Barb,
Well all the major players will break the bank especially Oracle (way too much customization required)
But between the 3 top guys Oracle SAP & CA
Oracle itself does not do Engineering Documentation well at all
it is actually horrible without major major customization (big bucks)
and then you will need to deal with any updates & will these customizations still work after an update to Oracle.
If you use Oracle you really need Agile too if you want to do Eng Doc nicely.
I guess Oracle finally figured that out & bought them, but we didn't spend the money on that.
When I saw Oracle here it has the same issues I saw 10 years ago
Basically no improvements to doing documentation or even using the tool.
We found SAP did actually do a pretty decent job with documentation
without major customization. SAP lets you customize the look and workflow
for each job function without it being a customization so you are able use the system more like
you would want to. So Engineering Documentation can be done decently.
CA was a distant 3rd but was not too bad either.
Sorry I don't have any experience with any of the small lower cost options out there,
But really cheap approach I suppose a full blown version of Quicken Quick Books along with Parts & Vendors could do the trick too. A smaller company I used to be involved in did use Parts & Vendors and found
it worked quite well.
Bob
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barbara Burcham
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:04 PM
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Subject: [TN] MRP systems
Hi TechNetters,
Who, out there, is using a Material Management System that they love, that
is working great, and does not break the bank?
I am looking for a way to manage and keep track of all the revisions
interations that products go through, from prototyping, into production, and
then on into all possible revisions.
Something that will work for software and hardware products, components,
stock room, purchasing, accounting...everyone that touches materials.
I just know that this group has some inside knowledge about what works and
what does not work.
Oh yeah, did I mention that the tools must be current and have ongoing
updates?
Thanks,
Barbara
Barbara Burcham, C.I.D.
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