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e-Con Stand Alone

  • Portable computing devices e-Con also offers a Smart Client application that can be run offline on portable computing devices.

Product Center

  • Important features Product Center introduces important features to Microsoft Dynamics AX, including extended product descriptions, specifications, classifications. read more »
  • Important features Product Center introduces important features to Microsoft Dynamics AX, including extended product descriptions, specifications, classifications. read more »

e-Con for Microsoft Dynamics NAV

  • Full integration Con offers full integration with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and works directly with your ERP system database.
  • Replicate data Replicate any data from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to the offline client, then synchronize quotes, projects, or any other information that you've configured offline back into the ERP system.

Advanced Manufacturing

  • Manage data User-friendly tool to manage data for manufacturing parts.
  • Manage data User-friendly tool to manage data for manufacturing parts.

Streamline category management,\n and supply chain processes

  • Catalog feature Use the catalog feature, external product databases (including suppliers databases) to search or research tasks, without the need to create item entries in a standard Microsoft Dynamics AX item table. read more »
  • Characterizations Item Specification makes it easy for you to use templates for characterizations and includes a powerful search engine. read more »

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    Enterprise Resource Planning Turns 21: Will You Come To The Party?

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    When he turned 21, he started spending time with a new crowd.

    They encouraged him to join an exercise program, helping him increase his strength and flexibility.

    And as he spent more time with them, he began taking his studies far more seriously, especially as it related to analytics.

    But first, there was the party – attended by top industry executives.

    We are talking above about not a person, but a process – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) – and I apologize for choosing to personify it as a ‘he’ – rather than as ‘he or she.’

    Continue Reading: Enterprise Resource Planning Turns 21: Will You Come To The Party?

    Posted Thursday, April 14th, 2011 in Discrete Manufacturing, ERP, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Product Lifecycle Management No Comments »

    5 Things You Must See At Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2011

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    Sunday marks the start of this year’s Microsoft Dynamics Convergence conference in Atlanta, GA.

    As you prepare your final travel arrangements, and set your agenda, use the list below to ensure you don’t miss the highlights of this year’s event.

    Here are 5 things you must see at Microsoft Dynamics Convergence:

    1. Out of the Box IEM & Warehouse Management Solutions
    We tell you that our solutions built on Microsoft Dynamics meet 85% of the requirements of Industrial Equipment Manufacturers (IEM) and Warehouse Management and Distribution professionals right out of the box.  This weekend, we will show you how these solutions meet your requirements.  Simply stop by our booth (#801, right inside the front door) for a free consultation or demo.  To schedule a meeting in advance, simply complete the form to the right.

    Continue Reading: 5 Things You Must See At Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2011

    Posted Friday, April 8th, 2011 in Discrete Manufacturing, ERP, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Warehouse Management, Webinars & Events No Comments »

    Microsoft Dynamics AX Case Study: Automated End-To-End Manufacturing

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    “You can’t be lean and have disparate manufacturing software systems,” says Robin Schroeder, IT Director, Met-Pro.

    Met-Pro is a global provider of product recovery, pollution control and fluid handling application solutions.  They are also the star of a new Microsoft Dynamics AX case study, featured in the latest issue of Prime Magazine, as an accompaniment to my interview on end-to-end supply chain management.

    Due to the very nature of its industry, the products and solutions Met-Pro provides for its clients are extremely technical and exacting.  Driven by the need for a solution that would provide more efficient product development, and stronger project visibility, Met-Pro began searching for a solution that would support an automated and streamlined end-to-end manufacturing process.

    Continue Reading: Microsoft Dynamics AX Case Study: Automated End-To-End Manufacturing

    Posted Thursday, March 31st, 2011 in Discrete Manufacturing, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX No Comments »

    The Importance of An Evolving Supply Chain Management Solution For IEMs

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    Whether or not a market’s evolution can be predicted has little relevance on the absolute certainty that this evolution must handled.

    In the last two years, research by the Aberdeen Group indicates that the Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (IEM) industry has been among the hardest hit by our recent economic crisis.  As a result, many organizations have had to reduce staff headcount by as much as 12 percent to simply stay afloat.

    Continue Reading: The Importance of An Evolving Supply Chain Management Solution For IEMs

    Posted Monday, March 28th, 2011 in Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Product Lifecycle Management, supply chain management, To-Increase 1 Comment »

    Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2011: What To Expect When You’re Expecting

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    Each year, thousands attend the Microsoft Dynamics Convergence conference, and leave having given birth to the strategies that will improve their bottom-line and revamp their business operations.

    My company, To-Increase, will again be significantly involved in this event, and as such – I wanted to share with you a few highlights you can expect:

    Event Info:
    Microsoft Dynamics Convergence
    April 10 – 13, 2011
    Georgia World Congress Center
    Atlanta, Georgia

    What to Expect:

    Continue Reading: Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2011: What To Expect When You’re Expecting

    Posted Monday, March 21st, 2011 in Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX, To-Increase, Webinars & Events No Comments »

    Enterprise Resource Planning: To Legacy, or Not To Legacy?

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    How much is your company planning to spend on its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system this year?

    If your answer, like many companies, is next to nil – what are your reasons for not upgrading?

    Please note, that my questions above are not meant as bear traps of embarrassment.  If you are not planning to upgrade or invest in ERP this year, you are actually in quite good company.

    In a Forrester survey, cited by Jeff Moad at Manufacturing Executive, 72% of Enterprise Resource Planning customers plan do not plan to invest in ERP systems in 2011.

    Continue Reading: Enterprise Resource Planning: To Legacy, or Not To Legacy?

    Posted Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 in ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Product Lifecycle Management No Comments »

    PLM & ERP Integration Demo Video: See Microsoft Dynamics & Siemens Teamcenter Shake Hands

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    Complete Form To The Right To See The PLM & ERP Handshake

    At times, a simple handshake is the quickest way to get a job done.  In the discrete manufacturing industry, where projects depend on near perfect synchronicity, this could not be more true.

    Such is the idea behind Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integration.  The more these two systems can communicate with each other directly, the more benefits that will result.  Not the least of which is faster production time and faster time to market.

    Continue Reading: PLM & ERP Integration Demo Video: See Microsoft Dynamics & Siemens Teamcenter Shake Hands

    Posted Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 in Discrete Manufacturing, ERP, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Product Lifecycle Management No Comments »

    February Webinars: From PLM Integration To Improved CAD Design

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    While most of us are aware how many steps it takes to simply create a new product, those of us in manufacturing are among the few that truly understand each intricate step along the way.

    And from design to distribution, there are hundreds of different duties for hundreds of different roles.

    This month, webinars offered by To-Increase and PTC will help manufacturers do everything from integrate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, to more effectively complete 3D CAD designs.

    Continue Reading: February Webinars: From PLM Integration To Improved CAD Design

    Posted Friday, February 4th, 2011 in Discrete Manufacturing, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Product Lifecycle Management, To-Increase, Webinars & Events No Comments »

    Video: Plant Maintenance Solution Provides Global Insight & Real-Time Flexibility

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    Complete Form To The Right To See To-Increase Plant Maintenance Solution

    Every two weeks, or every 1,000 miles (whichever comes first) mixer trucks operated by your plant must undergo cleaning and maintenance.

    Every four weeks, or every 4,000 miles (again, whichever comes first) a mechanic must inspect your trucks tires and brake lines.

    Every six months, every machine in your manufacturing plant must receive a full safety inspection – unless, of course – your production capacity is exceeded by 25%.

    These maintenance schedules must be adhered to, regardless of the razor thinness of your profit margins or the lean manufacturing best practices to which you must adhere.

    Continue Reading: Video: Plant Maintenance Solution Provides Global Insight & Real-Time Flexibility

    Posted Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 in Discrete Manufacturing, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Microsoft Dynamics AX, To-Increase No Comments »

    Microsoft Dynamics AX Recognized As Industry Leader In Gartner Magic Quadrant For ERP

    Posted by Luciano Cunha

    This blog is not solely about Microsoft Dynamics.

    When I started publishing posts over a year ago, I set to write about – among other topics – how Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions could help make life easier for those in the manufacturing and retail industry.

    All that said, my company – To-Increase – is a leading provider of Microsoft Dynamics, and I would be remiss in not alerting you when these solutions gained exposure as industry leaders.

    Late last year, the analysts at Gartner, Inc. announced Microsoft Dynamics AX position as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for ERP for Product-centric mid-marketing companies.  In the same report, Microsoft Dynamics NAV was recognized as a niche player.

    Continue Reading: Microsoft Dynamics AX Recognized As Industry Leader In Gartner Magic Quadrant For ERP

    Posted Thursday, January 13th, 2011 in Discrete Manufacturing, ERP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, supply chain management, To-Increase, Warehouse Management No Comments »

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