Automotive ERP Software

 

The Automotive industry is demanding, and your ERP system needs to be responsive and flexible to meet the needs of your Automotive customers and the industry requirements. Whether you need to achieve an international quality standard, create an AIAG barcode, or launch a new APQP (Advanced Production Quality Planning) project, ShopEdge Metal Stamping ERP software can help meet the challenges you encounter as an Automotive supplier.

 

Order Management

  • Import orders directly into the system via file import (from spreadsheet or other file formats) with flexible mapping options
  • Automatic order import with EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) supporting multiple specifications (EDIFACT, X12) and document formats (DELJIT, DELFOR, 830, 856, 862, and more)
  • Manage in transit inventory to compute net requirements based on customer accum tracking, and support for Customer Release Numbers, and Engineering Levels
  • Easily upload customer forecasts and use them for capacity and material planning
  • Manage firm vs. forecasted orders
  • View order change history and set alerts for major increases or decreases that could affect materials and production plans
  • Schedule price revisions for seamless model year changeover

APQP & Quality

  • Complete APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) module including various task templates
  • Support for IHS Automotive Forecasts and management of forecast directly in ShopEdge against Vehicle Platforms
  • Serialized inventory for ultimate traceability with advanced cross reference and lookup
  • Operational sequence management
  • Audit trails that show when, where and who
  • Quality Inspections at each operation with flexible deployment
  • Material Certification scanning and shipping, track material properties
  • Heat Tracking from raw materials through to finished goods

Production Scheduling & Inventory Control

  • Complete WIP Inventory Management, and Outside Processor tracking
  • Flexible Master Production Scheduler using resource capacity constraints that can adapt easily to demand changes with integration to Tooling and Container inventory
  • Serialized inventory control for WIP, Components, Finished Goods and Raw Materials using barcoding and real-time scanning
  • Live Shop Floor Dashboard using direct machine communication showing real-time production information like OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness),  Parts Produced, Downtime, and Run Rates

Shipping & Receiving

  • Automatically send ASNs (Advance Shipping Notice) via EDI or email
  • Generate export paperwork when shipping
  • Accum management
  • Standard AIAG barcode labels with easy to manage templates
  • Disable shipping without PPAP approval
  • Create shipments with multiple packing slips
  • Print material certification at time of shipping
  • Complete Packaging Hierachy support with masters, mixed masters, empty containers, tops, bottoms, lids, etc. that can be included in ASN details
  • Handling of combining multiple packing slips into shipments with delivery schedules to support complex routing scenarios