New VISUALManufacturing Version 3.2 Windows-based PC software system features enhancements to scheduling and accounting functions for make-to-order manufacturers.HAMPTON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1995--VISUALManufacturing Version 3.2, a sophisticated, Windows-based client/server software product, designed to integrate all facets of a manufacturing enterprise, is announced by Lilly Software Associates Inc. According to Dick Lilly, president of Lilly Software Associates, "Built on a powerful combination of today's cutting edge technologies, VISUALManufacturing is very user-friendly, utilizing a unique graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) which makes the system highly versatile and easy to use. The enhancements offered in Version 3.2 add new levels of control for decision-makers in scheduling and accounting departments at make-to-order manufacturing companies." VISUALManufacturing Version 3.2 at-a-glance Enhanced Scheduling: o Drag-and-drop operations schedules to new dates, times and work centers, and even create alternate work schedules on the fly. o Presentation of both capacity and load on one display. o Copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. "what if" schedules to and from standard schedules. o Scheduling of planned orders generated by MRP (Material Requirements Planning) An information system that determines what assemblies must be built and what materials must be procured in order to build a unit of equipment by a certain date. . Enhanced Estimating: o Automatic generation of vendor RFQ's. o Exclusive QuickQuote feature provides more accurate cost estimates for more accurate pricing. ECN (Electronic Communications Network) A computerized, private financial trading system. Terra Nova Trading (www.terranovatrading.com) and Instinet (www.instinet.com) are examples. and Effectivity: o Support for dated effectivity and obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. checking. o Engineering Change Notice feature designed to aid ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 certification. Manufacturing Enhancements: o Support for co-products. o Cycle counting. o Receiving inspection. o Support for on-hold/netable and on-hold/not netable inventory locations. o Automatic work order splitting Order Splitting When brokers split up larger orders to qualify them for the Small Order Execution System (SOES) and, therefore, have them automatically executed. Notes: SOES is for individual traders with orders less than or equal to 1000 shares. . VISUALManufacturing Version 3.2 in a software configuration for a mid-sized company falls in the $30,000 - $40,000 range. Lilly explained that "Manufacturers now have immediate access to all of a job's cost and schedules. As the VISUALManufacturing system closely follows the status of a job in production, it precisely details the need and timely availability of materials, manpower and machinery, indicating accurately when the job will be delivered, based on other production schedules within the shop." Lilly Software Associates Inc. was founded by Richard T. Lilly in 1992. The company is dedicated to developing PC-based software products which provide manufacturers with improved planning and scheduling capabilities for faster turnaround of customers' orders. The company is headquartered in Hampton, N.H. where sales/marketing, operations and support are maintained. A second facility, located in Manchester, N.H., is dedicated primarily to the company's development activities. CONTACT: Lilly Software Associates Inc. Ron Ripley, 603/926-9696 or Steven Swartz Public Relations Steven Swartz, 617/245-8890 |
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