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Article Excerpt
To help keep service centers abreast of the wide range of software packages available to the industry, Metal Distribution includes this detailed directory of software products. It contains an alphabetical listing of software developers, their addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses and Web sites (when available), along with brief descriptions of their products and services.
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4GL Solutions
1020 Denison St., Ste. 101
Markham, Ont. L3R 3W5
Canada
(905) 479-6727
Fax: (905) 479-1246
E-mail: info@4glsol.com
Web site: www.4glsol.com
Product Description:
A complete package for steel service and processing centers. Includes advanced inventory management, fully parameterized product definition, advanced production scheduling, visual remnant tracking, order entry, purchasing, reordering tools and a fully integrated accounting system. Additional features include appealing graphics, user friendliness, CAD integration, automated e-mail/faxing capabilities, scanning mill test reports, web interfacing, multi-currency and much more.
Acorn Systems
4150 Westheimer, Ste. 300
Houston, Texas 77027
(713) 963-9000
Fax: (713) 963-9010
E-mail: marketing@acornsys.com
Web site: www.acornsys.com
Product Description:
Acorn Systems provides profit improvement software. Acorn Systems software and management consulting services enable you to analyze the profitability of each customer, product, supplier and order so you can determine exactly where you are making and losing money, grow the most profitable portions of your business, and take specific actions to improve the profitability of the least profitable portions of your business.
Activant Solutions Inc.
19 w. College Road
Yardley, Pa. 19067
(800) 776-7438
Fax: (215) 369-4277
E-mail: distribution@activant.com
Web site: www.activant.com
Product Description:
Activant provides technology solutions and services to more than 3,800 wholesale distributors throughout North America. A leading technology provider for the medical supply distribution industry, Activant develops comprehensive enterprise software solutions to help distributors improve customer service and maximize the return on their technology investment. In addition, the company offers an Internet trading network that expedites sourcing, expands geographic reach and streamlines transactions between distributors and manufacturers. Activant solutions are backed by a host of professional services, including support, consulting and educational programs.
AptClarity LLC
22647 Ventura Blvd. #410
Woodland Hills, Calif. 91364
(877) 728-7500
E-mail: info@aptclarity.com
Web site: www.aptclarity.com
Product Description:
AptClarity helps metal distribution and processing firms improve visibility and reduce costs by providing immediate access to critical information via a simple, point-and-click Business Intelligence Dashboard. AptClarity applications complement any industry business system and are often used to consolidate information from multiple disparate systems.
Management and users are able to quickly identify trends and exceptions, easily spot lost business, manage and improve day-to-day operations, plan strategies to increase sales and margins, evaluate customer, product or supplier history, improve negotiating insight, identify aged inventory or production issues, quickly rank inventory days supply or view replacement cost trends, make planning decisions, monitor and manage people, or analyze actual results vs. goals. In all these cases and many others, our solutions help save time and money and enable users to make better informed decisions, resulting in improved bottom-line performance.
ASKO Inc.
501 w. 7th Ave.
Homestead, Pa. 15120
(412) 461-4110
(800) 321-1310
Fax: (412) 461-5400
Product Description:
EdgeMaster is the next generation of shimless slitting software designed to analyze data, search its knowledge of operating conditions and predict what the cut will look like. EdgeMaster integrates the power of slit-width management in the same software package as edge control and actually becomes more intelligent the more it's used. The continuous improvement feature is automatically customized to operating conditions. It is specially suited for critical width applications in slitting copper and other non-ferrous materials for electrical applications.
AXIS Computer Systems Inc.
293 Boston Post Road
Marlborough, Mass. 01752
(508) 481-9600;
(800) 370-AXIS (2947)
Fax: (508) 481-7234
Web site: www.axiscomp.com
Product Description:
AXIS Computer Systems Inc. supplies enterprise management solutions for the metals industry. Our AXIOM family of software products helps producers, manufacturers and service centers improve business performance and accelerate growth by gaining better control and visibiliy of enterprise-wide operations. AXIOM provides comprehensive industry-specific support for all key aspects of the business: from sales, production, quality and financial management to integrated web-based customer service, advanced planning and scheduling, and decision support. AXIOM's advanced software architecture provides high performance, fast deployment and low cost of ownership, and AXIS consultants bring extensive industry knowledge and experience.
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Bayern Software
2730 W. Agua Fria Freeway, Ste. 204
Phoenix, Ariz. 85027
(623) 298-5228
(877) 4-BAYERN
Fax: (623) 298-5233
E-mail: info@bayernsoftware.com
Web site: www.bayernsoftware.com
Product Description:
Since 1985, Bayern Software has been providing powerful software products to metal service centers and distributors across North America. With more than 300 installations, Bayern Software's customer base is one of the largest in the industry.
Bayern's STEEL PLUS software is a fully-integrated inventory control, sales, purchasing and accounting program. STEEL PLUS includes robust tools for demand forecasting, sales analysis, inventory processing and reporting.
STEEL PLUS is built to handle the unique attributes of metal items such as angle, bar, beam, channel, pipe, tube, plate, sheet, coil, metal roofing/panels and more. STEEL PLUS supports tagged inventory for those who need lot and heat traceability and homogeneous inventory for those who prefer a more streamlined approach.
STEEL PLUS provides full remnant detail tracking and also supports buyouts and special orders. Credit management controls are included as well as thousands of reporting combinations.
STEEL PLUS data can also be accessed via any ODBC-compliant program such as Microsoft Excel, Access or Crystal Reports. Bayern Software also offers integrated solutions for document management (mill test reports, proof of delivery, etc.), bar coding, labor tracking, faxing, and emailing. STEEL PLUS is platform independent and runs on many operating systems such as Windows, Linux and UNIX. STEEL PLUS supports multiple warehouses and branches and works well in various wide-area networks.
Bennett & Associates Inc.
P.O. Box 17944
Salem, Ore. 97305
(503) 390-2880
Fax: (503) 390-3011
E-mail: sales@bennettandassoc.com
Web site: www.bennettandassoc.com
Product Description:
Metal Systems is a complete integrated, multi-user, multitasking and on-line information system. The inventory, order processing, accounts receivable and sales analysis systems handle a full range of product types with heavy control over automatic generation of remnant/drop-off inventory. The software system gives the user on-line inventory control, order processing, quote system sales and purchase history, sales reporting and purchase order processing. All are backed up and supported by a strong accounting system that includes payroll, accounts payable, general ledger, financial reporting and budgeting. In addition, the software allows the operator to control inventory/sales in multiple companies, divisions, locations or warehouses.
The user has the option of running the software on several different hardware platforms. It can be loaded...
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