WorkWise Releases TCM Version 8.1.MILWAUKEE -- WorkWise, Inc., provider of enterprise-wide solutions that enable manufacturers to maximize profits through improved use of their information assets, announced this week the release of Version 8.1 of its Time Critical Manufacturing(R) (TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. (TM)) suite of applications. TCM Version 8.1, available for the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , continues the TCM user interface improvements introduced in last year in Version 8.0. TCM's Item Maintenance, Product Structure Maintenance, Estimate Maintenance, Purchase Order Maintenance and Factory Workstation all feature a more flexible and intuitive look and feel. In addition, this latest Version of TCM includes an XML-based TCM-CRM interface to the new TCM eCRM module. The interface also allows users to share data between TCM and other third-party 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. ) applications. TCM Version 8.1 also has added Request-for-Quote functionality to its Requisitions application and Account History to its Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying application. WorkWise has enhanced its web applications as well, improving the flow of data between client-server TCM and the web applications and has added container and master container logic to its eWarehouse web application. Most significantly, TCM version 8.1 includes the Visual Scheduler's Workbench (VSW VSW Visual Studies Workshop (Rochester, NY) VSW Very Shallow Water VSW Village Safe Water (Program, Alaska) VSW Video Switch VSW Virtual Services Worldwide (Atlanta, GA) ) a new, more powerful version of the TCM Scheduling Workbench. VSW provides direct access to shop floor scheduling-related functions, making it easy to quickly identify parts of the shop schedule that need attention and predict the impact of decisions made. User parameters allow color-coded tolerances to be set so that critical over and under load situations may be quickly identified and then addressed by real time adjustments to both capacity and load data. TCM Version 8.1 is available to ship to the general public as well as the large WorkWise customer base throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Pacific Rim that currently utilize the TCM applications to run their enterprise. Wayne Wedell, President of WorkWise, states, "TCM Version 8.1 is our most significant release to date incorporating many enhancements driven by our large customer base and the SME market. It also lays the foundation for moving to a Service Orientated o·ri·en·tate v. o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing, o·ri·en·tates v.tr. To orient: "He . . . Architecture (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ) coupled with a new development process that will further our abilities to rapidly advance TCM in the areas of data base, user interface and extending functionality." About WorkWise, Inc. (www.workwiseinc.com) WorkWise is a customer-centric solution provider of the Time Critical Manufacturing(R) (TCM(TM)) enterprise application. In addition to the TCM Enterprise Application, WorkWise provides a full range of offerings, including Customer Support, Consulting, Technical and Integration Services. WorkWise offers solutions to make-to-order, repetitive and mixed-mode manufacturers to shorten cycle times, reduce inventory and improve customer service. Companies that require solutions that simplify and optimize manufacturing information, supply chain management, manufacturing execution and planning can enhance their operations through use of TCM by taking time out of the business processes and increasing value-add in products and services. |
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