Yearly Archives: 2011
15 Years of Manufacturing Shop Floor Control
As we approach the end of the year (I know, it’s too soon), I thought I would take a moment to reflect on the EnterpriseIQ RealTime products. For those who have been with IQMS awhile, you may recall the genesis of our
... ContinuedA Sneak Peek into IQMS’ Upcoming Applications – Part I
IQMS‘ Automation Department has been busy this year. We’ve been working on some cutting edge applications: RealTime™ Process Monitoring with PLC communication, Android phone applications and EnterpriseIQ shop floor applications for the Android 3.0 tablets! These applications are harnessing the latest technology
... ContinuedAre Tablets Just Hype in Manufacturing?
Recently, I was watching a movie from the 1970s and I couldn’t help but notice that in all the office settings there were no computers. The height of technology was a single typewriter, on a secretary’s desk, and a rotary dial
... ContinuedWhy Price Shouldn’t Be the Final Factor When Purchasing ERP Software
In today’s cost-conscious environment, many companies are looking to save money. Nowhere is that more true than in the manufacturing sector, where a combination of decreased demand, increased wages and offshoring operations have diminished traditional, U.S.-based operations. Enterprise Resource Planning
... ContinuedFive Reasons to Consider an ERP Sandbox
As a child, many of life’s lessons were learned in the sandbox at school. It is where we learned to share and to be kind to others. It is where we learned that jumping from the top of the monkey bars
... ContinuedShop Floor Automation – Manufacturing ERP’s Next Frontier
IQMS was in the business of manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software long before it became known as ERP. In the 22 years that I have been in this industry, I have seen the footprint of ERP applications expand at a steady rate.
... ContinuedSuccessful ERP Implementations Require Managing Fear of Change
Perception often exceeds reality. Such is life. For example: For me, the book is usually better than the movie. Why? I think it is because it is difficult to show people thinking and visually demonstrate what is going through their minds. It
... ContinuedDecoding Barcodes: IQMS Welcomes 2D Barcodes to the Shop Floor
Recently, we’ve seen new barcode standards emerging. Almost everyone is familiar with UPC barcodes (found, for example, on the containers of grocery items), that have reduced the amount of manual data entry and increased the amount of data that can be
... ContinuedHow to Prepare for a Smooth ERP Software Update
If there is one infallible truth in manufacturing ERP software, it’s that you will never run out of things to learn. Technology is always changing and regardless of whether you hate change or thrive on it, it is coming. So how
... ContinuedMobile Application Software for the Manufacturing Shop Floor
I grew up in the 60s and I don’t mind admitting that I really liked the Star Trek series. It was about the future, it had adventure and it always ended with a moral theme. Captain Kirk and his crew would use technology
... ContinuedTake Charge of Your Vendor Sales Orders with EDI
Many manufacturing ERP software users understand the benefit of using electronic data interchange (EDI) to facilitate communication with their customers. EnterpriseIQ‘s EDI/eCommerce module provides functionality to receive orders and acknowledgments and send shipping notices and invoices, plus many other transactions needed in regular day
... ContinuedTips for Finding an Independent ERP Selection Consultant
Given that manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are such an important investment, many companies looking for ERP systems chose consultants to help them with the ERP selection process. They do it for the obvious reason that they don’t do
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