Thru-Put Technologies Announces the Availability of MRP and ERP Integration for Manufacturing 5

Business Wire, April 5, 1999

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1999--

New Tool Kit Enables Quick and Easy Integration Between

Thru-Put's APS Solution and Any MRP or ERP System

Thru-Put Technologies(R) announced today the availability of Thru-Put DB-UTIL, a standard integration tool kit for quickly and seamlessly integrating host MRP/ERP systems and Thru-Put Technologies' advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solution, Thru-Put Manufacturing 5.

Thru-Put DB-UTIL identifies and corrects MRP/ERP data inaccuracies and accelerates the implementation of Thru-Put Manufacturing 5, thereby shortening implementation cycles, quickly achieving bottom-lines results and realizing a greater ROI when using Thru-Put Manufacturing 5.

Using Thru-Put DB-UTIL, organizations can feed data from an existing MRP/ERP system through flat files or an API for seamless integration with Thru-Put Manufacturing 5. When the information is obtained from the MRP/ERP system, Thru-Put DB-Util performs data integrity and validation checks and stores the data in a Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 relational database to ensure more accurate material planning and resource scheduling.

Ease of Integration

Complex, discrete manufacturers need APS tools that offer a best-of-breed solution for managing material flow through their networks of processes and plants. Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 and Thru-Put DB-UTIL are compatible with all leading MRP/ERP systems. The solution simplifies the process of integration, a necessary but often neglected prerequisite for rapid and effective APS implementation. Using Thru-Put DB-UTIL, standard planning data from sources such as Part Master, Bill of Material (BOM), Routing, WIP, Inventory, sales orders, purchase orders and work centers, can be easily downloaded into the Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 database. Most customers -- even those integrating an existing MRP or ERP system -- can implement and start achieving results with Manufacturing 5 in less than 120 days.

"Integrating ERP and APS systems enables our customers to use resources more effectively, reduce manufacturing volatility, and make better strategic decisions based on the reality of their operations," said Bob Patterson, Thru-Put president and CEO. "The integration capabilities in Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 are a key component of our mission to extend supply chain planning, scheduling, and control information across the enterprise."

Ensuring Data Integrity

The Thru-Put DB-UTIL not only performs database to database integration, it also performs rigorous data integrity checks. It cleans the data stored in existing host MRP or ERP systems, which is often inconsistent or inaccurate. Examples of checks performed include:

-- Sales Orders, BOMs, Purchase Orders, WIP, Inventory, and

part validation

-- Identification of duplicate records

-- Validation of routing work centers

Demand Management Capabilities

The Thru-Put DB-UTIL also performs demand management functions to enable more effective planning using Thru-Put Manufacturing 5. It enables users to spread monthly forecasts into daily and weekly buckets to level out production. In addition, DB-UTIL offers Order Board Matching that compares old and new demand pictures to compute order changes, such as shipments, new orders and cancelled orders, that have occurred since the last download. If due dates of existing orders have been changed, Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 can then effectively manage these changes.

Pricing and Availability

Thru-Put DB-UTIL is available now as a component of the Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 product suite. Pricing for Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 is based on implementation size and starts at $25,000.

About Thru-Put Manufacturing 5

Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 is Thru-Put Technologies' next-generation planning, scheduling, and control solution. Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 extends supply chain planning, scheduling, and control information across the enterprise, enabling organizations to use resources more effectively, reduce manufacturing volatility, and make better strategic decisions based on the reality of their operations. Thru-Put Manufacturing 5 is targeted to discrete manufacturing-centric organizations concerned with managing the internal supply chain, increasing production speed, while simultaneously increasing profitability and customer satisfaction.

About Thru-Put Technologies

Thru-Put delivers the industry's first internal supply chain management solution which accelerates the transformation of materials or components to customer-ready products. With the Thru-Put offering - which includes software, process evaluation, professional services, and material flow expertise - nearly 90% of the company's customers have seen substantial return on their investment in 120 days. These organizations include Global 2000 manufacturing organizations and their suppliers, such as FMC Wellhead, Meritor Automotive, Micron CMS, NEC America, Raytheon Aircraft, and W.L Gore & Assoc.

Thru-Put Technologies is a registered trademark of Thru-Put Technologies, Inc. Thru-Put is a trademark of Thru-Put Technologies, Inc.