BisTrack - Work Orders and Scheduling

Introduction

The building supply industry ships a wide range of goods to construction sites. Those goods could be small or large, light or heavy. In industry-related contexts, large, heavy parts occur more often than in other industries. But it's not only about delivering goods; they also handle the necessary pre-production or manufacturing tasks before certain products reach their customers. This could be doors, timber boards cut to specific lengths, or a preassembled wooden structure for individual customer sites. This makes it quite important for building suppliers to plan and execute work orders within their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution. The following text highlights the Epicor BisTrack work order capabilities essential to the building supply industry.

Epicor BisTrack provides production planning and scheduling, quality control, manufacturing execution, and plant-floor automation, enabling real-time tracking of production processes and enabling timely decision-making. These scheduling tools help align production activities with material availability, labour, and equipment to optimise the flow of goods through the production process, supported by real-time, drag-and-drop scheduling.

Why it Matters

Epicor BisTrack is essential for businesses in the building supply industry, as it enhances production efficiency and workflow management. By integrating real-time tracking, advanced scheduling, and accurate costing, it empowers companies to respond swiftly to customer demands, optimise resources, and boost profitability, ultimately driving competitiveness in a dynamic market.

Production Order Management

BisTrack includes tools for efficient scheduling, sequencing, and monitoring of jobs on the shop floor, enabling real-time tracking of production processes. It supports multi-location work orders and production transfers, helping track inventory, cost, and control of third-party processes.

Product Configurator

The built-in product configurator helps manage complex product configurations while defining custom product structures based on predefined rules. This tool can also assist staff with image-based selections; fast, informed product creation; and timber tallies.

Manufacturing Scheduling

Advanced planning and scheduling tools provide real-time, interactive scheduling boards for visual management of the shop floor, aiding capacity planning, including colour-coded schedules for quick visibility and capacity indicators for each machine in your workshop. Long-running processes will automatically wrap to the next day, keeping things moving forward.

Materials and Labour Costing

BisTrack supports accurate costing of materials and labour, enabling better margin protection and cost control. timber packs can be added as source material and recreated as finished goods into a new SKU with a single click.

Pricing can include labour and machine time, offcut recovery, and waste factors to reflect the real cost of production. Flexible UOM (Unit-Of-Measure) conversion supports percentage wastage where needed. It’s easy to include third-party costs, including treatments, machining and haulage, and to specify which costs are apportioned to which finished lines. You can also add minimum processing costs for smaller runs.

Mobile and Web Apps for WO Processing

A browser-based interface supports work order processing on the shop floor, providing real-time visibility and updates.

Key Benefits:

• Real-Time Production Tracking: Enables immediate monitoring of production processes, allowing for timely decision-making and improved workflow management.
• Optimised Scheduling: Advanced drag-and-drop scheduling tools align production activities with materials availability, labour, and equipment, enhancing the efficiency of goods flow.
• Efficient Order Management: Supports multi-location work orders and production transfers, improving inventory tracking, cost management, and control over third-party processes.
• Complex Product Management: The built-in product configurator simplifies the management of intricate product configurations, allowing staff to create custom products quickly and accurately.
• Capacity Planning Visibility: Interactive scheduling boards provide visual management of the shop floor, helping to efficiently identify and manage capacity across machines .
• Accurate Costing: Facilitates precise tracking of materials and labour costs, which aids in margin protection and ensures the real cost of production is reflected accurately.
• Mobile and Web Accessibility: Offers browser-based work order processing, providing real-time visibility and updates directly on the shop floor.
• Enhanced Operational Efficiency: By integrating production planning, scheduling, and inventory management, BisTrack allows manufacturers to streamline operations, respond swiftly to customer demands, and drive competitiveness in the market.

By leveraging these benefits, businesses can improve productivity, control costs, and ultimately enhance profitability.

BisTrack - Your manufacturing operation assistant

In conclusion, Epicor BisTrack empowers the building supply industry by seamlessly integrating production planning, scheduling, and inventory management into a unified platform. With real-time tracking and drag-and-drop scheduling tools, businesses can optimise workflow and enhance efficiency on the shop floor.

The ability to manage complex product configurations simplifies order fulfilment, while accurate materials and labour costing ensure better margin control and profitability. The mobile and web apps provide essential visibility and updates, enabling teams to make informed decisions swiftly.

By adopting BisTrack, companies not only streamline their operations but also respond more effectively to customer demands, ultimately driving market growth and competitiveness.

Embrace the future of production efficiency. Learn more about how you can elevate your business operations with BisTrack today.