2018 Ross SIG Conference

Learn about Factory MES and how it fits with Ross. We'll cover the basics to show you how FMES provides full visibility from batching through packaging to deliver real-time metrics such as plan attainment and units per man hour to help you build a culture of continuous improvement. With out-of-the-box capabilities and user-friendly principles embedded in the design, implementation is seamless. Ross users rapidly realize quality and productivity gains from accurate, timely information in a paperless environment.
 

Troy Grove, Chief Information Officer at Berner Food & Beverage LLC, a private label consumer packaged goods food and beverage manufacturing company, will share the company's process of converting from their former CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management) systems to TabWare CMMS.

Come hear what we have done and share what you have done to solve same or similar business process tasks.

Improving our overall Maintenance approach to Preventive Maintenance, Break/Fix, MRO Procurement, A/P and costing based on FIFO and overall line efficiencies at Berner Food & Beverage was our goal. With Aptean’s acquisition of TabWare and the interface from TabWare to Ross and Ross to Tabware, our maintenance and technology team worked together to transform the maintenance department approach with the TabWare CMMS system. This session will take you through the process of converting from an existing CMMS system to TabWare CMMS with Ross ERP integration using Option 1.

We’ll discuss:

• Guidance and expertise that our Aptean and Berner partnership has provided to convert from multiple CMMS systems to Tabware CMMS
• Wins and challenges we have experienced
• Defining and optimizing our process flow utilizing the Option 1 interface where Ross is the Vendor and Part Master, Tabware is the procurement application and Ross is the A/P & G/L function and the in-betweens of transactions to and from Ross via EMF events
• The end result is the closure of 2 different CMMS applications and the utilization of the TabWare CMMS solution

With the recent release of Ross Inventory Manager (RIM), how do I know which collection application to use and what is best for my company? Well this session will help answer some of those questions and more! We have packed 4x the information into this 45 minute session by having multiple companies partake in this panel.

So come join the discussion with Bonset America, Hardy Diagnostics, O-AT-KA Milk Products and PEZ Candy as they share their experiences on how they are using one or both of these applications at their companies.  The panel, based on their experiences, will be addressing questions such as:

• What hardware works best and why?
• Which applications are used and what are the differences?
• What part of their manufacturing process uses DC, RIM or both?
• What are some of their best practices? Challenges?
• What do our users think? - Discussion around user experience

Take Factory integration to the next level, by capturing downtime reason codes automatically from line assets.

Learn how Kettle Cuisine uses SCP Demand Planning and Advanced Planning & Scheduling to drive their business.  You will see how:

• The Demand Planning process that drives the business
• The importance of the right Pyramid can drive forecasting by grouping products
• APS plans approximately 500 jobs a day (4 levels deep)
• APS automatically creates 500 Ross jobs a day
• MRP runs every day based on planned and live jobs

Get insights into the planning modules within Ross – Master Production Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning. In this session we’ll:

• Review basic planning principles, including all supply and demand components
• Explore the streamlined functionality introduced in recent releases
• Discuss implementation strategies for rolling out multiple facilities
• Highlight key MPS & MRP reporting needs

We want to hear about your experiences with the family of Aptean applications used in your business (Ross Production Manager, Factory MES, TabWare, Ross Inventory Manager, etc.).  What are your success stories and challenges as an Operations organization?  What issues are you having with the software?  What improvements would you like to see and what is their priority?  What is your pet peeve? What features and functionality would you like in the future?

The Operations Focus Group is committed to providing a platform to maximize the benefits of the various software tools for you and your company.  Your input will valuable as we provide collective experiences to Aptean to drive fixes, development and enhancements to the Ross family of products.

More and more Aptean customers are adopting the Ross-TabWare integration for Asset Management. Join us to learn about:

• New features and functionality
• Plant performance improvement with BI dashboards to show specific KPIs, such as the health of your assets, maintenance costs, equipment downtime & inventory
• Ensuring compliance & traceability through work management, preventive and predictive maintenance and comprehensive event tracking
• Integration points with Ross ERP & Factory MES
• What’s coming next…

So much as happened in Factory MES since we last met.  Please join us as we share truly innovative and exciting new features and functions that make Factory a powerhouse tool for your manufacturing line.  We'll discuss:

• The complete rewrite of KPIs 
• Modern, updated reporting with drag-and-drop pivot-style reporting, and new interactive report packs
• New cell page with call-outs and configuration features
• New Plan Attainment metrics
• What's up ahead on the Factory road map