Released on = August 22, 2006, 7:59 am

Press Release Author = Matthew Marotta

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = Thomas R. Cutler Manufacturing Journalist Profiles Datacraft
Solutions in Software Magazine

Press Release Body = Kanban, in its most simplifying role, is a visual signal (or
cue) that something needs to be replenished. More specifically, lean manufacturers
today use digital kanban by Datacraft Solutions (www.datacraftsolutions.com) to
drive a process to make, move, or buy the appropriate parts. Thus, digital kanban
becomes one of the fundamental building blocks of a pull (or consumption based)
replenishment system.

Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler profiles Digital Kanban in the summer
issue of Software Magazine.
One supplier of replenishment-based supply-chain digital kanban stressed the
importance of measuring ROI. Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions, makers of
Signum, "The ROI is most often achieved within the first few days because of the
unique approach to rapid integration to existing systems. Unlike major software
installations that can take months or even years to achieve ROI, Signum can
integrate in just days or weeks."

Parker adds, "True replenishment-based supply chain is so much more than kanban
functionality. ERP systems professing kanban features do not begin to capture the
real-time benefits achieved with automatic flow-through supply chain."

Some of those benefits include:

. Suppliers are no longer a part of the problem; instead, they become contributors
to the solution. A centralized, interactive repository allows both ends of the chain
to interact with (and ultimately improve) the parameters of replenishment.
. Performance is now measured bi-directionally, and the responsibility (and
subsequent accountability) is distributed across the chain. Suppliers are no longer
the only resource required to perform according to terms; the manufacturers'
compliance is visible now as well.

Datacraft Solutions specializes in providing their clients with the tools they need
to rapidly replace outdated manual systems with technology that speeds process flow
and improves accuracy. Datacraft's premier product, Signum has been developed around
the Kanban concept of replenishment, and provides an invaluable tool for
manufacturing companies to monitor process flow, lower administrative transaction
costs, and improve decision-making ability.





Web Site = http://www.datacraftsolutions.com

Contact Details = Datacraft Solutions
www.datacraftsolutions.com
Matthew Marotta
mmarotta@datacraftsolutions.net
800-819-5326