DELMIAWorks Manufacturing ERP (formerly IQMS)

Modules & Features List

DELMIAworks is an integrated ERP system that helps to manage the manufacturing system and operations more effectively. This system has a unique single database structure and modular architecture that allows it to offer advanced features and functionality at a lower cost of ownership.

Below are the modules and features DELMIAworks offer.

Financials

DELMIAworks’ financials are at the core of the system. The module is fully integrated and works across all business functions. It provides a clear and transparent view of financial performance across all parts of the business, including manufacturing, shop floor, operational costs, quoting, sales, and forecasting.

It allows us to make more informed decisions, increase productivity, and drive growth. Below are the features included in the financial module.

• Manage cash throughout the business and keep track of what other businesses owe you
• Easy Expense approvals
• Comprehensive, highly customizable, and streamlined reporting process
• Manage fixed assets and improve Return on Investment (ROI)
• Maintain a healthy balance sheet
• Accurate and timely costing information about processes
• Manage Purchase Orders Effortlessly

Manufacturing

The manufacturing module of DELMIAworks provides specialist knowledge, expertise, and software options to help your business accelerate growth, regardless of the size of your manufacturing operation. It also improves the visibility of what’s happening on the shop floor and increases manufacturing efficiency.

As this ERP arose from the shop floor, it gives the tools needed to control and manage costs and production processes and improve product quality. 

Below are the features that assist with the process of the module.

• Defined BOMs for particular manufacturing operations or processes
• Accurate and Reliable Sales Quotes and estimates
• Accurate and timely costing information about processes
• A proactive and highly customizable approach to manufacturing-critical issues with a query-based reminder and event notification system

Scheduling & Planning

DELMIAworks centralized manufacturing operations and balances all production requirements and delivery demands to produce an optimized production schedule. As a result, it provides timely and accurate delivery based on customer demand, with reduced inventory costs and cycle times. 

The below features will assist with that.

• Respond and commit to customer orders with confidence.
• Forecasting on annual sales and future orders based on present and past orders
• Maintaining lean inventory levels with MRP (Material Resource Planning)
• Maximize the output and eliminate downtime through Master Production Scheduling.
• Create optimized production schedules to maximize the output while eliminating the downtime

Quality

The quality module of DELMIAworks helps to comply with the most stringent manufacturing quality standards, including TS, FDA, 21 CFR Part 11, and ISO. It offers a comprehensive set of industry-specific quality management tools and functionalities with the below features.

• Delivering a structured and consistent method for defining & establishing the steps necessary to ensure products meet the exact requirements of your customers
• Manage corrective actions and facilitate communication between dependent departments
• Keep tighter control of costs and deliver better product quality
• An audit trail life cycle for every product
• Delivering a paperless manufacturing shop floor
• Centralize the processes of control revisions and BOM changes
• Electrical monitoring of documents, tracking and managing material discrepancies
• Real-time tracking and monitoring of products and process quality

Manufacturing Execution

This module can monitor, control, and manage what is happening on your shop floor at any given time. As a result, it helps to reduce part lead times and errors in production while increasing the throughput. It also improves quality compliance and operational productivity. The below features will assist with that.

• Real-time monitoring of production, shop floor control, and machine performance
• Increasing the Efficiency of your Manufacturing Operation
• Integrations with other already running ERP Software

Order Management

Users can instantly convert the sales quotes to sales orders using DELIMIAworks’ order management module. Because DELIMIAworks uses the Available-to-Promise (ATP) and Capable-to-Promise (CTP) to check both opening the orders and inventory when creating orders.

Aside from the features listed below, it offers flexible pricing and discount options and employs analytics tools to identify sales trends and profitability.

• Maintain positive customer & supplier relationships
• Process transactions & orders more efficiently

Warehouse & Inventory

DELMIAworks warehouse and the inventory module offer product picking and inventory management with low handling costs and minimal errors. At the same time, this module improves the warehouse’s efficiency and meets customers’ needs with the assistance of the below features.

• Taking control of the warehouse
• Outsourced & vendor inventory management
• Automated, optimized, and delivered accurate inventory and lot traceability

Overall, with the assistance of these modules, it drives and manages the growth of the business. Also, it enables customers to get real-time production performance data and deliver high-quality products. With those accurate data, we can have better strategic decision-making.

Finally, integrations of these modules minimize waste, scrap, and reject costs while forecast and planning production is done more efficiently.