Building Business Speed with Advanced Planning Systems
SYDNEY, Australia - May 11th, 2004
This article by SYSPRO, published in Manufacturers Monthly in April 2004 looks at how "business speed" is the key benefit of Advanced Planning Systems (APS) - it gives the ability to give rapid and accurate quotes on product delivery dates and cutting manufacturing lead times.
APS extends ERP systems by giving users control over shop floor activities. APS is designed to optimise production schedules based on the idea that production from a supply chain is limited by "bottlenecks" - the capacity of its weakest resource. Read more »
