Del Mar, California; September 30, 2004
- Beach Access Software of Del Mar, California, announces the
addition of a Capacity Planning module to its entry-level integrated
manufacturing system – E-Z-MRP.
The Capacity Planning module allows users to define work centers, enter labor
routings for each manufactured part, and generate graphic and tabular reports.
These reports show each day what work is flowing through each work center and
what percent of each work center’s capacity is being utilized.
“The user does very little input to get some very valuable output,” said Rocky
Smolin, president of Beach Access Software. “The work center definitions and
labor routings change very little once entered. And the work center loading is
being driven by demands from other parts of the E-Z-MRP system. ”
Smolin said the Capacity Planning reports give a small manufacturer visibility
over manufacturing bottlenecks that may not occur for weeks. It also gives them
the time they need to respond to capacity constraints, adjust their delivery
schedules, and meet their customer commitments. “It’s a benefit usually reserved
for much larger companies with much larger systems,” he said.
In addition to the new Capacity Planning module, E-Z-MRP includes a complete
Bill of Materials processor and a Material Planning and Tracking module that
generates the standard MRP Make and Buy reports. The system also offers a
Physical Inventory function and a Purchase Order module for printing purchase
orders.
And, like previous versions, E-Z-MRP supports multiple databases, making it
easy to do simulations or answer “what-if” questions without disrupting the
production database.
The cost of E-Z-MRP is $2,995. “I think that pricing and buying software should
be as easy as learning and using it,” Smolin said. “E-Z-MRP has one price -
$2,995. That includes everything we have - it always has and it always will. You
can’t pay more and you can’t pay less.”
E-Z-MRP runs on any Windows-based PC or network, and requires Microsoft’s
Access 2000 or later to run.