, project quotation, and project budget control with complex work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, task assignments, and deliverable specifications. Projects can be visually managed throughout the life cycle, incorporating resources from engineering through shipping.

Everything that is done for a project flows into the core financials eliminating redundant and disparate systems, spreadsheets and workarounds. The program manager has constant visibility into project status and budget vs. actual performance.

Help for Technical Sales

Technical Sales staff must provide accurate bids which hold the key to the future health of the company. Typically they work in one system (usually MS Office) to handle estimating and generate the quote or bid for the customer while the rest of the organization works within their core ERP system to enter the final accepted bid to complete the sales and production processes.

This can lead to mixed results. At best it's time consuming and prone to errors. With Dynamics AX 2012, all the information that goes into the technical sales quoting process can be converted directly into the Sales Order. No keystrokes, no errors. Data flows directly to the approved project while retaining linkage back to the original quotation providing huge paybacks in speed and cost savings.

AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Collaboration Tools in AX 2012 Help Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers According to Streamline Systems

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/16/2011 -- Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

A major hurdle for a complex manufacturing is staying on top of all the details of many projects. Precious time is spent in daily and weekly meeting pouring over spreadsheets and reports to determine the status of a project and resolve issues.

Sharing information in a collaborative workspace in real time provides a significant competitive advantage. The collaboration tools provided in Dynamics AX 2012 enable faster problem identification and resolution, immediate dissemination of critical updates, and elimination of delays. Your whole team gains time back into their work schedules as they distill multiple inputs and work from only one source of the truth.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The second installment about ETO Streamline Systems blog recently focused onTechnical Sales and Program Management for ETO in AX 2012. http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/

Program Management
Program Managers have a tough job. These dedicated employees work long hours trying to balance resources and resolve conflicts to get bids out to customers and complete projects on time and on budget. Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 strengthens proposal management, project quotation, and project budget control with complex work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, task assignments, and deliverable specifications. Projects can be visually managed throughout the life cycle, incorporating resources from engineering through shipping.

Everything that is done for a project flows into the core financials eliminating redundant and disparate systems, spreadsheets and workarounds. The program manager has constant visibility into project status and budget vs. actual performance.

Help for Technical Sales

Technical Sales staff must provide accurate bids which hold the key to the future health of the company. Typically they work in one system (usually MS Office) to handle estimating and generate the quote or bid for the customer while the rest of the organization works within their core ERP system to enter the final accepted bid to complete the sales and production processes.

This can lead to mixed results. At best it's time consuming and prone to errors. With Dynamics AX 2012, all the information that goes into the technical sales quoting process can be converted directly into the Sales Order. No keystrokes, no errors. Data flows directly to the approved project while retaining linkage back to the original quotation providing huge paybacks in speed and cost savings.

AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO ERP Blog by Streamline Systems Highlights Project Management in Engineer to Order Manufacturing

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/15/2011 -- Program Managers have a tough job. These dedicated employees work long hours trying to balance resources and resolve conflicts to get bids out to customers and complete projects on time and on budget. Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 strengthens proposal management, project quotation, and project budget control with complex work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, task assignments, and deliverable specifications. Projects can be visually managed throughout the life cycle, incorporating resources from engineering through shipping.

Everything that is done for a project flows into the core financials eliminating redundant and disparate systems, spreadsheets and workarounds. The program manager has constant visibility into project status and budget vs. actual performance.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The second installment about ETO Streamline Systems blog recently focused on Technical Sales and Program Management for ETO in AX 2012. http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/

Help for Technical Sales
Technical Sales staff must provide accurate bids which hold the key to the future health of the company. Typically they work in one system (usually MS Office) to handle estimating and generate the quote or bid for the customer while the rest of the organization works within their core ERP system to enter the final accepted bid to complete the sales and production processes.

This can lead to mixed results. At best it's time consuming and prone to errors. With Dynamics AX 2012, all the information that goes into the technical sales quoting process can be converted directly into the Sales Order. No keystrokes, no errors. Data flows directly to the approved project while retaining linkage back to the original quotation providing huge paybacks in speed and cost savings.

Instant, immediate collaboration
A major hurdle for a complex manufacturing is staying on top of all the details of many projects. Precious time is spent in daily and weekly meeting pouring over spreadsheets and reports to determine the status of a project and resolve issues.

Sharing information in a collaborative workspace in real time provides a significant competitive advantage. The collaboration tools provided in Dynamics AX 2012 enable faster problem identification and resolution, immediate dissemination of critical updates, and elimination of delays. Your whole team gains time back into their work schedules as they distill multiple inputs and work from only one source of the truth.

AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers Turn to Streamline Systems ETO ERP Blog as AX 2012 Offers Technical Sales Support

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/14/2011 -- Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The second installment about ETO Streamline Systems blog recently focused on Technical Sales and Program Management for ETO in AX 2012. http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/

ETO and BTO organizations face challenges with the complexity of the technical sales and program management. A custom designed product can be a major project where balancing the resources required to design, draft, and review represents major heartburn. If the work is not completed on time the company loses the bid. If the bid is inaccurate, it can cost the company significant money. Either event is costly and painful. Three areas that represent real opportunities for the ETO and BTO organization include Program Management, Technical Sales Tools, and Collaboration.

Program Management
Program Managers have a tough job. These dedicated employees work long hours trying to balance resources and resolve conflicts to get bids out to customers and complete projects on time and on budget. Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 strengthens proposal management, project quotation, and project budget control with complex work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, task assignments, and deliverable specifications. Projects can be visually managed throughout the life cycle, incorporating resources from engineering through shipping.

Everything that is done for a project flows into the core financials eliminating redundant and disparate systems, spreadsheets and workarounds. The program manager has constant visibility into project status and budget vs. actual performance.

Help for Technical Sales
Technical Sales staff must provide accurate bids which hold the key to the future health of the company. Typically they work in one system (usually MS Office) to handle estimating and generate the quote or bid for the customer while the rest of the organization works within their core ERP system to enter the final accepted bid to complete the sales and production processes.

This can lead to mixed results. At best it's time consuming and prone to errors. With Dynamics AX 2012, all the information that goes into the technical sales quoting process can be converted directly into the Sales Order. No keystrokes, no errors. Data flows directly to the approved project while retaining linkage back to the original quotation providing huge paybacks in speed and cost savings.

Instant, immediate collaboration
A major hurdle for a complex manufacturing is staying on top of all the details of many projects. Precious time is spent in daily and weekly meeting pouring over spreadsheets and reports to determine the status of a project and resolve issues.

Sharing information in a collaborative workspace in real time provides a significant competitive advantage. The collaboration tools provided in Dynamics AX 2012 enable faster problem identification and resolution, immediate dissemination of critical updates, and elimination of delays. Your whole team gains time back into their work schedules as they distill multiple inputs and work from only one source of the truth.

AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO Manufacturers Turn to Streamline Systems regarding the Operations Resource Model

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/09/2011 -- Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on the Operations Resource Model for ETO manufacturers in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

ETO organizations today are under pressure to cut costs and produce more with less. This usually means fewer available resources for the tasks required for engineering, design and production. Many resources are now cross-trained on multiple disciplines or work tasks. Certain tasks require specialized skills and applying the wrong resource to a critical task can end up costing big time if the product is wrong or needs to be reworked.

The operations resource model in AX 2012 provides significant flexibility to production managers and their shop supervisors. The easy to use modeling tool enables rapid deployment of resources or more efficient assignment of resources across multiple site, locations or departments. The ability to filter who can work on what machine or product based on work capabilities or certifications ensures that you have the right resource applied to the right task.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO Manufacturers Capture Labor Costs Differently According to Streamline Systems

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/08/2011 -- Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on capturing labor costs for ETO manufacturers in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

Touch screen productivity ensures that engineer-to-order manufacturers are capturing labor costs accurately and efficiently. This information is another critical challenge for the ETO manufacturer, especially when labor is directly applied to a major project. This is always a challenge for manufacturing when labor represents a significant percentage of the cost of goods sold. There's a long standing effort to capture actual labor as accurately as possible without placing an undue burden on the labor force to manually record and type in labor time.

In AX 2012, shop floor workers use touch-enabled job registration forms to register time and quantities produced. This functionality also allows supervisors or schedulers to prioritize jobs and perform actions such as start/stop jobs. By providing more intuitive, easy to use touch screens, workers stay productive. Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available. AX 2012 ETO from Streamline Systems can also be followed via Twitter @StreamlineSysAX.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO Manufacturers Turn to Streamline Systems Hybrid Mode

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/07/2011 -- Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn.

The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

The fourth installment Streamline Systems' ETO blog recently focused on Hybrid manufacturing mode for ETO in AX 2012, found at http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/.

Hybrid Mode recognizes that the ETO shop needs flexibility to employ the most efficient production modality available. Being locked into only a traditional MRP shop floor mode may limit opportunities to cut costs, reduce inventory, or streamline a production process. With Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the shop can optimize processes based on specific requirements, including finite capacity scheduling, lean manufacturing, and more traditional shop floor methods.

Dynamics AX 2012 is designed to be the most powerful, agile and simple ERP available.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/06/2011 -- Many ETO companies build at multiple manufacturing sites, across legal entities. Each site has their own supply chain staff working to handle the material requirements at their facility, even when there are common materials that could be planned and purchased for all facilities at a greater volume discount. Many ERP systems are not able to handle the multi-site supply chain with ease.

The third installment of the ETO Streamline Systems blog, http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/ focuses on how AX 2012 enhances the ETO Supply Chain .The ETO manufacturers faces several unique supply chain challenges, such as Multi-site supply chain, Material requirements pegged to project or project task (WBS), and unique, one-of-a-kind materials for specific product or project.

With AX 2012, ETO manufacturers view and manage the supply chain across the enterprise, consolidate purchases and gain the benefits of lower overall material costs. The multi-site company can automate many of the supply chain processes, create centralized supply depots where applicable and gain the cost savings of consolidated purchasing. AX 2012 helps ETO manufacturers to establish a centralized procurement desk capability across the organization to support procurement policies and processes.

Another interesting aspect of the ETO or BTO builder is the need to link or peg materials directly to specific projects or tasks within the WBS of the project. Traditional ERP solutions cannot handle project/task material requirements without obscuring material availability or diluting costs for common materials applied to a project. ERP for ETO must link materials to projects and specific tasks while providing bucketed supply chain overviews, planned orders, exception messaging, rescheduling and order qualifiers. With AX 2012, the Project Managers and planners have the best of both worlds. Since requirements come directly from project tasks materials are delivered exactly when they are needed. Planners have project- oriented shortage reporting and visibility. They use a single bucketed supply screen to evaluate and execute the supply plan, including creating or firming purchase or production orders or Kanban.

The ETO supply chain professional deals with unique, one-of-a-kind, materials. Their sourcing often involves an extensive search usually followed by a bid or Request for Quote process. In many cases the items may never be used again. Minimum order quantities and other supplier constraints put additional cost pressures on the ETO builder.

AX 2012 makes it possible to quickly process these unique requirements through an integrated RFQ process. From the RFQ they can be immediately converted to a purchase order that schedules and assigns the material directly to the project. The supply chain professional can save valuable time and reduce steps that add overhead and result in the potential cost impact of delayed materials. AX 2012 ETO for ERP provides a means to handle non-stock items so unique materials do not have to live in the product master data forever.

Previously installments of the ETO blog covered Product Management and Technical Sales features. Streamline Systems recently published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

ETO ERP Blog by Streamline Systems Looks at AX 2012 and the Engineer-to-Order Supply Chain

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/05/2011 -- The third installment of the ETO Streamline Systems blog, http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/ focuses on how AX 2012 enhances the ETO Supply Chain. ETO manufacturers faces several unique supply chain challenges, such as Multi-site supply chain, Material requirements pegged to project or project task (WBS), and unique, one-of-a-kind materials for specific product or project.

Many ETO companies build at multiple manufacturing sites, across legal entities. Each site has their own supply chain staff working to handle the material requirements at their facility, even when there are common materials that could be planned and purchased for all facilities at a greater volume discount. Many ERP systems are not able to handle the multi-site supply chain with ease.

With AX 2012, ETO manufacturers view and manage the supply chain across the enterprise, consolidate purchases and gain the benefits of lower overall material costs. The multi-site company can automate many of the supply chain processes, create centralized supply depots where applicable and gain the cost savings of consolidated purchasing. AX 2012 helps ETO manufacturers to establish a centralized procurement desk capability across the organization to support procurement policies and processes.

Another interesting aspect of the ETO or BTO builder is the need to link or peg materials directly to specific projects or tasks within the WBS of the project. Traditional ERP solutions cannot handle project/task material requirements without obscuring material availability or diluting costs for common materials applied to a project. ERP for ETO must link materials to projects and specific tasks while providing bucketed supply chain overviews, planned orders, exception messaging, rescheduling and order qualifiers. With AX 2012, the Project Managers and planners have the best of both worlds. Since requirements come directly from project tasks materials are delivered exactly when they are needed. Planners have project- oriented shortage reporting and visibility. They use a single bucketed supply screen to evaluate and execute the supply plan, including creating or firming purchase or production orders or Kanban supply.

The ETO supply chain professional deals with unique, one-of-a-kind, materials. Their sourcing often involves an extensive search usually followed by a bid or Request for Quote process. In many cases the items may never be used again. Minimum order quantities and other supplier constraints put additional cost pressures on the ETO builder.

AX 2012 makes it possible to quickly process these unique requirements through an integrated RFQ process. From the RFQ they can be immediately converted to a purchase order that schedules and assigns the material directly to the project. The supply chain professional can save valuable time and reduce steps that add overhead and result in the potential cost impact of delayed materials. AX 2012 ETO for ERP provides a means to handle non-stock items so unique materials do not have to live in the product master data forever.

Previously installments of the ETO blog covered Product Management and Technical Sales features. Streamline Systems recently published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

AX 2012 Collaborative Workspace for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers Highlighted in Streamline Systems ETO ERP Blog

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/05/2011 -- Sharing information in a collaborative workspace in real time provides a significant competitive advantage. The collaboration tools provided in Dynamics AX 2012 enable faster problem identification and resolution, immediate dissemination of critical updates, and elimination of delays. Your whole team gains time back into their work schedules as they distill multiple inputs and work from only one source of the truth.

A major hurdle for a complex manufacturing is staying on top of all the details of many projects. Precious time is spent in daily and weekly meeting pouring over spreadsheets and reports to determine the status of a project and resolve issues. The second installment about ETO Streamline Systems blog recently focused onTechnical Sales and Program Management for ETO in AX 2012. http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/

Program Managers have a tough job. These dedicated employees work long hours trying to balance resources and resolve conflicts to get bids out to customers and complete projects on time and on budget. Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 strengthens proposal management, project quotation, and project budget control with complex work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, task assignments, and deliverable specifications. Projects can be visually managed throughout the life cycle, incorporating resources from engineering through shipping.

Everything that is done for a project flows into the core financials eliminating redundant and disparate systems, spreadsheets and workarounds. The program manager has constant visibility into project status and budget vs. actual performance.

Technical Sales staff must provide accurate bids which hold the key to the future health of the company. Typically they work in one system (usually MS Office) to handle estimating and generate the quote or bid for the customer while the rest of the organization works within their core ERP system to enter the final accepted bid to complete the sales and production processes.

With Dynamics AX 2012, all the information that goes into the technical sales quoting process can be converted directly into the Sales Order. No keystrokes, no errors. Data flows directly to the approved project while retaining linkage back to the original quotation providing huge paybacks in speed and cost savings.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn. The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

AX 2012 Project Management for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers Discussed in Streamline Systems ETO ERP Blog

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/02/2011 -- The second installment about ETO Streamline Systems blog recently focused on Technical Sales and Program Management for ETO in AX 2012. http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/

Program Managers have a tough job. These dedicated employees work long hours trying to balance resources and resolve conflicts to get bids out to customers and complete projects on time and on budget. Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 strengthens proposal management, project quotation, and project budget control with complex work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, task assignments, and deliverable specifications. Projects can be visually managed throughout the life cycle, incorporating resources from engineering through shipping.

Everything that is done for a project flows into the core financials eliminating redundant and disparate systems, spreadsheets and workarounds. The program manager has constant visibility into project status and budget vs. actual performance.

Technical Sales staff must provide accurate bids which hold the key to the future health of the company. Typically they work in one system (usually MS Office) to handle estimating and generate the quote or bid for the customer while the rest of the organization works within their core ERP system to enter the final accepted bid to complete the sales and production processes.

With Dynamics AX 2012, all the information that goes into the technical sales quoting process can be converted directly into the Sales Order. No keystrokes, no errors. Data flows directly to the approved project while retaining linkage back to the original quotation providing huge paybacks in speed and cost savings.

A major hurdle for a complex manufacturing is staying on top of all the details of many projects. Precious time is spent in daily and weekly meeting pouring over spreadsheets and reports to determine the status of a project and resolve issues.

Sharing information in a collaborative workspace in real time provides a significant competitive advantage. The collaboration tools provided in Dynamics AX 2012 enable faster problem identification and resolution, immediate dissemination of critical updates, and elimination of delays. Your whole team gains time back into their work schedules as they distill multiple inputs and work from only one source of the truth.

Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing. Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. "We focus exclusively on ETO manufacturers, who benefit from the knowledge and experience of ETO experts," commented Cohn. The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/01/2011 -- Streamline Systems just published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php

ETO and BTO organizations face challenges with the complexity of the technical sales and program management. A custom designed product can be a major project where balancing the resources required to design, draft, and review represents major heartburn. If the work is not completed on time the company loses the bid. If the bid is inaccurate, it can cost the company significant money. Either event is costly and painful. Three areas that represent real opportunities for the ETO and BTO organization include Program Management, Technical Sales Tools, and Collaboration.

Program Managers have a tough job. These dedicated employees work long hours trying to balance resources and resolve conflicts to get bids out to customers and complete projects on time and on budget. Microsoft's Dynamics AX 2012 strengthens proposal management, project quotation, and project budget control with complex work breakdown structures, milestone definitions, task assignments, and deliverable specifications. Projects can be visually managed throughout the life cycle, incorporating resources from engineering through shipping.

Everything that is done for a project flows into the core financials eliminating redundant and disparate systems, spreadsheets and workarounds. The program manager has constant visibility into project status and budget vs. actual performance.

Technical Sales staff must provide accurate bids which hold the key to the future health of the company. Typically they work in one system (usually MS Office) to handle estimating and generate the quote or bid for the customer while the rest of the organization works within their core ERP system to enter the final accepted bid to complete the sales and production processes.

With Dynamics AX 2012, all the information that goes into the technical sales quoting process can be converted directly into the Sales Order. No keystrokes, no errors. Data flows directly to the approved project while retaining linkage back to the original quotation providing huge paybacks in speed and cost savings.

A major hurdle for a complex manufacturing is staying on top of all the details of many projects. Precious time is spent in daily and weekly meeting pouring over spreadsheets and reports to determine the status of a project and resolve issues.

Sharing information in a collaborative workspace in real time provides a significant competitive advantage. The collaboration tools provided in Dynamics AX 2012 enable faster problem identification and resolution, immediate dissemination of critical updates, and elimination of delays. Your whole team gains time back into their work schedules as they distill multiple inputs and work from only one source of the truth.

The second installment about ETO Streamline Systems blog can be read at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Streamline Systems Looks at ETO ERP for Multi-site Manufacturing Supply Chain

Greenwood Village, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/21/2011 -- Larry Cohn and the ETO experts at Streamline Systems work with industrial manufacturers to manage and grow their businesses through the effective use of software designed for engineer to order manufacturing companies. The paper discusses the development of ETO ERP Solutions, including AX2012 ETO ERP. The Streamline Systems ETO ERP white paper may be requested at: http://www.streamlinesys.com/engineer-to-order.php. The ETO manufacturers faces several unique supply chain challenges, such as Multi-site supply chain, Material requirements pegged to project or project task (WBS), and unique, one-of-a-kind materials for specific product or project. Streamline Systems recently published a vital tool for Engineer-to-Order manufacturers; the white paper is objective and looks at the history, trends, and future of ETO manufacturing.

Additionally, the third installment of the ETO Streamline Systems blog, http://www.streamlinesys.com/blog/ focuses on how AX 2012 enhances the ETO Supply Chain .

Many ETO companies build at multiple manufacturing sites, across legal entities. Each site has their own supply chain staff working to handle the material requirements at their facility, even when there are common materials that could be planned and purchased for all facilities at a greater volume discount. Many ERP systems are not able to handle the multi-site supply chain with ease.

With AX 2012, ETO manufacturers view and manage the supply chain across the enterprise, consolidate purchases and gain the benefits of lower overall material costs. The multi-site company can automate many of the supply chain processes, create centralized supply depots where applicable and gain the cost savings of consolidated purchasing. AX 2012 helps ETO manufacturers to establish a centralized procurement desk capability across the organization to support procurement policies and processes.

Another interesting aspect of the ETO or BTO builder is the need to link or peg materials directly to specific projects or tasks within the WBS of the project. Traditional ERP solutions cannot handle project/task material requirements without obscuring material availability or diluting costs for common materials applied to a project. ERP for ETO must link materials to projects and specific tasks while providing bucketed supply chain overviews, planned orders, exception messaging, rescheduling and order qualifiers.

With AX 2012, the Project Managers and planners have the best of both worlds. Since requirements come directly from project tasks materials are delivered exactly when they are needed. Planners have project- oriented shortage reporting and visibility. They use a single bucketed supply screen to evaluate and execute the supply plan, including creating or firming purchase or production orders or Kanban supply.

The ETO supply chain professional deals with unique, one-of-a-kind, materials. Their sourcing often involves an extensive search usually followed by a bid or Request for Quote process. In many cases the items may never be used again. Minimum order quantities and other supplier constraints put additional cost pressures on the ETO builder.

AX 2012 makes it possible to quickly process these unique requirements through an integrated RFQ process. From the RFQ they can be immediately converted to a purchase order that schedules and assigns the material directly to the project. The supply chain professional can save valuable time and reduce steps that add overhead and result in the potential cost impact of delayed materials. AX 2012 ETO for ERP provides a means to handle non-stock items so unique materials do not have to live in the product master data forever.

Previously installments of the ETO blog covered Product Management and Technical Sales features.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm