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by Diane Himes, MA Editorial Staff
Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 5:15:00 PM Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox    | Abstract: | Updated version of the MI vendor's performance management platform leverages open architecture and features enhanced reporting and collaboration capabilities. |
| Keywords: | MI, manufacturing intelligence, enterprise manufacturing intelligence, EMI, Activplant, ActivEssentials, Throughput Analyzer, performance management, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, continuous improvement programs, multi-site environment |
Manufacturing intelligence software provider Activplant this week announced a new version of ActivEssentials, the company's technology framework, featuring an open architecture that is interoperable with third-party software and aimed squarely at manufacturers engaged in lean initiatives. "This announcement is an augmentation of our current strategy of providing performance management applications to help manufacturers drive bottom-line improvements," said Dennis Cocco, Activplant's founder and chief product strategist on a call with members of the press. He emphasized that the new version of the company's technology platform does not signal a change in its focus on providing software products. Activplant's applications, including Throughput Analyzer, are built on top of the ActivEssentials platform and expose the constraints that prevent or slow the flow of product through a plant. "Applications are key, but they have to sit on top of a platform," Cocco said. With ActivEssentials 5, users can access corporate reporting tools and portals, and build queries that can be shared with third-party reporting tools. Users also can extract shop floor data in real time to share with non-Activplant applications, including enterprise resource planning (ERP), product lifecycle management (PLM), and supply chain management (SCM) software. [Click to continue] |
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