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Epicor forAutomotiveFunctionalityXXGlobal operationsXXTraceability and qualityXXCost managementXXSupply chain managementXXLean productionXXProduction monitoringXXGlobal materials managementoperations guidelines/logisticsevaluation (MMOG/LE)Flexible and Modern System ArchitectureSolves the Automotive ChallengeThe pool of automotive suppliers continues to shrink as only those with the mostflexible IT infrastructures can adapt to the increasing demands of their automotivecustomers. The inspired answer is Epicor for Automotive, our enterprise resourceplanning (ERP) solution built from the ground up using a 100% service-orientedarchitecture (SOA) using a 100% Microsoft technology stack. Other ERP systemsinstall an “XML wrapper” around their systems and call themselves “SOA,” but thatadds another layer of abstraction, complicating setup and slowing down transactions.Every business object in Epicor for Automotive is available as a collection of services,to be made easily accessible by your trading partners’ systems without a complicatedapplication programming interface (API).
Epicor for AutomotiveFlexibility to Support ComplexManufacturing ProcessesEpicor was the first in the industry to introduce a 100% SOA-based ERP system and now, weare the only ERP provider who can offer you these deployment choices for the exact sameproduct: on-premise, hosted, or single- or multi-tenant software as a service (SaaS). In fact, youcan choose on-premise and use it to set up SaaS for your own enterprise. But that’s not the onlyreason we’re at pole position. With forty years of experience, we have unparalleled experience inworking with manufacturers to solve their business challenges. Having successfully implementedmore than 10,000 manufacturing customers, we’ve developed a deep understanding of theneeds of manufacturers. As a result, Epicor ERP is used in a wide range of manufacturingoperations from agile make-to-order applications to repetitive production under long-termsupply contracts:XXMetal processingXXForming and stampingXXPlastic injection molding and extrusionXXPlastic sheet thermoforming and processingXXElectronic assembly and componentsXXFastenings and springsSupport for Global MMOG/LEMany of the Epicor manufacturing customers make complex products, and by the same token,they view themselves as complex businesses that defy categorization. Epicor manufacturershave the tools to effectively serve their customers—public sector or private, domestic orforeign, because they are aided by ERP functions for every area of a manufacturing business,whether they are make-to-stock, configure-to-order, engineer-to-order, kit-to-order, repetitive,or some combination thereof. Nearly all of the Epicor for Automotive ERP modules, includingfinancials, are not integrated, but embedded together in the same code base. The resultingreal-time visibility, in addition to the other benefits described in this document, will help yourorganization achieve a world-class materials planning and logistics system in accordance with theGlobal MMOG/LE .User Friendly Screens Enable Efficiencyand MobilityOne of the most important aspects of an ERP system is what your users see and control: screenswritten in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. They’ll see a state-of-the-art user interface that looksand acts like the newest Microsoft Windows -based applications they’re used to, with indextabs, F1 help, cut-and-paste with other Windows applications, such as Microsoft Office Excel ,multiple open records, and a scrolling grid with frozen rows. And they can “personalize” thesescreens too, by changing such things as tab order, grid sort order, menu shortcuts, and hotkeys.The Epicor for Automotive technology platform enables rapid deployment to desktop client,web browser client, mobile devices, manufacturing touch screens, and additional touch screencapability using the latest tiled Windows user interface (UI). In fact, nearly all of the desktopclient screens are available via web browser out-of-the-box.
Epicor for AutomotiveUse Demand Management andPurchase Contracts for ReleaseAccountingEpicor for Automotive provides an efficient interface andprocess to manage the volume of data that is possible withlong-term Just-in-Time (JIT) contracts. It includes DemandManagement, which handles creation, analysis, manipulation,and reconciliation of cumulative records for releases fromEDI implementation options—Epicor takes pride in thefreedom of choice we offer our customers for their EDIimplementations. Choose the level of assistance you need fromthe Epicor EDI Solutions Team; such as having them train yourteam in Demand Management setup and operationand then building and customizing all your EDI maps for you,or simply training them to do it all themselves. If you havemade a significant investment in your existing enterprise-classEDI translation software, you can continue to use it withyour automotive customers. The Purchase Contracts moduleEpicor ERP.handles cumulative records for releases to your automotiveEDI Managed Services—Epicor offers its own value addedsuppliers. Setting up and changing deliveries (i.e., deliverydates and quantities) on purchase orders is automated,so that you can easily make changes to the schedule asyour needs change.Electronic DataInterchange (EDI)The Epicor ERP system framework readily supports thefollowing listed standard ANSI X12 and EDIFACT documents:Inbound Documentsnetwork (VAN) service that supports millions of transactionsdaily. In addition to this service offering, TIE Hosted Servicesare available for the EDI message translations. The benefit ofcombining these solutions includes significant savings in VANfees and low up-front setup fees for TIE Kinetix translationsoftware. The Epicor EDI Solutions Team can providetraining for your ongoing management of EDI mappingand operations.Direct Import Demand Workbench—Import standard EDImessages from the VAN and translation software directly intothe Epicor ERP system without middleware, and optionallyXXPurchase order (ORDERS, 850)review them for errors in a user-friendly format beforeXXPlanning schedule (DELFOR, 830)committing them to your production environment. In theXXShipping schedule (DELJIT, 862)Demand Workbench, easily correct common errors suchXXChange order (ORDCHG, 860)as a bad contract ID or trading partner ID before sendingon for processing.Outbound DocumentsXXPurchase Order Acknowledgement (ORDRSP, 855)XXAdvanced Ship Notice (DESADV, 856)XXInvoice (INVOIC, 810)XXPurchase Order Change Acknowledgement (865)Acceptance Status—Automatically track functionalacceptance status of EDI documents, including acceptance,rejection, and partial acceptance of outbound documentsthrough receipt of functional acknowledgements fromtrading partners.Many more are available from the Epicor EDI SolutionsEvaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS) or Pay on ReceiptTeam, who are experienced in making EDI work in various(POR)—Improve cash flow by providing ASN data elementsenvironments and can offer enhanced functionality that isrequired by trading partners for ERS/POR functionality, enablingtailored to the EDI needs of your business.your trading partner to send back a Cash Application AdviceTIE Kinetix Software—Epicor has partnered with TIE KinetixEDI document (REMADV, 820) to process the cash application.for close to 20 years to ensure close collaboration duringEDI Capable to Promise—Help prevent your ERP systemimplementation of EDI solutions. TIE’s Business Integrationfrom making promises to your trading partner that you can’tproducts, including EDI translation software, support allkeep. A very powerful EDI/Demand Management feature isindustry B2B eCommerce standards, and communication andthe Capable to Promise function you can turn on for specificsecurity infrastructures.trading partners, to first check your available stock andresources against each EDI message that comes in. If not
Epicor for Automotiveenough resources are available to make and ship the productaids project procurement via the Supplier Connect Webby the date requested, then the line is optionally adjusted,Portal.Supplier Connect enables online, efficient access forpreventing an inaccurate purchase order acknowledgementyour suppliers to bid on RFQ’s, receive your PO’s, and viewfrom being sent to the trading partner and the costly fines thatscheduling information.go with delayed order fulfillment.customers for whom you can bypass manual review ofMonitor Overall EquipmentEffectiveness (OEE)incoming EDI documents in favor of automated receipt ofEpicor Mattec Manufacturing Execution System (MES)un-firm or firm orders and changes based on predefinedextends your Epicor system to help get the powerful metricscustomer attributes.you need to improve performance–OEE, run rates, scrap, yield,Automated Order and Forecast Acceptance—Specifyenergy consumption, material consumption, and much more.Improve Lead Time and ReduceWaste with Lean ProductionEpicor for Automotive is a real-time solution that was designedto support paperless manufacturing. Through the use ofKanban production, you can produce your fast movingproducts without setting up work orders, and create queuerecords for the work that needs to be completed, thereforeAccurate machine-related data, along with operator depth anddimension helps you pinpoint critical issues, reduce waste, andimprove quality and customer service. F MES supports digitaland analog machine signals directly from sensors or PLCs, orvia OPC-compliant PLCs.Customize Products On-the-Flyeliminating the need for paper.Epicor for Automotive Product Configurator not only allows forSupport Bidding, Estimatingand Prototyping with ProjectManagement andSupplier Connectcalculations and present specific choices based on parametersProject tracking is entirely embedded within the ERP systemConfigurator will accept configurations from incoming EDIfor budgeting, accumulating, rolling up and analyzing costs.messages, priced according to contract. Your customersYou can generate a multi-level project at any time, in “broadcan also log into the Web Configurator that is part of Epicorbrush strokes” in the Quotation module, where establishedfor Automotive Commerce Connect and configure theirpart numbers are not yet required, or later, in the Engineeringproduct options.easy selection of product features and options, it can performentered by the user, such as dimensions of a door opening.Product Configurator verifies the selections against the rules,and may present additional options based on its calculationsagainst engineering specifications. It rolls up costs and pricingand generates bills and routings. Alternatively, the ProductWorkbench. You can link jobs, orders, and quotes to a projectID, which is designed to automatically capture their direct/Project milestones can be set to trigger progress billing. ProjectEffectively ManageGlobal Growthmanagement also supports a bi-directional integration withEpicor for Automotive supports enterprise purchasingMicrosoft Project.management and advanced multi-plant management, whichindirect labor, material issues, and purchase order costs.RFQ’s can be tied to a project from both the quote and thejob. The RFQ requirements entered by the project manager/engineer are immediately visible to the buyer via the BuyerWorkbench, where the buyer has a coordinated view ofsourcing, procurement, and expedited requirements. Thebuyer has the option of consolidating purchasing acrossmultiple projects to gain superior economies of scale. Inaddition to the Buyer Workbench, Epicor for Automotiveenables companies to synchronize their manufacturingoperations globally, by deploying and consolidatingenterprise information across multiple companies, multipleservers, multiple databases and multiple countries. Epicorfor Automotive supports many languages, most notablyTraditional and Simplified Chinese. The underlying SOA makesthe ERP system inherently “internationalized,” so that it can beadapted to any region and any user easily without modifying
Epicor for Automotivethe source code. The ERP system is also localized to addressthat could corrupt your database, the business rules willthe various and necessary requirements for doing business inhelp stop it dead in its tracks. Epicor Service Connect isother countries. As an alternative to maintaining in the basethe preferred business integration platform for ad hocsoftware code, global engines contain the rules for posting,connectivity to the ERP system. In it you can set up securemulticurrency, rounding, legal, and tax.workflow orchestrations between the ERP system andEpicor for Automotive Currency Management automates theprocess of both buying and selling in foreign currencies. Withtracking of default currencies as well as extensive exchangerate tables, manual transactions are reduced. Lock transactionsin at a specified rate with automatic gain or loss reporting,external applications or processes. Epicor Service Connectconsists of security, messaging, workflow orchestration,transformation, scheduling, notification, exception handling,and service components.Throughout the system, the currency symbol is displayedManage the EntireProduct Lifecyclenotifying the user of the currency being used.Epicor PLM is the product data and document managementreducing the guesswork from handling foreign transactions.system that is designed to supervise the entire process, theEnsure Business ContinuityEpicor offers two additional applications—XSOL InOrderand Epicor Knowledge Mentor—to help ensure your criticalbusiness functions will continue despite disruptions such as lossof key employees. XSOL InOrder is a process mapping tool thatsimplifies the process of defining, documenting, and visualizingbusiness processes. XSOL InOrder enables users to visualizeoperations across their entire orgranization, helping them toidentify process complexity, redundancy, and inefficiencies,which ultimately supports reducing costs. Along with Epicor’sBest Practice models, customers are provided a best practiceproduct life history, in conjunction with the ERP system.Workflow management, scan and plot management, as wellas document viewing in large heterogeneous networks andover the Internet, complete the range of powerful Epicor PLMfeatures employed. Key features of the Epicor PLM applicationinclude full integration with more than 12 computer aideddesign (CAD) systems and Microsoft Office. Using classificationand indexing substantially reduces the expenditure forretrieving documents. Drawings, bills of material or productdescriptions can be re-used for similar products andcomparable projects. Push BOM and routing data directly fromplatform to capture their unique processes.within the CAD application to the ERP system.Epicor Knowledge Mentor enables users to easily create,Knowledge Mentor provides an interactive approach to showManage All Aspects of QualityFrom a Single Systemusers how to use the system exactly as it will be used in theirEpicor Advanced Quality Management is a suite of applicationsown work environment, with their data.that address the mission critical issues impacting automotivedeploy and manage custom role-based computer training.manufacturing profitability. Quality improvement initiativesCreate AIAG-Compliant LabelsEpicor for Automotive provides the information necessary tosupport AIAG-compliant labels tied to ASN, and also the abilityto create RFID labels.Integrate Seamlessly withOther Systemsreduce scrap and rework, produce fewer nonconformances,lower production PPM, reduce warranty exposure, and improvetime to market. Complete APQP and PPAP management,product and process documentation are designed to give youcontrol over your business processes to streamline productlaunches and dramatically reduce warranty exposure. Supplierperformance management creates scorecards for ongoingsupplier performance ratings. The AQM Supplier Portal offersAny of the ERP system’s business objects can be published asa web-based quality performance and communication toolservices. As a result, XML data from the outside going into thefor your suppliers which helps to integrate seamlessly withERP system via these services are designed to obey the businessthe data collected within the AQM system. TS 16949 qualityrules of the business objects. In other words, if it’s bad dataperformance management dramatically reduces the time and
effort typically associated with compliance audits. Maintain alland skills records, and all key audit information in one easy-to-Industry Leading Service andSupportaccess system.Epicor has over 40 years of experience delivering industrydocumentation, issue resolution records, employee trainingfocused, world-class solutions, and ongoing customer careFlexible Deployment Optionsand service to over 20,000 customer installations. It is a trueglobal solutions partner with support offices all over the world.As your business grows and changes, you need a solutionthat can grow and change with you. As a single solution ableto be deployed on premise, hosted, or in the cloud, EpicorManufacturing provides unprecedented deployment flexibility.For example, if your business has limited IT resources you mayopt to initially deploy the solution in a hosted model or in thecloud. As your business changes you may subsequently opt toredeploy Epicor ERP on premise.The key vehicle that transforms Epicor for Automotive into asuccessful business solution is our Signature ImplementationMethodology. Epicor delivers one of the most cost effectiveand efficient techniques to plan, design, validate, and deployyour Epicor solution. Staffed with direct employees around theglobe who are properly trained and equipped with worldclass implementation tools, Epicor follows our proven 5-stageSignature Methodology designed specifically around EpicorEpicor is one of the few vendors to have architected a fullsoftware and our customers. The end result is an on-time,multitenant software as a service (SaaS) and on-premiseon-budget implementation of your Epicor solution that allowsversion out of a single product and is the only vendor who hasyour company to quickly begin using Epicor for Automotive indeployed it to customers. 1day-to-day operations saving you time and money by providingbroad functionality at a lower total cost of ownership.1Magic Quadrant for Single-Instance ERP for Product-Centric Companies, Gartner Inc., September 11, 2013About EpicorEpicor Software Corporation drives business growth. We provide flexible, industry-specific software that is designed around the needsof our manufacturing, distribution, retail, and service industry customers. More than 40 years of experience with our customers’unique business processes and operational requirements is built into every solution—in the cloud, hosted, or on premises. With adeep understanding of your industry, Epicor solutions spur growth while managing complexity. The result is powerful solutions thatfree your resources so you can grow your business. For more information, connect with Epicor or visit www.epicor.com.Contact us for more information on Epicor Products and Services 1.800.999.6995Corporate Office804 Las Cimas ParkwayAustin, TX 78746USAToll Free: 1.888.448.2636Direct: 1.512.328.2300Fax: 1.512.278.5590Latin America and CaribbeanBlvd. Antonio L. Rodriguez #1882 Int. 104Plaza Central, Col. Santa MariaMonterrey, Nuevo Leon, CP 64650MexicoPhone: 52.81.1551.7100Fax: 52.81.1551.7117Europe, Middle East and AfricaNo. 1 The ArenaDownshire WayBracknell, Berkshire RG12 1PUUnited KingdomPhone: 44.1344.468468Fax: 44.1344.468010info@epicor.comAsia238A Thomson Road #23-06Novena Square Tower ASingapore 307684SingaporePhone: 65.6333.8121Fax: 65.6333.8131www.epicor.comAustralia and New ZealandSuite 2 Level 8,100 Pacific HighwayNorth Sydney, NSW 2060AustraliaPhone: 61.2.9927.6200Fax: 61.2.9927.6298The contents of this document are for informational purposes only and are subject to change with
Epicor for Automotive Currency Management automates the process of both buying and selling in foreign currencies. With tracking of default currencies as well as extensive exchange rate tables, manual transactions are reduced. Lock trans
