安达信咨询方法与工具资料库FNCTION.DOCVIP

keywords FILENAME \* Lower\p c:\data\apollo\outputs\function.doc\ USERINITIALS AA Apollo Metals Information Planning High Level Additional Functionality Considered System/Information Cluster Additional Functionality Considered Potential Benefits Manufacturing Ability to Control Shop-Floor Activities and stocks by real-time update of stock movements (probably using barcoding) Ability to specify include stock location information on the system Rough-cut capacity planning Barcoding of operator times on jobs Barcode print directly onto offcuts once created Print any hard copy works orders required directly to shop-floor Use information on slow-moving stocks to reduce old stocks Automatic production of weekly and monthly production reports Improved customer service (more information on stocks available and order completion dates) Lower stocks (better utilisation of existing material and better reduction of old stocks) Less errors Easier to find stocks More reliable delivery dates to customers Better scheduling of limited production resources Higher production levels (by shifting key resources as required) Tracking of operator and equipment efficiency Less time and cost spent by production management in preparing reports Supplier Integration Automatic re-ordering from customer premises Less purchasing time (but would still need parameter maintenance and review) Communications E-mail system Voice-mail system Closer integration with customers (easier to deal with Apollo) Less time on road and in meetings for key managers Easier communications More efficient administration Marketing Database (Goldmine) Record of customer preferences Record of activities on accounts Action listing for key accounts Better customer service More focused marketing activity Better follow-up of customer requirements But: not integrated with Sales Order Processing and the sales process, therefore ultimately limited Sales Order Processing Ability to do order enquiry on a number of items as a sing