ETO ERP Leader Encompix Resolves Design Engineer ConflictWritten by Roger Meloy
According to Roger Meloy of ETO ERP leader Encompix, based in Cincinnati, OH, “If you ask design engineers what an ERP system means to them, you are likely to hear something like “nothing” or “more work.” To most design engineers, an ERP system is either irrelevant or it is perceived as something that requires additional time and effort, often providing little or no value. One reason for this perception is that most ERP systems are not integrated with design engineer’s drawing tool.Traditional ERP systems were developed for repetitive, make-to-stock manufacturer, where there is a clear demarcation between design and production. In that environment engineer designs product in a CAD application. After testing and prototyping, product is released to production, which is managed by ERP system. The design engineer has little or no interaction with ERP system and works quite happily in a CAD environment. Following work of design engineer, a production engineer then creates a bill of material (BOM), based not on how product is designed but how it will be manufactured.
| | May 19th Olga Brunner of A Good Daughter to Exhibit at Alzheimer’s Education ConferenceWritten by Thomas Cutler
Olga Brunner founder of A Good Daughter, Inc., based in Margate, Florida (www.agooddaughter.com), will present at Kravis Center on May 19th & 20th. The 2005 Alzheimer’s Educational Conference will host only 50 companies to exhibit at this event, including A Good Daughter. Brunner notes, “Palm Beach is one of most important areas for our services and we are proud to present at this vital event.” The Kravis Conference keynote speaker is Dr. Peter Rabin, author of “The 36 Hour Day”, a well-known publication within Alzheimer’s circles. Brunner regards Dr. Rabin highly, “His book was initially given to me when I was in a support group as a caregiver to my mother. I highly recommend it to my clients who have taken care of family members with Alzheimer’s Disease”.
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