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The Company
For more than 50 years, Ohio based Core Systems, LLC has earned a
reputation for excellence in the design and manufacture of highly engineered,
injection molded plastic products. They specialize in molded products
that require sophisticated tool designs, have tight tolerances, and mandate
efficient manufacturing practices. An ISO 9001:2000 and NMSDC certified
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Core invests in new technologies and
resources to support its customers' unique injection molding requirements.
Core's engineering talent, part and mold design capabilities, tool building,
injection molding expertise, and focus on quality combine to make Core
Systems a Total Solutions Provider.
Software
EnterpriseIQ™ ERP
software system,
including: RealTime
Production, Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI),
Customer Relationship
Management, EPlant,
ShopData, Project
Manager, Product
Lifecycle Management
and Warehouse
Management modules.
Hardware
Oracle database with
windows-based server
platform.
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Core Systems LLC Uses IQMS' EnterpriseIQ ERP & Manufacturing Software for
Real Information and Real Results
Based in Painesville, Ohio, 50-year-old Core Systems LLC
is a leading injection molder with a focus on insert molding and filtration
products. Operating three ISO 9002 certified plants, Core serves a variety
of industries including automotive, appliance, electronics, consumer,
plumbing and house wares, transportation, industrial and medical.
Core earned a positive reputation by designing and producing
difficult to mold plastic products for OEMs nationwide. The premier Midwest
insert molder, Core leverages robotics and automation to enhance production
efficiency.
More than ten years ago, Core began an initiative to streamline
operations and improve productivity through enhanced information gathering
and incorporating this data into business decisions. The company turned
to IQMS and EnterpriseIQ to improve its data structure and take Core Systems
to a new level of operational efficiency.
Designed to add business intelligence to the manufacturing
enterprise, EnterpriseIQ uses the latest technological advances to deliver
the industry's most comprehensive single source, single database ERP system.
EnterpriseIQ does not rely on third-party interfaces to achieve its broad
range of functionality. Instead, IQMS single source solutions live in
an easy-to-manage, cost-effective environment, powered by Oracle®,
the world's number one database. The single database position provides
value in data visibility, eliminates interface customization, reduces
downtime when interfaces fail and provides a smooth path for upgrading.
As part of their implementation, Core Systems developed
a functionality needs list, then added key modules to the EnterpriseIQ
system to support their overall informational and enterprise goals. In
addition to the base system, Core added IQMS' modules including RealTime
Production Monitoring, Quality Management, Warehouse Management, Accounting,
Time & Attendance, Supply Chain EDI, Purchasing and Forecasting.
For manufacturers like Core Systems, EnterpriseIQ's RealTime
management system provides a true executable solution for implementing
lean strategies. RealTime gives manufacturers the substantial capacity
to reduce waste and optimize production with verifiable results.
Core Systems connects a wide array of machines to EnterpriseIQ's
RealTime system to collect production data at the machine level and feed
it into the system for improved reporting and analysis. Using RealTime,
management and shop floor supervisors can see exactly how every machine
is performing at any point in time.
EnterpriseIQ's RealTime allows Core to know immediately
if a machine is running on cycle, running slow or even if there's too
much scrap. RealTime also helps the company to more accurately determine
when jobs will finish.
Here's how EnterpriseIQ's RealTime connects to machines
in the production environment. Information is populated throughout the
entire EnterpriseIQ system.
Click image for a larger view
EnterpriseIQ's functionality delivers other key benefits
to support Core System's operations. Tracking and data capture has head
to the company's higher use of outgoing EDI files with customers. This
is mission critical for automotive customers.
In 2004, IQMS received the prestigious Honda certification
for its EnterpriseIQ EDI module, warehouse management and ERP integration.
Honda's extensive testing and certification process ensures that suppliers
meet the automaker's exact specifications for just in time manufacturing
with seamless communication and data integration.
EnterpriseIQ's unique product IQAlert enables Core Systems
to customize the system for its specific push-pull information needs,
including customer service and reporting. Users across the enterprise
can set up automated alerts as needed. These alerts can push information
to both customers and those within the company to expedite projects, track
jobs and inform interested parties about key milestones.
With its scalability, free upgrade policy and new modules,
EnterpriseIQ has grown with Core Systems. As a data infrastructure, EnterpriseIQ
has helped Core Systems better integrate all of its systems with specific
automation efficiencies with EDI capabilities.
According to Core Systems IT and Operations managers, EnterpriseIQ
has helped the manufacturing process become easier from start to finish.
More accurate, integrated data has made Core Systems more competitive
and better able to serve its customers now and in the future.
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