Plexus Online: New-Generation Manufacturing Management
Document: QT-423
Date of Publication: January
9, 2007
Number of Pages: 4
Lead Author(s):
M. West
Price: $195
USD

QuickTake Summary:
Born
in the automobile industry and designed by manufacturing engineers,
Plexus Systems, Inc.'s, SaaS service, Plexus Online, delivers
next-generation ERP functionality in an easy-to-use, easily
customized, integrated set of modules.
Unlike
older generation ERP systems such as Oracle and SAP, which were
built around accounting systems and which have problems, therefore,
capturing shop floor information in a timely manner, Plexus Online
starts with events on the shop floor and populates information up
from there. Thus it works the way manufacturing companies work.
One
of its chief features is complete traceability – if a defect turns
up in a part or subsystem, Plexus Online can trace the defect back
to its source, determine what lots are affected and then identify
any finished products containing pieces from those lots and any
remaining pieces from them in inventory, allowing the manufacturer
to correct the problem. This is vital in high-precision,
high-liability industries such as automotive and aero-space, where a
defective part can be deadly.