You can successfully manage your inventory, supply chain, quality of your product, and customer service, but the program doesn't stop there it offers much more. This program is designed for a facility that is 180,000 square feet. Plexus Online Manufacturing Software is the first online manufacturing software available.
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
iPhone - The Wait - Troy, Michigan
Let the wait begin.
I (Doug Vanslembrouck) am sitting in the line at Somerset waiting for an iPhone. Looks like there are about 75 people (view photo) already lined up and it is only 11am. The store will be closing at 2pm today, then re-open at 6 when they go on sale. Rumor is, each store has 1500 units. Let’s hope so!
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I (Doug Vanslembrouck) am sitting in the line at Somerset waiting for an iPhone. Looks like there are about 75 people (view photo) already lined up and it is only 11am. The store will be closing at 2pm today, then re-open at 6 when they go on sale. Rumor is, each store has 1500 units. Let’s hope so!
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We had our payback on the Plexus shipping weigh scale system in only a couple of months!
EaglePicher’s Wolverine Gasket Division packing System Saves Time and Money.
Prior to the Plexus implementation, the Press floor would stamp pieces and send them to Shipping. Shipping would then package them and ship. The packaging procedure consisted of calculating a piece weight and then filling up the box to the correct weight. No actual piece count was taken; it was assumed the correct number of pieces was packaged.
"Worried about shorting the customer, we’d throw in extra just to be sure,” Boliver recounts. "We asked Plexus to customize a system for us. Now, we enter the package requirements. Parts are now stamped and boxed at the press. A new scale tied to the Plexus system can tell us if we’re off by even one piece. We were probably shipping 5-10 percent overages. We were able to eliminate five people in Shipping. We had our payback on the Plexus shipping weigh scale system in only a couple of months!”
"What we got with Plexus far exceeded my expectations,” says Pittas. "What we’re able to look at and see, how we’re able to tie sales forecasts into production schedules…it’s great. We figured about a four-year payback. We have clearly exceeded that payback.”
Prior to the Plexus implementation, the Press floor would stamp pieces and send them to Shipping. Shipping would then package them and ship. The packaging procedure consisted of calculating a piece weight and then filling up the box to the correct weight. No actual piece count was taken; it was assumed the correct number of pieces was packaged.
"Worried about shorting the customer, we’d throw in extra just to be sure,” Boliver recounts. "We asked Plexus to customize a system for us. Now, we enter the package requirements. Parts are now stamped and boxed at the press. A new scale tied to the Plexus system can tell us if we’re off by even one piece. We were probably shipping 5-10 percent overages. We were able to eliminate five people in Shipping. We had our payback on the Plexus shipping weigh scale system in only a couple of months!”
"What we got with Plexus far exceeded my expectations,” says Pittas. "What we’re able to look at and see, how we’re able to tie sales forecasts into production schedules…it’s great. We figured about a four-year payback. We have clearly exceeded that payback.”
Thursday, June 28, 2007
ROI of at least 20%
Peerless Steel's Randy Remdenok deployed a hosted ERP program (from Plexus Systems, Inc.) at the steel distributor some five years ago, making the Michigan company something of an ERP pioneer. Remdenok says the rewards of the hosted approach have far outweighed any risks to the business. The proof? Peerless Steel has consistently achieved an annual ROI of at least 20 percent on its hosted ERP investment.
Most of Peerless Steel's returns have come from downsizing its IT department. That's hardly surprising: hosted software is basically a form of business-process outsourcing. "When you eliminate eight salaries," notes Remdenok, "the cost to operate [the software] is less than what we're paying for our existing staff."
On-demand apps are not only maintenance savers, they're also a heck of a lot easier to deploy than conventional software. An on-site or proprietary system must be carefully tested for server compatibility, performance, and other hardware-related issues. By contrast, deploying software as a service typically requires just a few weeks of prep work (mostly spent configuring the software, scrubbing data, and training users).
Most of Peerless Steel's returns have come from downsizing its IT department. That's hardly surprising: hosted software is basically a form of business-process outsourcing. "When you eliminate eight salaries," notes Remdenok, "the cost to operate [the software] is less than what we're paying for our existing staff."
On-demand apps are not only maintenance savers, they're also a heck of a lot easier to deploy than conventional software. An on-site or proprietary system must be carefully tested for server compatibility, performance, and other hardware-related issues. By contrast, deploying software as a service typically requires just a few weeks of prep work (mostly spent configuring the software, scrubbing data, and training users).
Patrick Fetterman - Marketing: No Muda!
After working in software marketing for many years, Patrick Fetterman took a new job in 2007 with Plexus Systems, Plexus Systems, Inc. offers solutions for manufacturers. At Plexus, he was thunderstruck by the convergence of three concepts: lean manufacturing, rapid application development, and the "on-demand" or software-as-a-service delivery model.
Partick now has joined the world of blogging, you can read his first blog at this LINK
Partick now has joined the world of blogging, you can read his first blog at this LINK
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Manufacturing Shop rescheduling time reduced from 18 hours to 10-12 minutes
Weber needed to schedule like items together to reduce set up time at the work center, and they needed the ability to schedule in advance rather than trying to backwards schedule. They wanted a program that allowed them to schedule work stations with both finite and infinite capacities, move time schedules and queues, and maximize throughput.
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H.L. Bailey to Lead Plexus Online Regional Sales Initiatives
Bailey is a technology sales professional with over 20 years of experience in the ERP and supply chain space. Prior to Plexus, he was an account executive at QAD (NASDAQ: QAD), where he directed marketing efforts with Tier 1 and 2 manufacturers. Prior to QAD, Bailey worked with several other companies building a presence in the South, including Symix and JBA.. Tom Mackey, executive vice president of sales at Plexus, said, “H.L.’s expertise in southern manufacturing markets will help Plexus extend our customer base across a broad range of industries in the region, including automotive, aerospace and medical device manufacturing.”“I was attracted to Plexus Systems by the depth and quality of the software and the excellent customer relationships the company has already built. I’m very excited to help the company extend Plexus Online’s presence in the southern states, where manufacturers are striving to effectively compete in today’s global business environment,” said Bailey.H.L.Bailey can be reached at hlbailey@plex.com or (770) 982-5476.
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Technology Professional Greg Cigan Leads Plexus Regional Sales Initiatives
“I’m excited about our opportunities in the Midwest, and look forward to sharing the Plexus story with as many organizations as possible,” said Cigan. “The Plexus Online delivery model – software as a service, or on-demand – is the choice of a rapidly increasing number of organizations as they purchase software. The model’s rapid increase in popularity is due to its inherent advantages: faster time to value, predictable costs, and an escape from the endless patch-and-upgrade cycles of the past. However, it’s the rich feature set of Plexus Online, designed specifically to meet the requirements for flexibility, reliability and extensibility in manufacturing enterprises, that will be the real attraction for these organizations.” Greg Cigan can be reached at gcigan@plex.com or (630) 688-7232.
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Plexus Systems Adds Sales Offices in Atlanta and Chicago
Plexus Systems, Inc., providers of Plexus Online on-demand software for the manufacturing enterprise, today announced that the company has established regional sales offices in Atlanta and Chicago, and has hired two technology industry veterans, H.L. Bailey and Greg Cigan, to lead the new offices. Plexus Systems is driving widespread adoption of...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Blogging fun at SaaSy Software
Yes, this is getting to be quite fun. I'm starting to see some results in the search engines with this blog. They are long tail top pages, I'll take it. Today someone at Dayton Progress Corp found my blog in Google on their search for "plant performance monitoring" manufacturing. The best one has to be the search on Google for manufacturing industries websites!
It's also showing a global reach in the logs. SaaSy software has been spotted in Spain, when Telefonica Data Espana found the web site using the search terms "erp saas". If you click on that last link for erp saas take a look at who holds that first space. I know the person who works on optimization for that site too!
I hit the 50 yes 50 page view mark today and the following notification was in my email box for me to find and grin at.
Your site, 'mail.exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://kim-hayward.blogspot.com/%27 has received 50 page view(s) so far TODAY. This notice has been sent based on your 'sassysoftware' traffic statistics account settings.
Oh yes, not to forget the first comment was also waiting in my email this morning. The Quality Software & Analysis: Software Takes on ISO gained the # 1 comment on the SaaSy Software blog. Sir James E. Watkins said: hello...hello...hello.... so with the hello, I headed over to see his site, he has made a fantastic site at Promise of Light Publications. It's worth a look if you have a moment.
~Kim
It's also showing a global reach in the logs. SaaSy software has been spotted in Spain, when Telefonica Data Espana found the web site using the search terms "erp saas". If you click on that last link for erp saas take a look at who holds that first space. I know the person who works on optimization for that site too!
I hit the 50 yes 50 page view mark today and the following notification was in my email box for me to find and grin at.
Your site, 'mail.exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://kim-hayward.blogspot.com/%27 has received 50 page view(s) so far TODAY. This notice has been sent based on your 'sassysoftware' traffic statistics account settings.
Oh yes, not to forget the first comment was also waiting in my email this morning. The Quality Software & Analysis: Software Takes on ISO gained the # 1 comment on the SaaSy Software blog. Sir James E. Watkins said: hello...hello...hello.... so with the hello, I headed over to see his site, he has made a fantastic site at Promise of Light Publications. It's worth a look if you have a moment.
~Kim
Plexus Online Channel Partner Program
Plexus Online manufacturing software can manage a company’s entire business from Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and sales to purchasing, production, quality, shipping and accounting. It also provides advanced traceability and genealogy. The cost-effective software is web-hosted, which lets companies use Plexus’ world-class data center and avoid buying and maintaining costly computer equipment.
The Plexus Channel Partner Program allows companies with established install bases to generate significant revenue by selling the entire Plexus Online suite or individual modules as an add-on to existing solutions such as Microsoft Business Solutions, Oracle Solutions, QAD and SAP. Partners also receive marketing materials from Plexus Systems and will be invited to a user conference each year, which will keep them up-to-date on advances in Plexus Online software.
“Plexus Systems has been continuously successful selling against the biggest names in our industry, “said Michael Grant, Channel Manager for Plexus Systems. “We are committed to helping our Channel Partners achieve the same level of success.”
The Plexus Channel Partner Program allows companies with established install bases to generate significant revenue by selling the entire Plexus Online suite or individual modules as an add-on to existing solutions such as Microsoft Business Solutions, Oracle Solutions, QAD and SAP. Partners also receive marketing materials from Plexus Systems and will be invited to a user conference each year, which will keep them up-to-date on advances in Plexus Online software.
“Plexus Systems has been continuously successful selling against the biggest names in our industry, “said Michael Grant, Channel Manager for Plexus Systems. “We are committed to helping our Channel Partners achieve the same level of success.”
Quality Software & Analysis: Software Takes on ISO
Wolverine Carbide Die Co. (Troy, MI) designs and manufactures high- precision tools and dies for the hot, warm and cold metal forming industry. The company uses Plexus software, and became ISO-certified after implementing it. ISO certification was not a top priority, but their customers demanded it and with the software, certification was possible.
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Rochester roundup-Julie Rogier Honored for work on Plexus Systems Marketing
Rochester Hills resident Julie Rogier of Markit Strategies and PR, LLC, is part of the team that recently received the Renaissance Award of Merit from the Detroit Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. IABC honored the team for the Plexus Systems 2006 Business-to-Business Media Relations Campaign.
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ERP---enterprise resource planning
The term ERP originally implied systems designed to plan the use of enterprise-wide resources. Although the initialism ERP originated in the manufacturing environment, today's use of the term ERP systems has much broader scope. ERP systems typically attempt to cover all basic functions of an organization, regardless of the organization's business...
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Who Will Lead The Manufacturing Evolution?
On Demand Software Delivery is here and it will grow substantially in the coming years. Recent announcements by nearly all of the biggest software vendors about On Demand Software Delivery shows that the success of companies like SalesForce.com has caught everyone’s attention — customers and software vendors alike. You know who started the revolution, which software companies will evolve to be the leaders?
For over a decade, Plexus Systems, Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.) has maintained a singular vision -- to drive significant cost, quality, traceability and productivity improvements in the manufacturing sector from the shop floor to the top floor. Plexus Online is the first true on demand manufacturing performance system. It delivers a powerful, real-time interface to the total manufacturing process. With the ability to manage a single facility or an entire enterprise, Plexus Online allows manufacturers to closely track critical aspects of their operation, anywhere, anytime.
The award winning Plexus Online manufacturing intelligence system enables the collection, presentation and analysis of critical, real-time data to decision makers throughout the enterprise and the supply chain. By having a common shared platform, tomorrow's knowledge workers can reach beyond the confines of their offices with anyone they need to do business with - customers, partners, suppliers - all without any barriers. Plexus Online allows a company’s entire chain of command to get the information they need on demand, anytime, anywhere. Companies can pull together their separate functions into a lean, highly profitable whole to successfully compete in today’s global manufacturing marketplace.
It comes down to the customer experience, making a product easier to use for a customer and evolving it as quickly as possible to meet the customer's needs. Plexus Online software delivered as a service enables that and packaged software does not.
Benefits of using Plexus Online include, better decision making through more timely and accurate information, complete integration, improves coordination among employees, customers, and suppliers, easier administration, automatic software updates, all users have the same version of software, increase revenue through differentiation, strong control mechanisms, high quality, innovative links with customers, global accessibility, etc.
Plexus Online is the on demand business solution specifically designed for automotive suppliers and other manufacturing companies. As an Internet-based system Plexus Online requires no infrastructure to implement. It links together multiple plants as well as customers, suppliers and employees into a centralized database of real-time information that is accessible no matter where they are in the world. It also is ideal for fast and flexible deployment in a time of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other rapid changes.
For over a decade, Plexus Systems, Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.) has maintained a singular vision -- to drive significant cost, quality, traceability and productivity improvements in the manufacturing sector from the shop floor to the top floor. Plexus Online is the first true on demand manufacturing performance system. It delivers a powerful, real-time interface to the total manufacturing process. With the ability to manage a single facility or an entire enterprise, Plexus Online allows manufacturers to closely track critical aspects of their operation, anywhere, anytime.
The award winning Plexus Online manufacturing intelligence system enables the collection, presentation and analysis of critical, real-time data to decision makers throughout the enterprise and the supply chain. By having a common shared platform, tomorrow's knowledge workers can reach beyond the confines of their offices with anyone they need to do business with - customers, partners, suppliers - all without any barriers. Plexus Online allows a company’s entire chain of command to get the information they need on demand, anytime, anywhere. Companies can pull together their separate functions into a lean, highly profitable whole to successfully compete in today’s global manufacturing marketplace.
It comes down to the customer experience, making a product easier to use for a customer and evolving it as quickly as possible to meet the customer's needs. Plexus Online software delivered as a service enables that and packaged software does not.
Benefits of using Plexus Online include, better decision making through more timely and accurate information, complete integration, improves coordination among employees, customers, and suppliers, easier administration, automatic software updates, all users have the same version of software, increase revenue through differentiation, strong control mechanisms, high quality, innovative links with customers, global accessibility, etc.
Plexus Online is the on demand business solution specifically designed for automotive suppliers and other manufacturing companies. As an Internet-based system Plexus Online requires no infrastructure to implement. It links together multiple plants as well as customers, suppliers and employees into a centralized database of real-time information that is accessible no matter where they are in the world. It also is ideal for fast and flexible deployment in a time of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other rapid changes.
Top Manufacturing Industry Websites
If you’re in the Manufacturing industry, I would like to learn more about the specific websites that you rely on. What website do visit when you’re searching for industry information? What are your tried and true manufacturing site bookmarks?
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Plexus Systems, Inc. : On-Demand ERP & MES RUNNING WITH THE BIG DOGS
Fast forward a decade and a half, and that original, highly focused system has matured and expanded into the Plexus Online on-demand software system, a set of 350 modules used by a wide range of manufacturing companies to do everything from production scheduling to manufacturing execution, shop-floor control, quality management, traceability...
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The ABCs of Software as a Service
Vendors tout the software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model as a quick, easy and cheap way for enterprises to deploy applications. "Just flip the switch, and you're in business!" But is SaaS all it's cracked up to be?
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Plant Performance Monitoring (PPM) - Monitor In The Here And Now
You can know what is happening right now on your shop floor, what happened five minutes ago, and what is likely to happen in the next few minutes. Real-time plant performance monitoring (PPM) systems give you the ability to do just that and to respond immediately to changes or problems in your manufacturing processes while creating and maintaining key performance indicators that will help you to optimize those processes.
Real-time PPM systems pull data directly from machines on the plant floor, but how they work can differ between systems. For example, PPM systems can collect data through an operator control station, or by being wired to a machine's PLC, or through an intermediate software package. in addition, some PPM systems work through web browsers and keep collected data on servers that are located on-site at the shop, while others are hosted from websites that are run by the system provider who maintains the data at a remote server.
The Plexus Online system from Plexus systems (www.plex.com) also offers a real-time, on-demand interface to manufacturing processes. however, this system software is hosted over the internet from Plexus's own website.
At its site, the company stores and maintains all the software programs and collected data. shop customers own the data, but Plexus manages it, backs it up and protects it for them. Plexus's management of the data eliminates the need for on-site servers, databases and extra it personnel.
Shops can use simple web browsers to track the critical aspects of their operations from anywhere at anytime, and managers can initiate changes when they are needed. operators input data to Plexus Online from machine control panels or from a separate PC, or data can be entered automatically through a server and PLC connection.
One Plexus customer stores setup parameters for its stamping presses within Plexus Online then downloads those settings to its machines. as the presses run, the Plexus Online software monitors them, and if a measurement is out of spec, the software initiates an appropriate adjustment.
The same customer also prompts and monitors quality inspections through the Plexus Online system. the software is programmed to require inspections on a given number of parts to make sure the process is running right and that press tooling has not worn. if the operator does not make a scheduled inspection within five minutes of the Plexus Online system calling for one, the software shuts down the press automatically to avoid wasting material or producing bad parts. Besides such monitoring, the system also creates traceability records.
The Plexus Online site resides in auburn hills, Mich., and currently oversees about 1,200 plants, backs up customer information and archives data. every hour or so, the site conducts a disc-to-disc back up and a once daily disc-to-tape back up. its backup tapes are stored off site.
Plexus has five websites for backup, and a redundant internet connection and back-up power. it also has a complete back-up-data center in a location outside of Michigan.
The company regularly answers questions on data security and how safe data is from outsiders."a shop's data is not just ‘out there' on the internet. it is literally in a locked vault at the Plexus facility," Mark symonds, chief executive officer of Plexus systems inc. said. "there is a lot of physical security involved, and shops, on their own, would be hard pressed to acquire and maintain the level of system redundancy, safety and security that Plexus does, let alone be able to afford a complete fail-over back-up facility," he added.
Source: American Machinist
Real-time PPM systems pull data directly from machines on the plant floor, but how they work can differ between systems. For example, PPM systems can collect data through an operator control station, or by being wired to a machine's PLC, or through an intermediate software package. in addition, some PPM systems work through web browsers and keep collected data on servers that are located on-site at the shop, while others are hosted from websites that are run by the system provider who maintains the data at a remote server.
The Plexus Online system from Plexus systems (www.plex.com) also offers a real-time, on-demand interface to manufacturing processes. however, this system software is hosted over the internet from Plexus's own website.
At its site, the company stores and maintains all the software programs and collected data. shop customers own the data, but Plexus manages it, backs it up and protects it for them. Plexus's management of the data eliminates the need for on-site servers, databases and extra it personnel.
Shops can use simple web browsers to track the critical aspects of their operations from anywhere at anytime, and managers can initiate changes when they are needed. operators input data to Plexus Online from machine control panels or from a separate PC, or data can be entered automatically through a server and PLC connection.
One Plexus customer stores setup parameters for its stamping presses within Plexus Online then downloads those settings to its machines. as the presses run, the Plexus Online software monitors them, and if a measurement is out of spec, the software initiates an appropriate adjustment.
The same customer also prompts and monitors quality inspections through the Plexus Online system. the software is programmed to require inspections on a given number of parts to make sure the process is running right and that press tooling has not worn. if the operator does not make a scheduled inspection within five minutes of the Plexus Online system calling for one, the software shuts down the press automatically to avoid wasting material or producing bad parts. Besides such monitoring, the system also creates traceability records.
The Plexus Online site resides in auburn hills, Mich., and currently oversees about 1,200 plants, backs up customer information and archives data. every hour or so, the site conducts a disc-to-disc back up and a once daily disc-to-tape back up. its backup tapes are stored off site.
Plexus has five websites for backup, and a redundant internet connection and back-up power. it also has a complete back-up-data center in a location outside of Michigan.
The company regularly answers questions on data security and how safe data is from outsiders."a shop's data is not just ‘out there' on the internet. it is literally in a locked vault at the Plexus facility," Mark symonds, chief executive officer of Plexus systems inc. said. "there is a lot of physical security involved, and shops, on their own, would be hard pressed to acquire and maintain the level of system redundancy, safety and security that Plexus does, let alone be able to afford a complete fail-over back-up facility," he added.
Source: American Machinist
Friday, June 22, 2007
2007 Plexus Online User Conference
Globalization
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Plexus CEO Mark Symonds vowed to continue making strategic improvements to support the global growth of its customer base. The recent Plexus conference in Dearborn, Michigan -- themed Envision, Enable and Empower -- reflected the company's newest initiatives for customers.
Symonds told the group, "You joined Plexus Online because you saw the future, and you wanted to be part of it. You've been ahead of the curve, and we've been proud to be a part of your successes. Others are realizing the strength of this model. On-demand and Software as a Service have entered the mainstream world of business, and are fast becoming the preferred delivery model for new technology."
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Vulcan Steel Products
is the nation's leading manufacturer and supplier of threaded products. We manufacture and inventory threaded rod in a wide variety of materials, threads, and finishes. We also produce and stock a large selection of anchor bolts, U-bolts, turned and bent eye bolts, and specialty products.
Vulcan Heat Treat is a division of Vulcan Steel Products, an independently owned bar producer located in Pelham, Alabama. Vulcan Heat Treat is a state-of-art facility that specializes in induction heating of bar and tubes.
Vulcan Cold Finished is a division of Vulcan Steel Products, an independently owned cold drawn bar producer located in Pelham, Alabama. Our product range includes rounds, squares, hexagons, and flats.
Vulcan Threaded Products Chooses Plexus Online To Integrate Operations Vulcan, a leading fastener manufacturer and cold finished/heat-treated bar manufacturer, will be able to better track sales,purchasing, production,
quality, shipping,
accounting and human resources. It will also be able to offer its customers state of the art electronic communication, vendor managed inventories and online fulfillment of customer inquiries.
Vulcan Threaded Products enjoyed substantial returns on its investment from its previous Plexus information system. Because of the Plexus system shipping discrepancies fell 95 percent. The number of hot/rush orders dropped 50 percent, and machine downtime due to critical supply shortage decreased 90 percent.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Saunders Knighton at NGK wins Ipod
Technology Enabler Plexus Sytems, Inc.
The T&B Awards recognize manufacturers that have made their businesses succeed through innovation. The awards are open to any end-user manufacturing company that has been able to use technology to overcome a challenge or to solve a critical business issue through the use of technology.
Automotive/Transportation
TOMASCO, mulciber, Inc.
Technology Enabler:
Plexus Systems
“All of the companies that were named winners this year have become successful by implementing the correct technology solutions to adapt with the ever-changing industry.” said Michael Jarosik, editor of START-IT magazine. “These winning manufacturers and technology providers should be proud of the accomplishments they have achieved.”
Automotive/Transportation
TOMASCO, mulciber, Inc.
Technology Enabler:
Plexus Systems
“All of the companies that were named winners this year have become successful by implementing the correct technology solutions to adapt with the ever-changing industry.” said Michael Jarosik, editor of START-IT magazine. “These winning manufacturers and technology providers should be proud of the accomplishments they have achieved.”
Ernst & Young names Entrepreneurs of the Year
Detroit-based Ernst and Young L.L.P. this week announced the recipients of its 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year awards for the Central Great Lakes region.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Is Software-as-a-Service for You?
Cognos's move into the so-called SaaS market follows the lead of other software vendors that have opted for one or more of these new delivery ideas. Such companies as NetSuite, Microsoft, Plexus, Oracle, and SAP, among others, all offer these various delivery options today for their applications.
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Plexus Systems Named by START-IT Magazine as Hottest Company
As the manufacturing technology market continues to develop as a hotbed of innovation, the judges of START-IT’s Hottest Companies awards had a record number of applicants, and applied a more rigorous and discerning selection process than in previous years. As a Hottest Company, Plexus Systems, Inc. recognized for delivering a on-demand ERP system.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Plexus Systems Announces New Data Center for Backup/Disaster Recovery
Plexus Systems contracted with leading data center provider Netriplex for its unsurpassed response times and zero downtime guarantees — attributes critical to Plexus Online's business edge of providing on-demand accessibility using the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.
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Movers & Shakers Metalforming Xtra Magazine
Robert Beatty, founder and chairman of Plexus Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI, has been named 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Central Great Lakes Division in the information technology/software category. Judging criteria included company financial performance, strategic direction and product innovation, company leadership.
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EaglePicher Achieves Lean Manufacturing and Growth With Plexus Online
EaglePicher’s Wolverine Gasket Division was overwhelmed when sales grew 10-13 percent per year from 2002-2004. Its manual systems for raw material orders, inventories, shipping and scheduling systems couldn’t keep up with the new demand, and lead times grew to 10 weeks.
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Plexus Sytems Founder Beatty Wins Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
Factory automation software maker Plexus Systems announced that its founder, Robert Beatty, has been named winner in the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program, Central Great Lakes Division in the information technology, software category.The award was presented Thursday evening in Dearborn at the Ritz Carlton.
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Plexus to add 35-45 positions and grow client base
In 2006, the company grew 50% in revenue and 35% in staffing, to 100 employees. Fetterman expects the number of employees to grow another 35-45% this year. The growth is due to a continual addition of clients to its already impressive roster of manufacturers -- 350 across the globe, including American Axle & Manufacturing, Metaldyne and Oneda.
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Jutras references "best-of-breed" vendors such as Plexus Online,
Jutras references "best-of-breed" vendors such as Plexus Online, Glovia Services and NetSuite as offering pure on-demand solutions. She also notes that SAP, Oracle and Infor all are now offering some sort of ERP hosting, as does IBM through its partnership with Lawson. Late last year, Microsoft -- which already owns much of the SMB ERP space.
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Controls Manufacturer Lets Go Of In-House Software, Chooses Web-based MPS
Shelby, N.C.-based FAS Controls Inc. has developed a top-notch reputation over the years for producing custom-designed components with world-class quality at competitive prices -- such a good reputation, in fact, that it led private equity powerhouse Industrial Opportunity Partners to acquire it.
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U.S. division of NGK Spark Plugs is deploying Plexus Online
Plexus Online will provide the sales teams with a common point of reference, better communication and better aligned processes. In addition, NGK Spark Plugs will utilize Plexus Online's Quality modules, which align with business principles used by U.S. automotive customers.
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Software as a Service (SaaS) in the ERP World
When salesforce.com roared onto the application scene in 1999, the model for delivering/licensing CRM applications changed dramatically. Although subscription pricing and hosted applications existed in other application segments, most notably HCM, salesforce.com became the poster child for the new software as a service (SaaS) model.
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Plexus pioneers 'software as a service' model
Bob Anderson, an analyst with the Gartner Group who follows SaaS for small and mid-sized businesses, said the idea has been popular for a few years when it comes to human resource and billing applications. "But there has always been question relative to the applicability of software as a service in kind of mission critical office settings," he said
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Plexus Online Selected as Top Software Innovator by Sand Hill Group
Plexus was selected in the Software as a Service Innovation Showcasecategory. Software as a Service is being widely adopted by customers andSand Hill Group believes there will be several new industry leaders toemerge in this space.
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Auburn Hills Plexus on a roll, growth and jobs expected
Locally Plexus employs approximately 120 people and is aggressively recruiting both in-state and out-of-state talent. They are expecting to add 30 positions in the coming year. Most will be here in Michigan. To view open positions visit http://www.plex.com/company/employment.asp
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Plexus Online Wins CODiE Award: Best Business Process Automation Solution
“The CODiE Award is one more confirmation that the software-as-a-service model brings unparalleled advantages for clients, even in applications such as manufacturing execution software (MES) and enterprise resource planning (ERP), which until a short while ago were widely considered impossible to deliver via the SaaS model,” notes Mark Symonds, CEO
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Plexus Online Achieves Second Technology Milestone for Large Healthcare Org
Using Plexus Online, the large Minnesota-based healthcare organization is taking progressive steps to test the application of lean principles to daily patient care at Fairview Southdale Hospital, one of their Edina, Minnesota- based hospitals.
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Plexus Online on Demand Manufacturing Performance System Improves Operation
Plexus Online, announced that manufacturer L. E. Borden/Lang Fastener, Inc. is deploying Plexus Online to manage its operations under one fully integrated technology solution. L. E. Borden/Lang Fastener plans to deploy the full Plexus Online software suite, with a goal of eventually replacing their current legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP)
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Hospital uses advanced online technology
Plexus Systems, provider of Plexus Online, the first true on-demand lean performance system, is launching a second technology initiative to streamline patient information and medical processing for Fairview Health Services.
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STAT Medical X-Ray Tubes, Inc. Implements Plexus Online
Plexus Online, announced today that STAT Medical X-Ray Tubes, Inc. has adopted the Plexus Online system to improve operations at the South Carolina-based medical device manufacturing company. The implementation goes hand-in-hand with STAT Medical’s move to a newly constructed state-of- the-art manufacturing facility.
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Plexus Systems Earns Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status
Plexus Online, today announced that it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program, with competencies in Network Infrastructure, Business Process Integration Solutions, and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions.Plexus Online is an on demand manufacturing performance system (MPS), combining the capabilities of enterpr
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MA's 2007 Progressive Manufacturing 50: The Judges Have Spoken
Progressive Manufacturing 50 for 2007. Wolverine Advanced Materials, LLC, an EaglePicher Company. They join 49 other Progressive Manufacturing 50 winners — listed below — representing automotive, high tech, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other manufacturing vertical industries.
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Managing Automation Announces 2007 Progressive Manufacturing High Achievers
Operational Excellence: TOMASCO mulciber, a metal stamping company, was recognized for its deployment of a Plexus on-demand manufacturing system that allowed TOMASCO to manage the entire manufacturing process, reduce inventories by more than 20%, and reduce work-in-process by over 40%.
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SaaS means say goodbye to IT geeks
It's called software as a service (SaaS), and manufacturers are beginning to discover that they can cure a great many headaches by focusing on what they do best and let an expert deal with problems associated with a traditional IT department. The SaaS model isn't just about outsourcing an IT help desk. It's about not having an IT department at all.
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Software as a Service (SaaS) in the ERP World
When salesforce.com roared onto the application scene in 1999, the model for delivering/licensing CRM applications changed dramatically. Although subscription pricing and hosted applications existed in other application segments, most notably HCM, salesforce.com became the poster child for the new software as a service (SaaS) model.
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Reduction in Quality and Shipping Problems
“With the Plexus system, nothing can be shipped without being scanned. When each container is scanned, the information goes into computer to prepare a shipping label. If anyone accidentally grabs and scans the wrong box, an error message saying ‘Invalid Serial Number’ pops up on the screen. It’s almost impossible to ship the wrong parts.”
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Michigan risk takers make a difference
If you want to be an entrepreneur, you better be ready to face RISK. Most of us are "risk averse." We work for someone and are not entrepreneurs.But entrepreneurs are remarkable people who are important to our way of life.Which brings us to the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year honorees.
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Plexus Systems Founder Robert Beatty Named 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur
“With record-breaking growth and a growing global customer base, Plexus Systems continues the success built by Robert Beatty’s achievements as founder and inventor of our flagship product, Plexus Online.”
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