With the addition of the new capabilities, functionalities such as build-to-order, just-in-time in line sequencing, error proofing and traceability, originally developed for the automotive industry is now available for manufacturers and suppliers of other complex products, including electronics, computers, glass, windows and doors.
The capabilities are fully integrated with RedPrairie WMS and complement existing RedPrairie solutions for kitting, de-kitting, light assembly, and returns/repair processing.
Tom Kozenski, vice president of product strategy, said: RedPrairie is continuing to add value to customers’ operations by enabling them to reduce costs and improve service levels. No other supply chain software supplier has such a sophisticated solution. You can’t just add these multi-level bill-of-material data structures to a generic WMS. The application has to natively support this very granular inventory model. That’s what makes this integration so powerful. Manufacturers and their suppliers both need this type of application to properly sequence inventory to production lines.
