Datacraft Solutions Signum 4.0 Offers Card History for Electronic Kanban According to President Sam Bayer

Datacraft Solutions Signum 4.0 Offers Card History for Electronic Kanban According to President Sam Bayer

(PRWEB) October 3, 2004 -- Datacraft Solutions is proud to announce the release of Signum v4.0. The changes appearing in this new release as well as the impact these changes may have on day-to-day usage of the system are extraordinary," according to Sam Bayer, President of Datacraft Solutions. The formal release date for Signum version 4.0 was October 4, 2004.

Bayer notes that, Kanban is fundamentally about two things. Its a pull based replenishment systems that should be triggered by customer demand, and its managed visually."

Signum now records and displays a history of all changes made to a Kanban Card record that would affect the current number of cards. This screen will have an entry for each change and the relevant data such as timestamp, user, etc.

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This functionality will be available for all changes moving forward. It does not, however, provide visibility for any card level changes prior to the release of the Card History tables.

Using lean manufacturing principles Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) web-based Signum Kanban systems delivers measurable goals and a clear implementation strategy. Signum allows manufacturers to maximize their efficiencies through unprecedented computerized process automation. By integrating bar code scanners, Signum enables automatic issues of signals directly to the supplier via email at the point of scan. Signum also contains an inventory level calculator which allows you to change the demand levels for a single component, finished good, or an entire product family to accommodate seasonal demand spikes. Calculations are automatically made and applied to the appropriate card(s) and any needed additional new cards printed.

Signum is ranked one of the simplest lean automation solutions available and has been recognized by users as very easy to learn. Unlike some ERP implementations, there is no complex setup process or difficult procedures to learn.

There had to be a simple solution to an electronic kanban that would put in place a system that was easy to learn for both planners and suppliers, and visible for everyone to function without confusion, supply concerns, and productivity impacts.

Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) Signum is the leading web-based kanban automation system.

Signum is the manufacturers tool, integrating inventory barcode scanners and kanban cards into a web interface where buyers can plan and calculate their kanban requirements, automatically issue replenishment signals to suppliers, confirm receipt, and monitor status at all times. Customizable alerts and control signals control routine transactions and exceptions.
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