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TimberSmart Executive
TimberSmart Executive is a multi-user Timber Management System that
is a mix of TimberSmart Sawmill and TimberSmart Trader with a lot of extended functionality. It is of interest where users are seeking
to use information to drive business profitability.
The TimberSmart Executive version requires a more structured and regimented approach
to the use of the TimberSmart system; how information is captured and the business processes
surrounding the application.
For the more sophisticated functionality such as production planning and yard based
data capture strict business practices and rules must be followed. As part of an
implementation of this version these business practices will be analysed and designed
to best meet the customer's business.
Functionality
The TimberSmart Executive version will have most features of a standard TimberSmart
Sawmill and Trader version. Major additional functionality which is likely to be included in this version
includes:
Production
1. Production schedules with bar codes for data entry at the source.
2. Bin sorter interface for sawmill and planer mill.
3. Data entry at the source utilising scanners for disposals and thru processes.
Data entry must be entered against a schedule which insures correct production.
Process operators monitor progress against schedules and schedules auto complete
when targets are met when configured to do so. More sophisticated rules that control
the rules around date entry to insure only correct data is entered and to capture
production that is outside the schedule before it is produced.
4. Label printing at process locations.
5. Yard location recording. The location the stock is to be sent to is recorded
on the production schedules. Stock recorded against that schedule is shown in that
location when viewing stock.
6. Shift recoding and reporting. Shifts are user configurable.
7. NO DAC!
8. Ability to specify work centres. E.g. For recording production against individual
kilns.
9. Bulk move. E.g. kiln charge.
10. Sophisticated run and shift reporting.
11. Templates for production orders to allow easy setup of weekly schedules.
12. Status checking for production orders and auto completion where required.
13. New reporting fields on works orders:
a. Cutting pattern for sawmill production.
b. Program families for reporting recoveries and plan versus actual.
14. New fields on production orders to assist production:
a. Packet build
b. Production rules (e.g. Run All, Make To Stock – these are all user configurable)
15. Identification of works orders into 3 types with each behaving differently:
a. Production orders
b. Picking orders
c. Purchase orders
16. Auto creation of production schedules for produce to order style operations
such as export planer production. Picking orders are consolidated into one production
order to produce the stock required for the export orders.
Stock
• Product enquiry for viewing availability of stock.
• Integrated hand held stock take and auto write off and location fix. Only packets
found have to be manually entered.
• Packet audit
• Kiln dry audit
• Location is now a separate attribute from Operation. Simplifies master table maintenance.
• Use of bar codes for easy identification of stock and for scanning into processes.
Sales
• Quoting.
• Conversion of quotes to orders and ability to drill down from one to the other.
• Order approval process (including picking phase).
• Sales planning. Sophisticated rules based mechanism for forecasting GCS sales
demand from GC sales plans. Ability to use for actual versus planned reporting.
• Consignment stock handling.
• Simple yet sophisticated pricing with pricing exception reporting.
• Product enquiry - a very powerful tool for customer services that gives stock
available for sale with drill down.
• MSL (multi select length orders) support.
• Linking of sales order to picking order to despatch. Easy identification of the
status of the order. Split between ordered, picked and despatched included in product
enquiry. This is further extended with despatch to wharf moves so that we can identify
packets at the wharf more effectively than in prior version.
• Despatch to wharf is entered against the sales order on the despatch so that the
status of the order can be better tracked.
• New fields for reporting:
a. Completed reasons for cancelled orders
b. Market segment and affiliation for more sophisticated customer sales analysis
• FX exposure interface to Tuatara CNS.
Despatch
• Sophisticated freight calculations.
• Picking process with auto order completion.
• Simple despatch by adding the picking order.
• Simple despatch by adding a unit.
• Despatch to wharf and despatch to vessel functionality.
• Ability to interface with freight companies with ‘freight’ orders for the next
day to help better service of freight.
• Tight rules around despatch. Can only despatch products that match the order.
• Despatch to wharf.
• Despatching units.
Financials
• CNS interface
• Tight interface with Composer which allows drill down into account details and
balances and sophisticated credit checking.
• Credit limit checking as part of order approval process.
• Build in TimberXchange interface for sending despatches, invoices and FX exposure
messages and hooks ready for receiving purchase orders to convert to enquiries.
Planning
• Production requirements planning from demand (sales orders) and forecast demand.
• Actual versus planned production reporting.
• SOP planning using sawmill forecasts and sales demand forecasts. Utilise same
programs as production planning to insure consistency.
• What if planning using the above planning mechanisms by changing programs and
or recoveries.
• Calculation of required despatch date and material availability dates on sales
orders to use for planning and to insure product reaches the customer on time.
General
• Consistent user interface across the entire application
• Extensive security model
• Improved integrity control
• Faster
Reporting
• InfoXplorer
• Consistency and smart base reports
• New fields for more extensive analysis of data.
For more information on TimberSmart Executive please Contact
TimberSmart
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