Helping You Make the Right Decisions

Every manufacturer has the same fundamental questions:

• What do I need to purchase or produce?
• When do I need to purchase or produce it?
• How much do I need to purchase or produce?
• How can I reduce my inventory levels without reducing the desired level of customer service?
• How can I improve production scheduling?
• How can I become more agile to respond to an ever-changing business climate?

The difference between a profitable manufacturer and one who just survives is how well these questions are answered.

XBS Manufacturing offers the functionality you need to make informed decisions about critical issues you face everyday. Its powerful MRP functionality assists you in determining what and when you need to produce and/or purchase. XBS's flexible MRP allows you to calculate in a regenerative or net change mode. You define the critical manufacturing and reorder policies that MRP will use to calculate net requirements. The system suggests what to order based on fact rather than guesswork. And it offers the flexibility to adapt and adjust manufacturing policies, on the fly, as your ever-changing business demands dictate. 

Poor production scheduling results in product flow imbalances, increased bottlenecks, and reduced throughput. All of these factors contribute to increased inventory and reduced customer service. To prevent poor production scheduling, XBS's flexible scheduling allows automatic scheduling of orders as a result of an MRP run, when orders are generated from sales, and from manually-entered orders. When scheduling issues do occur you can turn to XBS Manufacturing's dynamically linked Load and Task Windows. Here you can easily spot potential scheduling challenges and act before they become full-blown problems.

In short, the comprehensive functionality offered with XBS Manufacturing helps you make the right decisions to improve your business' profitability, customer service and efficiency.

Profitability is the Key

The more profitable a business is the more likely it is to grow. For manufacturers, the best way to improve profitability is to reduce inventory levels without reducing customer service levels. The manufacturer whose system allows them to more accurately produce and purchase the right mix of products in the right quantities at the right time will have the lowest production costs and most satisfied customers. This is the guaranteed formula to increased profits.

It isn't enough anymore to just have the lowest price. You must ensure you are producing the right product mix and that you can deliver it just when your customer requires. And you have to be agile enough to recognize and respond to an ever-changing environment. XBS Manufacturing is designed with this important concept in mind. It is rich in features that increase your visibility and your ability to adapt. Features such as: Where Used, Item Availability, Navigate, Exchange Production BOM, the ability to change components and routings on the fly and more, allow you to quickly take the appropriate action to stay ahead of the competition. XBS Manufacturing has many features that let you better track how well you are attaining your business goals, such as statistics for orders, items, customers, vendors, and the ability to archive all finished orders for historical reference.

Customer Service is Your Advantage

For many manufacturers, the only way to differentiate them-selves from their competitors is by providing a higher level of customer service than anyone else. Manufacturers who can assist their customers in attaining just-in-time functionality attract and keep good customers. This means making sure your entire organization has the agility to react quickly to business opportunities.

XBS Manufacturing offers a full suite of functionality to improve the overall service you provide. From the time the customer places an order to the time they receive it, XBS Manufacturing assists you in speeding up the order to delivery cycle with clearly visible results in increased service performance and happy customers.

With features like multi-level, bi-directional pegging, which XBS refers to as "Tracking", you can quickly inform your customers of the accurate status of all production and purchase orders related to the sales order. You can also "track" back from the task list, through the production order, to the sales order and view which customer would be affected in moving this job further out on the schedule. This allows you to be fully informed and, if necessary, proactive in contacting the customer.

Efficiency Makes It Happen

As manufacturing companies grow, so does the complexity of managing operations. XBS allows great flexibility in how you set up the shop floor. You can be as disciplined or dynamic as your business demands.

Whether you are a small manufacturer using work center groups or a larger manufacturer using work center groups, work centers and machine centers, XBS Manufacturing can adapt to your needs for the level of detailed information you wish to capture and track. Furthermore it offers you the control to determine how and when to record and capture information. You can flush both materials and operations. The flushing method, (forward, backward or manual) can be defined for each item and work / machine center as well. Using XBS's unique Routing Link Codes offers the ability to flush the materials at the specific operational step they are used, which assists in improving the accuracy of your inventory. You may also choose to flush all materials upon the release or finish of the production order. XBS allows you to adapt the system to the way you do business! As your growing needs require you to capture more information you can implement more of the detailed features included in the software. 

As their business continues to grow, many manufacturers experience excessive material costs. XBS's material management and controls reduce your inventory investment. Simultaneous planning of materials and facilities ensures your ability to accurately commit and deliver at the lowest possible cost to you.

One Solution is the Best Solution

For many busy manufacturers, integrating a manufacturing system with an accounting and business management system takes time, costs money, and offers no guarantee of success. Why bother when a truly integrated system already exists? XBS Manufacturing is fully integrated with XBS Financials, XBS's popular accounting and business management solution. This level of integration is crucial if a manufacturing solution is to be deployed across an entire organization covering operational, financial, and administrative areas.

Easy to Implement and Use

XBS Manufacturing is a fully integrated solution with an easy-to-use graphical user interface that has earned the Designed for Microsoft Windows NT/95, Designed for Microsoft Windows NT/98, Designed for Microsoft BackOffice and Microsoft Office 97 Compatible logos.

Manufacturing Your Way

For maximum flexibility and scalability, XBS Manufacturing offers its functionality in small sets of features called "granules". This approach allows you to choose precisely the functionality that you need, without paying for features you don't. As your business grows and your needs change, you can purchase additional granules easily.

As with all XBS solutions, it is easy to tailor to your own working practices. With our comprehensive set of design tools, you can modify forms, data tables, reports, and even the business rules within the application to accommodate your company's practices.

A Solution for the Future