Manufacturing Business Management Software

The Rand Group appreciates the challenges confronting manufacturers in today's marketplace. In addition to traditional pressures concerning production control, quality, inventory management, and regulation, are added increasing regulation, volatile raw material and energy costs, competition from low cost imports, and integration demands from large customers and vendors. To meet these challenges manufacturers must improve material and shop control to gain efficiency and trim costs via automation, outsourcing, increased labor efficiency, and greater partner integration. Full and complete visibility to operations at any time, from any location, expands production control and cost management.

The improvements in labor productivity in US manufacturing have been driven by increasing use of machines and automation of business processes. Specialization has led to more outsourcing especially in areas heavily impacted by regulation or outside the core business. Revenue and profitability goals remain largely tied to the ability to deliver a quality product on time and priced competitively. Technology plays a larger and larger role in the logistics and efficiency necessary to achieve those goals. The Rand Group is conversant designing and deploying technology solutions using Microsoft's integrated product stack.

Solutions available using Microsoft Business Solutions and extending products include:

• Supply chain integration
• Labor capture, approval, & integration for job management and payroll
• Barcoding & RFID to improve material handling accuracy & efficiency
• Customer integration via secure portal access for ordering & logistics inquiries
• Outsourced sequence material tracking & management
• Job costing monitoring & reporting on job production orders
• Business process automation

The Rand Group and Microsoft Business Solutions and integrated Microsoft technology support phased deployment of the solutions you require to gain control of your manufacturing operation to improve productivity, trim costs, and increase customer service. For more information contact The Rand Group at sales@randgrp.com