New Version - 8.2 of The Time Critical Manufacturing (TCM) Suite of ERP Applications

    The new version 8.2 of the Time Critical Manufacturing (TCM) suite of ERP applications was announced recently by WorkWise, Inc. New functionality is the cornerstone of Version 8.2 from WorkWise and includes: Direct Fulfillment which allows the calculation of a promise date based of available capacity and material and the scheduling of a shop order directly from Customer Order Processing all from a single screen, a new Lean Manufacturing Module supporting Kanban techniques for both created and purchased processes, and TCM CRM (Customer Relationship Management), marketing campaigns, supporting opportunity tracking, customer service, account management and full MS Outlook integration.

    "TCM Version 8.2 encompasses a unique combination of value added enterprise functionality as well as technology advancements that will accelerate our customer's benefits of their TCM Manufacturing System. Value added functionality such as a new Lean Manufacturing Module along with advanced processes such as Direct Fulfillment and order-less manufacturing, and drag and drop scheduling will allow significant strides to the TCM Manufacturing process," said Wayne Wedell, President of WorkWise.

    In addition, further enhancements have been integrated to functionality previously unveiled in earlier releases, such as drag and drop scheduling techniques within the Visual Schedulers Workbench allowing for ease of scheduling and rescheduling of shop orders.TCM Version 8.2 is ready for the Microsoft Windows operating system. This feature rich release is a prelude to TCM V8.2SQL which is scheduled for release fall 2007.

    TCM version 8.2 also has WorkWise's commitment to third party integration of solutions including seamless integrations to: ADP's Taxware, Dash's JetStream Visual Scheduler which supports shop-order-less scheduling of orders and Order Express Shipping for shipping and logistics. TCM Version 8.2 is ready to ship to the general public as well as the large WorkWise customer base throughout the United States and Pacific Rim that currently use the TCM applications to run their enterprise.

    The company is a customer-centric solution provider of the Time Critical Manufacturing (TCM) enterprise application. In addition to the TCM Enterprise Application, WorkWise provides a full range of offerings, including Customer Support, Consulting, Technical and Integration Services. WorkWise offers solutions to make-to-order, repetitive and mixed-mode manufacturers to shorten cycle times, reduce inventory and improve customer service. Companies that require solutions that simplify and optimize manufacturing information, supply chain management, manufacturing execution and planning can enhance their operations through use of TCM by taking time out of the business processes and increasing value-add in products and services.

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