A basic principle in the business of manufacturing is to eliminate waste from all business and manufacturing processes. A key component in the implementation and management of an efficient company is the ability to automate standard processes.

MAPICS provides the power to streamline and automate processes that are within and reach beyond the four walls of manufacturing using a workflow or business process automation engine. The power of a workflow engine lies in the ability to process the mundane while managing the critical aspects of any business process. The value to the manufacturer lies in the release of valuable human resources and intellectual capital tied up in handling paperwork instead of value-add activities and exceptions.

Use human capital for value-add, not validation
For example, the process of entering an order requires several steps. The majority of customer orders being processed only need to be validated at these steps, while a small percentage of these orders require human input to determine the next appropriate step in the process. Specifically, the majority of customer credit checks are a formality. Very little value is added to the order process when a person manually looks up credit status before passing the order to the next step.

MAPICS process management solutions will perform this task and many others like it automatically, concurrent to other activities in the process and across the enterprise. It will filter out only the orders that require further human input to determine acceptability. Using application software to perform these repetitive tasks frees human resources to do what they do best.