Project Profitability Properly Presented by ETO ERP
VISIBILITY.net
Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers face several key challenges that
distinguish them from repetitive manufacturers including:
Complex engineering design changes Lengthy pre-proposal design
work Considerable engineering collaboration Inadequate cost
capture Poor tool sets for analyzing project profitability
Detailed Challenges of ETO Manufacturers:
The business process begins with the Request-for-Proposal. The
preliminary work leading to the proposal generation is
considerable and requires the interaction of many departments
such as, internal engineering, estimating, sales, design, and
production. Together they need to effectively collaborate to
generate a substantial, yet cost effective proposal and quote.
The project timeframe can be 6-8 months for proposal generation
and production may extend beyond a year.
Many ETO manufacturers current MRP system consists of
traditional standard cost, period-based accounting and did not
provide for the administration of costly, complex, multi-year
projects. Without improvement on the front end process and
accurate collection of project costs, there is little hope for
profitable growth.
Visibility Corporation (www.visibility.com) is a leading
developer and supplier of business software solutions designed
for the unique needs of project-based, engineer-to-order and
to-order manufacturers. Visibility's Enterprise Application
solutions help midsize manufacturers of complex products operate
their businesses effectively.
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