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Core Systems LLC Uses IQMS' EnterpriseIQ ERP & Manufacturing Software for Real Information and Real Results Based in Painesville, Ohio, 50-year-old Core Systems LLC is a leading injection molder with a focus on insert molding and filtration products. Operating three ISO 9002 certified plants, Core serves a variety of industries including automotive, appliance, electronics, consumer, plumbing and house wares, transportation, industrial and medical. Core earned a positive reputation by designing and producing difficult to mold plastic products for OEMs nationwide. The premier Midwest insert molder, Core leverages robotics and automation to enhance production efficiency. More than ten years ago, Core began an initiative to streamline operations and improve productivity through enhanced information gathering and incorporating this data into business decisions. The company turned to IQMS and EnterpriseIQ to improve its data structure and take Core Systems to a new level of operational efficiency. Designed to add business intelligence to the manufacturing enterprise, EnterpriseIQ uses the latest technological advances to deliver the industry's most comprehensive single source, single database ERP system. EnterpriseIQ does not rely on third-party interfaces to achieve its broad range of functionality. Instead, IQMS single source solutions live in an easy-to-manage, cost-effective environment, powered by Oracle®, the world's number one database. The single database position provides value in data visibility, eliminates interface customization, reduces downtime when interfaces fail and provides a smooth path for upgrading. As part of their implementation, Core Systems developed a functionality needs list, then added key modules to the EnterpriseIQ system to support their overall informational and enterprise goals. In addition to the base system, Core added IQMS' modules including RealTime Production Monitoring, Quality Management, Warehouse Management, Accounting, Time & Attendance, Supply Chain EDI, Purchasing and Forecasting.
For manufacturers like Core Systems, EnterpriseIQ's RealTime management system provides a true executable solution for implementing lean strategies. RealTime gives manufacturers the substantial capacity to reduce waste and optimize production with verifiable results. Core Systems connects a wide array of machines to EnterpriseIQ's RealTime system to collect production data at the machine level and feed it into the system for improved reporting and analysis. Using RealTime, management and shop floor supervisors can see exactly how every machine is performing at any point in time. EnterpriseIQ's RealTime allows Core to know immediately if a machine is running on cycle, running slow or even if there's too much scrap. RealTime also helps the company to more accurately determine when jobs will finish. RealTime At Work Here's how EnterpriseIQ's RealTime connects to machines
in the production environment. Information is populated throughout the
entire EnterpriseIQ system.
EnterpriseIQ Delivers Benefits EnterpriseIQ's functionality delivers other key benefits to support Core System's operations. Tracking and data capture has head to the company's higher use of outgoing EDI files with customers. This is mission critical for automotive customers. In 2004, IQMS received the prestigious Honda approval for its EnterpriseIQ EDI module, warehouse management and ERP integration. Honda's extensive testing and certification process ensures that suppliers meet the automaker's exact specifications for just in time manufacturing with seamless communication and data integration. EnterpriseIQ's unique product IQAlert enables Core Systems to customize the system for its specific push-pull information needs, including customer service and reporting. Users across the enterprise can set up automated alerts as needed. These alerts can push information to both customers and those within the company to expedite projects, track jobs and inform interested parties about key milestones. With its scalability, free upgrade policy and new modules, EnterpriseIQ has grown with Core Systems. As a data infrastructure, EnterpriseIQ has helped Core Systems better integrate all of its systems with specific automation efficiencies with EDI capabilities. According to Core Systems IT and Operations managers, EnterpriseIQ
has helped the manufacturing process become easier from start to finish.
More accurate, integrated data has made Core Systems more competitive
and better able to serve its customers now and in the future.
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