From the management of inventory to the distribution of products, building material and metal stud manufacturers have numerous responsibilities in their day-to-day operations. Many manufacturers are using business management and ERP systems that are either outdated or simply lack the features and tools needed to handle the steel and metals industry’s unique costing and inventory requirements.
With inventory tracking that includes dimensional and physical attributes as well as dynamically generated specifications for quoting and production—DM Infotechs is the real deal for metal stud and building material manufacturers.
Benefits for Building Material Manufacturers
- View and maintain costs for labor, freight, outside services, and surcharges at the coil level
- Link blueprint information, including floor and section, to improve quote and order lines
- Provide a shop or MES (Manufacturing Execution System), to record actual production, scrap, shears, and break weights
- Determine additional cuts and material required from scraps
- Integrate with Eclipse roll forming controllers
- Control product packaging and bundle/skid management, including Heat/Lot, package width, length, height, and weight
- Manage outside processing operations with direct shipment to the end customer
- Incorporate important customer specifications such as packaging, loading, and tolerances that track with the order
- Provide complete support of complex operations, including multi-company, multi-currency, multi-lingual, and multi-warehouse
- Build, monitor, and maintain loads with the shipping dispatch board
- Robust quoting process supports complete job submittal functionality and generates specifications and drawings