Released on: February 12, 2008, 8:18 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: AccountingSystems411.com Profiles SPC tools Leader Hertzler
Systems

Press Release Body: According to Evan J. Miller, President and CEO of Hertzler
Systems, "The first task of any Net Contents program is to meet the requirements of
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Handbook 133 and other
governmental regulations for compliance to net content declarations on packaged
goods. The NIST 133 standard does not specify limits for overfilling, which puts
food manufacturing CFO's between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, fill weights
must be above the Maximum Allowable Variance (MAV), while simultaneously needing the
average fill to be over, but as close as possible to the label declaration."

In the current issue of AccountingSoftware411.com manufacturing journalist Thomas R.
Cutler, profiled the importance of statistical process control. Cutler suggested,
"Over-packing is just giving away product; conversely if packages are under-filled
the fines to regulators and damage to a company's reputation are even more costly."


Hertzler's solution, GainSeeker Suite, streamlines data collection by connecting
directly to all brands and models of scales and balances and can incorporate simple
or complex calculations to derive volume, whether immediate or "roaded". As each new
measurement is entered into the system, quality professionals, often reporting to
the CFO, can apply real-time statistical tests to this data immediately alerting
staff if a process change is detected.

Beyond reacting to real-time alerts, food CFO's must utilize powerful analytical
tools to pinpoint sources of variation in the fill processes. Automated tools make
it easy to discover which fill heads, material suppliers, operators, product lines,
and other variables have the greatest impact on process variation - individually or
in combination.

Overpack: Reported in Dollars and Cents


Miller suggests, "Food CFO's can accurately calculate overpack costs by linking
directly to both cost accounting systems and production systems. The analytical
tools then make it easy to identify the products, lines, and shifts with the highest
cost of overpack."

While the regulatory compliance issues are specific to the food manufacturing
sector, the same statistical process control variables are applicable to any
manufacturing process that requires:

. Real-time analysis is critical
. Data comes from disparate sources
. The need to drill down to find underlying sources of variation in the data
. The need to integrate with other information systems

Because Quality Control and Quality Assurance staff, plant and operations managers,
as well as engineers are direct or indirect reports to the CFO, the access to a
comprehensive solution for data collection, data analysis, and data management is
cohesive both functionally and culturally. Real-time responses to process issues,
(as well as a central data repository for long-term process and operational analysis
and statistics), transforms a lean manufacturing operation.

Hertzler Systems (www.hertzler.com) provides seamless, accurate data acquisition
solutions that drive business transformation. The company provides the leading
real-time data acquisition and analytics software, the GainSeeker Suite. This
powerful and flexible system is best used by lean and progressive companies.
Gainseeker Suite allows companies to connect with devices and other information
systems, collecting data and alarming key personnel when problems arise; this
technology allows organizations to analyze data for root cause problems, converting
data into knowledge.



Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control and Six Sigma for
over twenty years, and includes a diverse customer base in service, transactional
and manufacturing environments; clients include BAE Systems, Crown Audio, IDEX
Corporation, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Titleist &
Footjoy, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. The company\'s software and services
enable clients to collect and analyze data; building a robust data infrastructure
for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients to reduce costs,
cycle time and errors, and increase profitability.


Hertzler Systems Inc.
www.hertzler.com
Adrienne DePew
Communications Manager
info@hertzler.com
800.958.2709


Web Site: http://www.hertzler.com

Contact Details: Hertzler Systems
2312 Eisenhower Dr. N.
Goshen, IN 46526
800-958-2709