Horizons International | Manufacturing Software for Dynamics GP

Small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses need the same features and functionality to support their operations as large enterprises. We can help you achieve those benefits with solutions for:

Why Is Mixed-Mode Manufacturing Functionality So Important?

Do your manufacturing processes include:

Blending products and selling them in discrete containers?
Punching or cutting parts with different dimensions in a single production run?
Assembling devices based on Kanban, cellular or pull-based planning tools?
Disassembling and refurbishing equipment?
Reacting, fermenting or distilling materials with varied grades at output?

Then, for the most efficient inventory and cost management results, you will need a manufacturing software solution that utilizes both process and discrete functionality. Horizons Mixed Mode Manufacturing Suite integrated with DynamicsGP provides support for discrete, one-at-a-time and batch, many-at-a-time functionality in a single software solution. We maximize the end users’ opportunity for return on investment by covering a wide range of common manufacturing tasks in a single solution.

Affordable, Effective Solutions Targeted to Your Industry

Finding the combination of discrete and process manufacturing functionality required for your industry in a single software product is challenging. Finding that functionality with complete integration to Microsoft tools that are already familiar to your staff has been even more difficult – until now. Welcome to Horizons International and our suite of products for manufacturing, distribution and quality management. Our products are designed to make tools commonly available to only the largest enterprises affordable for any manufacturer. For over 20 years, we have been satisfying the needs of manufacturers and we look forward to the opportunity to serve your organization, too.

In chemical manufacturing, regardless of whether products are organic or inorganic or if the production methods are based on purification, extraction or reaction, Horizons Manufacturing Suite provides effective inventory control and planning practices with integration to Microsoft DynamicsGP. The capital investment and risk associated with the complex processes in these industries are best supported with integrated business functions that ensure conformance to regulatory and quality requirements, so that production and delivery activities are uninterrupted and conform to specifications. If your industry concerns are related to:

Lot Management and Trace
Certificates of Analysis
Inventory effectiveness and yields
Formulation Management
Timely Cost and Inventory Valuation

contact us for additional information about our manufacturing software solution for Chemicals, Coatings, and Plastics manufacturers.

Manufacturers of packaging and packaging materials frequently utilize processes like extruding, molding, laminating and converting in their production environments. Horizons Manufacturing Suite provides the functionality to efficiently calculate the complex yields and inventory consumption required by these mixed mode manufacturing methods. In these industries, production sources are rolls of materials, heat formed extrusions, chemically treated surfaces and printed materials that require exacting attention to detail and highly accurate measurements. If your industry concerns are related to:

Yield management
Version control
Meeting materials properties for purchasing and production
Accurately forecasting production performance

>Manufacturers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and devices need to successfully move up to automated systems that can meet financial, inventory and regulatory requirements as they grow. Increased business levels put strain on manual and spreadsheet-based processes while staff struggle to visualize how new solutions will be effective. Horizons Manufacturing Suite eases the transition to integrated systems by providing required functions like version control of formulas and bills of material, accurate costing, complete serial and lot trace. If your organization is struggling with how to:

Scale serial and lot trace activities to meet regulatory requirements
Move from paper or spreadsheet based production planning systems
Manage transition of costs from product development to perpetual inventory
Balance cash flow and inventory investment

please contact us for additional information about our manufacturing software solution for Life Sciences.

Equipment manufacturers range from small specialized tools to large multi machine installations. They want to integrate bar code scanning, shorten lead time and ‘lean’ up the overall operations. Achieving those goals requires the use of integrated manufacturing software for bills of material with version control, material planning, production and cost management. Horizons Manufacturing Suite integrated with Microsoft DynamicsGP provides these necessary underlying functions in either an on-premise or hosted configuration. If your organization is challenged with:

Monthly or more frequent physical inventories
Delayed shipments due to incomplete orders
High costs due to expediting
Low customer satisfaction levels due to poor quality

please contact us for additional information about our manufacturing software solution for Equipment & Machinery manufacturers.

>Consumer expectations for cradle-to-grave lot trace, freshness, healthy choices and strict adherence to food safety regulations create demanding operational environments for food processors. When business grows, manual systems can’t keep up and staff is challenged with how to continue to be accurate and timely without increasing costs. Horizons Manufacturing Suite integrated with Microsoft DynamicsGP provides efficient transactions for formulation management, inventory control, material planning, lot trace and quality to help keep manufacturing operations tightly controlled. If scaling your systems to maintain safety and profitability is your goal and if your organization is challenged with:

Spreadsheet-based systems that limit visibility
Lack of inventory data such as lot expiration, allocations or pending deliveries
Formulation and bill of material data that is inaccessible and can’t be accurately costed
Inability to forecast finished goods availability

please contact us for additional information about our manufacturing software solution for Food Processors.

All Your Manufacturing Functions In One Package

BILL OF MATERIALS

Manage quantities, costs, yields and versions. Generate batch and production orders.

FORMULATION

Scale ingredients, co-products, by-products and intermediaries. Trace adjustments.

MRP

Time-phased material planning with forecasts, auto-generate purchases, multi-locations.

LOT & SERIAL

Automatically trace cradle to grave activities, generate reporting, manage quarantine and release.

QUALITY CONTROL

Specification, inspection results, data collection, storage, dashboard tools for analysis, reporting.

ENGINEERING CHANGE CONTROL

Bill of Material and Formulation management with approvals and real-time access to historical data.

SHOP FLOOR MANAGEMENT

Schedule resources, track order status, collect performance data to fine tune operational constraints.

ITEM PRICING MATRIX

Manage pricing for items, customers and volumes using rules and date effectivity. Unlimited price lists.

CONFIGURATOR

Quote and build to customer specification with custom routings.

Spotlight On: Perpetual Inventory through Integrated Manufacturing

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Manufacturing and distribution organizations rely on inventory to satisfy their customers. Making the effort to maintain the right level of inventory investment is critical to business success. Too much inventory ties up too much cash and too little inventory results in a failure to meet customer needs.

Software that supports the integration between purchasing, production, and shipping provides the most reliable view of real-time inventory in the most cost-effective manner. It will help you be successful in three ways.

The “Two For” Benefit.

Integrated software solutions provide a “two for the price of one” benefit. Every transaction that affects an inventory item also generates the correct accounting transaction, so your decision-making data is always real-time and accurate. Month-end processes close more quickly.

Meaningful Physical Inventory Results

Without real-time inventory transactions to mirror the events of your processes, your physical inventory count is nothing more than a snapshot in time. Real-time tracking with integrated solutions means you can identify what your expected counts should be and you can monitor how effective your business process controls really are by the accuracy of the counts.

Quality System Improvements

Physical inventory reconciliation will highlight issues in your processes that need to be fixed. Identify which stock levels can be safely reduced by addressing quality issues with your vendors.

Enterprise Fit – Not Enterprise Price