2007 News & Press
12.09.07
Automation.com features Datacraft Solutions' Signum
An application story on Automation.com features Datacraft Solutions' Signum solution as used by Follett Ice.
12.04.07
Iscea and Datacraft Solutions Announce Global Implementation Partnership
The International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) launched a Software Implementation Division to Support ISCEA Member Companies Worldwide and announced a Global Implementation Partnership with Datacraft Solutions. ISCEA announced the creation of this new division to support the increased number of requests from ISCEA member companies for software selection and implementation assistance.
12.01.07
Datacraft Solutions Featured in World Trade Article in December Issue
An article in December's issue of World Trade on Warehouse Control Systems features quotes from Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions.
11.08.07
Lean Electronic Inventory Replenishment Determined Best by Datacraft Solutions
According to Datacraft Solutions' CEO Stephen Parker, "Lean electronic inventory replacement enables our customers to rapidly implement our solutions without incremental investments in infrastructure. This facilitates a rapid path to return on investment. In addition, this lean SaaS (software as a service) model allows our customer to implement a solution at a predetermined monthly cost. Datacraft Solutions provides all system maintenance, upgrades and functional enhancements without the cost creep of additional modules."
11.01.07
Datacraft Solutions featured in an article in The Machinist
Thomas Cutler talks about the concept of Value Stream Mapping (VSM)-a tool and technique that helps manufacturers and organisations discover the highlyeffective technology solutions and provides distinct competitive advantage through its implementation.
10.24.07
Signum Demonstrates Instant ROI with 100% Increase in Turns
From increased turns to dramatic inventory reduction to improved customer response time, manufacturers are finding both internal cost-savings as well as throughout their entire supply chain.
10.16.07
Datacraft Solutions at Booth 111 of the Chicago Ame Conference
The AME Chicago 2007 Conference is being held October 29 - November 2nd at the historic Chicago Hilton and Towers located at 720 S. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL. Datacraft Solutions will be exhibiting their Demand Driven Supply Chain and JIT Electronic Inventory Replenishment solutions.
09.01.07
Getting With the Program: Software Technology Offers Many New Ways to Thrive in Today's Competitive Markets
According to experts, technology solutions that allow CPG manufacturers to integrate with financial applications enable the most efficient means of closely monitoring the flow of products to customers-subsequently building higher customer satisfaction and loyalty levels.
08.27.07
David V. Wood Drives Product Development and Strategy at Datacraft Solutions
David works with the executives and board of directors to ensure that the organization is conducting research or creating new products and/or technologies aligned with Datacraft Solutions' mission.
08.13.07
Joy Fairchild Joins Digital Kanban Leader Datacraft Solutions
Datacraft Solutions, Inc., a provider of digital kanban automation solutions to lean manufacturers, has hired Joy Fairchild as Senior (Lead) Developer in the Research and Development team. In this role, Fairchild will be responsible for Leading Project Requirements gathering, Development and Integration activities.
08.11.07
Digital Kanban Leader Datacraft Solutions Adds Global Client Sales Manager
Datacraft Solutions, Inc., a provider of digital kanban automation solutions to lean manufacturers, has hired Eric Blumhagen as a Client Sales Manager. In this role, Blumhagen will be responsible for global sales.
08.02.07
Datacraft Solutions Appoints Timothy Briggs As Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Datacraft Solutions, Inc., a provider of digital kanban automation solutions to lean manufacturers, has appointed Timothy Briggs as its Chief Operating & Financial Officer (COO / CFO). In this role, Briggs will oversee all of Datacraft's operations and finance, including financial reporting, product development, marketing, customer implementation and support. Briggs has also been appointed as Secretary of the Corporation.
07.09.07
Distributors should look to digital Kanban
"In many organizations the groundwork for what needs to be built, in what quantities and by when, has already been analyzed," says Parker. "This new approach...provides the ability to upload/import data...to accommodate defined or changing schedules."
07.01.07
Lean SCM drives digital Kanban growth
Kanban, the 'pull' method of keeping production lines suitably stocked with inventory as needed, is proving as the leanest methodology for a demand-driven supply chain...
07.01.07
Demand driven supply chain
Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft proudly noted: "The ability to manage outside processing to increase visibility to all material and work-in-process, both on- and off-site, allows companies to better manage sub-contracted processing such as heat treatment, sheet metal operations and component manufacturing..."
06.28.07
Datacraft Solutions' CEO Stephen Parker Outlines Kanban Bottom-Line Impact
Digital Kanban solutions provide supply chains with real-time visibility and management capabilities to assist in enabling 'winning and sustaining market presence-. According to Datacraft Solutions' CEO Stephen Parker, 'Digital Kanban solutions within the demand-driven supply chain impact profit margins in several ways: by decreasing expense side tangible cost associated with legacy forecast management solutions, increase profit margins through efficiency gains.
06.21.07
U.S. Navy Selects Datacraft Solutions for Pilot Supply Chain Effectiveness Program
The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Supply Management Department Midwest, Crane, Indiana (SMDMW) announced that it was seeking to improve inventory management and overall supply chain efficiency for customers within the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center. "We are looking forward to working with Datacraft Solutions to improve inventory management and overall supply chain efficiency for customers within the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center." stated Captain Fulton, NAVSUP, FISCN Supply Chain Management Department Midwest.
05.31.07
Datacraft Solutions IndustryWeek Presentation Now Available
Datacraft Solutions presented at the IndustryWeek 2007 Best Plants Conference in Indianapolis, IN on April 24-25. The conference included discussions of proven strategies, best practices and tools from the IW Best Plants past year's winners and nearly fifty other continuous-improvement experts as well as fifteen plant tours. Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions, Inc., gave a presentation entitled "Employing Kanban to Win in the Competitive Global Marketplace."
05.22.07
Datacraft Solutions' to Sponsor The Manufacturer Live 2007 Conference
Datacraft Solutions Inc., the leading provider of lean manufacturing software, announced it is a lead sponsor of The Manufacturer Live 2007 Conference in Chicago, IL on May 30-31 2007. Datacraft Solutions will be located in booth #209, and invites attendees to learn more about how this leading demand driven supply chain leading-edge technology can be deployed in as little as three weeks and deliver millions of dollars in savings in months.
05.20.07
An order of one
Exploring the competitive advantages and challenges in engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing, Thomas R. Cutler finds that lean can be just as valuable in improving production processes and supply chain management as it is for repetitive manufacturers. According to Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions, "The role of digital kanban in the ETO environment is critical because of the complex and time sensitive nature of engineer-to-order projects. Companies are battling rising costs, fluctuating exchange rates, and increased overseas competition."
05.16.07
Record Year Announced for Datacraft Solutions
Datacraft Solutions Inc., the leading provider of lean manufacturing software, announced that its business increased substantially in fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. This extraordinary growth was driven by adding new customers as well as growth within Datacraft Solution's existing customer base. This unprecedented company expansion positions Datacraft Solutions as the nation's leader in providing lean supply chain eKanban (Digital Kanban) solutions.
05.14.07
Datacraft Solutions, Inc. Secures Significant VC Funding
Datacraft Solutions, (www.datacraftsolutions.com) the innovator in the development of Demand Driven Supply Chain Networks and digital Kanban solutions for lean manufacturing operations, announced the initial closing of its Series A - Preferred venture capital financing.
04.25.07
Datacraft Solutions Demand Driven Supply Chain in Manufacturing.net
According to manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler in the current issue of Manufacturing.net, "...For those manufacturers who are not heavily outsourcing the production functions, the ability for software solutions to address lean initiatives is vital." The article can be read in its entirety at Manufacturing.net.
04.20.07
START-IT 125 includes Datacraft Solutions
Datacraft Solutions, (www.datacraftsolutions.com) the leading demand driven supply chain system best known for digital kanban, made its first appearance on START-IT's annual list of the 125 most influential manufacturing technology providers in the world.
04.09.07
DDII Drives Lean Kanban Solution
Datacraft Solutions, Inc. announces new Kanban card-level calculation functionality, "Daily Demand Import Interface" (DDII). This feature provides alternative sources for inputs necessary to derive optimal inventory levels for large numbers of parts or card sets within the existing product base.
04.06.07
Intelligent Load Leveling Central Feature of Lean Functionality
"Datacraft's new and exciting approach to our initial unique "Intelligent Load Leveling" ability to upload/import this data into our system is essential for managing the need for replenishment and on-hand balances required to accommodate defined or changing schedules," said Datacraft CEO Stephen Parker.
04.02.07
Industryweek Best Plants Conference Includes Datacraft Solutions
Datacraft Solutions is presenting at the IndustryWeek 2007 Best Plants Conference in Indianapolis, IN on April 24-25. The conference will include discussions of proven strategies, best practices and tools from the IW Best Plants past year's winners and nearly fifty other continuous-improvement experts.