Data Can’t Help Unless You Use It
Combined with AI software, data can be used to identify where and how processes can be automated in order to decrease operating costs.
First In First Out (FIFO) Inventory Method
The basics of using the First In First Out (FIFO) inventory method is to have the good received first to inventory be the first issued to a job or order, from inventory at your business, preferably manufacturing and retail where different kinds … Continued
Job Shop Scheduling Software
One of the biggest logistical challenges facing job shop manufacturers is scheduling. Because job shops handle customized orders, no two jobs are ever exactly the same. This means that the materials needed for each and every job will be slightly … Continued
A Look at US Manufacturing Statistics
According to the June report on US Manufacturing Statistics manufacturing remains strong and hit its highest for 2014. New orders for US manufacturing sectors in automobiles, computers, chemicals and other products caused the index to reach 55.3%. American manufacturers don’t … Continued
One of the Last Marble Manufacturer’s in America, Literally!
I love hunting for the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Manufacturing in the United States, it is still alive. It always amazes me how the human spirit is so full of imagination and how that imagination becomes manufactured ideas that span generations; … Continued
Old Manufacturing and High Tech Jobs
As old manufacturing goes by the wayside, new high-tech jobs are taking their place. CNN’s Tony Harris reports.
Business Intelligence with SMARTer Manager
What is business intelligence? SMARTer Manager helps you with business intelligence through customizing how you work with SMARTer Manager and enables you to organize all your internal and outside processes in one spot. There’s no need to click through screens … Continued
Create a custom data view
Create a view for Closed Production Orders. 1. Open View Builder (Toolbox View Builder) 2. Click the + sign to add new view 3. Type in name of new view: Closed Production Orders 4. Select View Table: Orders 5. Select … Continued
Estimating and Scheduling
In this presentation we will look at the process from Estimating to Scheduling the job on the shop floor.
Company Overview
SMe Software has developed what we believe is the industry’s finest, state of the art, manufacturing management software. Whether you’re a job shop, repetitive manufacturer or a little of both, SMARTer Manager can simplify your life. Since 1987, beginning with … Continued