Enfotek has introduced a new feature in its ERP, PLM, and PDM Software Solutions, allowing for the automatic creation of formulation codes based on ERP system contents.
Enfotek has introduced a new feature in its ERP, PLM, and PDM Software Solutions, allowing for the automatic creation of formulation codes based on ERP system contents. This new capability aims to streamline the product and color formulation process from start to finish, thereby enhancing efficiencies across industries such as Chemicals, Healthcare, Cosmetics, Textiles, Finishing, and Leather Processing. Additionally, this feature facilitates better standardization, repeatability, and cost control for companies.
MANY ADVANTAGES
The Automatic Formulation Code feature provides significant benefits in terms of cost calculation, custom formulations, recipe archiving, classification, lot, and revision tracking, offering several comprehensive features:
Recipe Module Features:
- Automatic Coding: Automatically generate formulation codes based on the contents.
- Customized Formulations: Customize the quantity and ratio calculations of raw materials.
- Formulation Recipe Archive: Select from previously created recipes or import from Excel archives.
- Process-Based Classification: Classify recipes based on the process.
- Raw Material Usage Ratios: Manually or automatically transfer raw material ratios via weighing devices.
- Target Quantity Calculation: Recalculate recipes according to the desired target order/production lot quantity.
- Barcode Label Printing: Print barcode labels for processes and raw materials in the recipe.
- Lot Number Tracking: Track batch/lot numbers.
- Revision Tracking: Make revisions to recipes and track their history.
- Cost Estimation for Quotes: Prepare cost estimates directly from the recipe.
- Work Order and Warehouse Dispatch: Create work orders and issue automatic warehouse dispatch orders.
- Alternative Material Selection: Choose alternative materials for unavailable raw materials.
- Environmental and Health-Conscious Monitoring: Monitor and manage the use of raw materials in appropriate qualities, quantities, and ratios, which is crucial for environmental and human health. This includes managing chemicals across all processes from inventory and purchasing to production lines, storage, and waste locations. System monitoring and management facilitate continuous improvement efforts in environmental and sustainable performance and are essential for clean production practices.
IMPACTING ALL PROCESSES
Increasing customer expectations, the demand for fast and accurate shipments, and a call for lower prices make competitiveness mandatory for businesses. Therefore, producing products correctly the first time, timely shipment, and avoiding rework costs are critical to maintaining profitability. Working with recipes ensures proper system-based calculations and archiving, making accurate raw material usage essential. The management of chemicals affects all business processes from inventory and purchasing to production lines, storage, and waste management directly.
Simultaneously, systematic tracking and management of raw materials used in correct qualities, quantities, and ratios in recipes is crucial for environmental and human health. Systematic monitoring and management support continuous improvement efforts in environmental and sustainable performance while also strengthening clean production approaches sensitive to the environment and health.
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