Screw machine shops struggle daily to reduce scrap and defects, limit excess inventory, manage a wide variety of production runs, and handle complicated schedules-which, in many cases, are tracked on flip charts or, worse, in a shop supervisor's head. Epicor's manufacturing solutions enable screw machine shops to automate job costing, integrate their financials with production, improve quality, and, best, streamline scheduling so that products are shipped on schedule.

Epicor for Screw Machine Shops: A quick guide

• Bar coded shop floor data collection tools help shop supervisors gather accurate labor information while telling operators exactly which job they should work on at any time.
• Easy-to-use visual scheduling tools help you identify and eliminate bottlenecks before they hit the shop floor.  Two jobs hitting the same tapping work center at the same time?   Just drag-and-drop one to a different schedule or a different work center to alleviate the overload.
• Quality Assurance modules help you conform to the tight tolerances your industry demands.  Shop floor employees can identify non-conforming parts or materials and move them out of production into inspection queues, where inspectors can create DMRs and the MRB can take appropriate action.
• Machine and work center maintenance schedules are integrated with the production schedule, so you can minimize downtime while still machining parts to exact tolerances.
• Web-based eCommerce and online customer service tools give your customers and suppliers real-time access to order, shipment, and payment data. 
• Business Intelligence tools help you see and react to the variables that affect your productivity (i.e., the flow of materials into your shop floor and production bottlenecks).
• Detailed reporting teaches you which jobs are most profitable.  You'll know which jobs you should submit bids on and which you should leave to the competition.

Epicor also offer screw machine shops a complete suite of professional services, including training, online and phone support, consulting, customization, and installation and implementation services.

For more information on how Epicor's manufacturing solutions can help make your screw machining business run more efficiently, contact Epicor at 800-449-6772, or by e-mail at vantage.info@epicor.com.