This series of white-papers is intended to help owners and managers of small- to medium-sized manufacturing firms choose a manufacturing software system that is sized right for the needs of their company. The author notes “In our 20+ years as developers and installers of software for small- to medium-sized manufacturing firms, we’ve learned a lot about what works (and doesn’t work) for companies of all shapes and sizes. In this series of white-papers we’ve tried to distill the key elements of what has proved to be successful " with fair warning about certain pitfalls into which the uninitiated are likely to fall." http://www.misysinc.com/downloads/rssfeeds/choose/choose.htm Copyright (c) 2010 Manufacturing Information Systems, Inc. en-us Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:24:02 -0400 Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:38:39 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com This chapter of How To Choose A Right-sized Manufacturing System explores the first great conversation you should have with yourself, your accountant, or your computer consultant in the process of finding a manufacturing control system that will fit your needs and budget. http://www.misysinc.com/downloads/rssfeeds/choose/choose01.htm 5C68295C-187F-4697-B001-39C55B11A974 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 20:56:52 -0500 This chapter of How To Choose A Right-sized Manufacturing System discusses the most common types of manufacturers so that you can begin to identify with one or more groups. http://www.misysinc.com/downloads/rssfeeds/choose/choose02.htm EC29F4BB-803A-4987-823D-636E25175285 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400 This chapter of How To Choose A Right-sized Manufacturing System discusses the various objectives you may have in implementing a computerized manufacturing control system. http://www.misysinc.com/downloads/rssfeeds/choose/choose03.htm D3669B79-9C85-4F09-9A10-1ED08A673714 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 20:54:33 -0400 This chapter of How To Choose A Right-sized Manufacturing System discusses the information you have gathered about yourself and your requirements and how to manage that information as you begin to look at potential manufacturing solutions. http://www.misysinc.com/downloads/rssfeeds/choose/choose04.htm E2DCBDCB-81F7-43A8-9A23-20044459AD5D Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:19:19 -0400 This chapter of How To Choose A Right-sized Manufacturing System discusses costs associated with running a manufacturing operation and how a right-sized manufacturing control system can reduce those costs and thus justify its purchase. http://www.misysinc.com/downloads/rssfeeds/choose/choose05.htm E2DCBDCB-81F7-43A8-9A23-20044459AD5D Tue, 11 May 2010 23:19:19 -0400