ASC Utility Industry Solutions
Integrated Software Solutions for Distribution and Manufacturing Operations
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Experience:
The
Utility Industry has diverse requirements when it comes to their
distribution needs. For example, there are many parts that are
located in bins, parts that are on pallets, and parts that will
only fit in an outside yard (telephone poles, reels of cable,
pipe, large transformers, etc.) Tracking these types of items
can be very challenging for a utility company.
The
warehouse tracking solution therefore has to be versatile enough
to support a large range of products. It also has to perform
under some adverse environmental conditions. Not only are
products being tracked outdoors in all kinds of weather, but the
centrally based utility may need to get critical supplies to
outlying areas (or remote branches/centers) that may have
sustained heavy weather damage such as tornados, hurricanes,
fires, and earthquakes. This will require a distribution
solution that can maintain not only an accurate inventory
(multi-facility capable) but also be capable of providing uptime
24 hours a day, 365 days a year in case of an emergency. In
addition, utility companies often require that "critical items"
cannot go below certain minimum levels as it could involve
safety issues and risks.
In
the utility industry, certain accounting functions must be
transparent to the warehouse staff - these functions involve GL
account transactions or default account postings when a part is
"issued." The warehouse solution should handle this without
impacting the daily user operations. Reporting for end-of-period
and audits are therefore maintained for accounting transactions
and posting to the ERP system is done without intervention from
the users. This increases the speed at which users can move
through their daily transactions and reduces the cost of labor,
plus increases accuracy for accounting.
For
over sixteen years now, ASC has been instrumental in enabling
companies to build, test, pack, label, and ship products
throughout their supply chain. ASC software solutions empower
some the largest supply chain networks in the world, including:
Daimler Chrysler, General Mills, Kimberly Clark Medical Devices,
Dean Foods, and Akro-Mils.
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"We have used ASCTrac
WMS for several years in many of our storerooms and it has proven to be a
valuable investment. Before ASCTrac, we were working with mainframe
legacy systems for many years and had no automated data collection, just
keyboard entry. When we installed ASCTrac WMS and the legacy
system interface, it gave us RF real time data collection, additional
functionality, and increased accuracy. The result was high user acceptance
and improved customer satisfaction. Teaming with ASC allowed us to achieve
our goals on schedule, under budget, and with very positive results. The
best part is the value that was achieved by working with ASC as a partner."
Mike G., Consumers Energy (a utility company) |
Modules and Features:
Many different
modules and features are available as a result of our depth of
experience in distribution:
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ASCTrac Warehouse Management (very extensive)
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ASCTrac Manufacturing (very extensive)
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Remote Center management
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Web portal
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Utility style reporting and accounting
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Labor Management
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Statistics and labor Performance
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Demand Planning and Forecasting
- Work In Process Tracking on Shop Floor
- Complete tracking and costing for the ERP solution
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EDI connectivity for ASN's, RFID, etc.
- Real time visibility
for the accounting system
- Fully integrated to the other ASC
modules for ERP
- and many more (view
more option modules)
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