PeopleSoft Announces PeopleSoft Demand Flow Manufacturing and PeopleSoft RFID Processor.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Breakthrough PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne 8.11 Applications Enable Manufacturers to Become Demand-Driven Today at the 2004 APICS APICS Association for Operations Management APICS Educational Society for Resource Management (formerly American Production and Inventory Control Society) APICS American Production & Inventory Control Society International Conference and Exposition, PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ) announced two new manufacturing solutions. PeopleSoft(R) EnterpriseOne Demand Flow(R) Manufacturing leverages patented approaches for designing production lines, managing material replenishment, and staffing manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. based on workforce skill levels and daily product volume. PeopleSoft(R) EnterpriseOne RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. Processor enables companies to track RFID-tagged shipments throughout the entire supply chain - from inbound to outbound. PeopleSoft Demand Flow(R) Manufacturing and PeopleSoft RFID Processor are modules within the EnterpriseOne 8.11 product family, announced today in a separate press release. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Research, "PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne 8.11 proves that PeopleSoft is serious about manufacturing. The system recognizes today's reality of excess global manufacturing capacity and offers a visionary approach to building best-in-class lean principles into an enterprise system. Unlike the traditional supply chain planning theory of constraints Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an overall management philosophy that aims to continually achieve more of the goal of a system. If that system is a for-profit business, then the goal is to make more money, both now and in future. or the traditional Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) concepts of offset lead times and planning bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. , PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne attempts to synchronize products based upon actual demand while working with suppliers to hold inventory as raw material to maximize flexibility." ("PeopleSoft Gets Serious About Demand-Driven Manufacturing," September 23, 2004, AMR Research) PeopleSoft Demand Flow(R) Manufacturing Companies are under intense pressure to become more responsive to customer demand while reducing costs and preserving profit margins. PeopleSoft Demand Flow(R) Manufacturing enables a flexible manufacturing line capable of quickly building any model of product at any time, without significant finished goods inventory investments or wasted plant capacity. Key features include: --Line Design: Mathematically determines the logical production line layout required to manufacture products in a flow with repeatable, reliable production capability. --Resource Management: Determines daily crew requirements based on worker skills and production volume. The software alerts management to the number of resources required to support a daily production plan and where those resources should be deployed. --Daily Planning and Sequencing: Allows the user to plan for demand based on user-specified timeframes, and sequence sales order The sales order, sometimes abbreviated as SO, is an order received by a business from a customer. A sales order may be for products and/or services. Given the wide variety of businesses, this means that the orders can be fulfilled in several ways. demand directly onto multiple lean manufacturing production lines. --Kanban Management: Designs how material will flow to the production line from suppliers and how inventory will flow within the line. Includes new calculations for kanban Meaning "visible record" in Japanese, it is a system of notification from one process to the other in a manufacturing system. Kanban cards, which may be multicolored based on priority, are stored in a bin or container that holds the items. They describe the parts, supplier and quantity. sizing based on Demand Flow(R) Line Design data. In addition, EnterpriseOne 8.11 is the only solution that supports multiple forms of manufacturing - Demand Flow(R), batch, repetitive, and process - within the same plant or even on the same production line. The Demand Flow(R) Manufacturing solution leverages acquired technology and patents licensed from JCIT JCIT Journal of Cases on Information Technology JCIT Joint Combat Information Terminal JCIT Joint Communications Interface Terminal JCIT Joint Commanders Information Terminal International. PeopleSoft RFID Processor PeopleSoft RFID Processor supports RFID (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) throughout the supply chain, from suppliers to manufacturing to customer shipment. Building on its previously announced RFID solution that enabled manufacturers to support outbound shipment mandates for retailers, PeopleSoft's new RFID capabilities extend functionality to support inbound RFID, improving the speed and accuracy with which inbound shipments are processed. PeopleSoft RFID Processor provides visibility into inventory whether it is in-transit, in a warehouse or in the manufacturing plant. In addition, finished goods will be visible to the sales organization. Improved visibility and accuracy enables organizations to reduce handling costs, gain instant access to shipment information, and increase inventory flow throughout the supply chain. "PeopleSoft RFID Processor elimates delays and human error from inventory movements in the supply chain," said Les Wyatt, group vice president and general manager, PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne. "The new solutions we announced today take supply chain management to a new level by enabling manufacturers to respond to demand volatility in ways they've never been able to before." In separate news releases, PeopleSoft also announced today PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) 8.11 and PeopleSoft Sales & Operations Planning 8.11. These new products along with PeopleSoft Demand Flow(R) Manufacturing and PeopleSoft RFID Processor deliver a complete Demand-Driven Manufacturing solution - from customer demand to supply chain planning to manufacturing and in-bound supply - all operating in real-time. About JCIT International JCIT International has trained and educated more than 90,000 students in Demand Flow(R) Technology and has implemented the methodology successfully in more than 3,500 companies around the world. About PeopleSoft PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) is the world's second largest provider of enterprise application software with 12,400 customers in more than 25 industries and 150 countries. For more information, visit us at www.peoplesoft.com. Forward-Looking Statements Statements made in this press release that state the Company's or management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. Factors that may bear on the accuracy of these predictions include economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad, the ability to complete and deliver products and services within currently estimated time frames and budgets, market response to product announcements, and other risks referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please refer to the Company's periodic reports to shareholders (Forms 10-K and 10-Q) for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. PeopleSoft is a registered trademark of PeopleSoft, Inc, and Demand Flow is a registered trademark of JCIT. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (C) 2004 PeopleSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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