Just two cents...
If APS is an intregal part of your business and you are strongly
considering to upgrade, then V8 is definately not where you want to
go. I would strongly consider 8.03.405x...it has a ton of fixes.
There are still a couple bugs with the 8.03.405x, but nothing like V8
had...not even close.
Thanks
Patty Buechler
UV Color
If APS is an intregal part of your business and you are strongly
considering to upgrade, then V8 is definately not where you want to
go. I would strongly consider 8.03.405x...it has a ton of fixes.
There are still a couple bugs with the 8.03.405x, but nothing like V8
had...not even close.
Thanks
Patty Buechler
UV Color
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Garrity" <tg@...> wrote:
>
> Mercer,
>
> I would be very much interested in finding out about about your 6.1
> APS solution as we are looking to address scheduling issues in 6.1
but
> facing the same issues as everyone else regarding an 'upgrade' to
v8.
>
> Tony
>
>
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "amsisson" <onelist@> wrote:
> >
> > The 6.1 APS module was fatally flawed in its interface with
Vantage
> > and the instability of the associated datafiles. We abandoned it
> > after investing tens of thousands of dollars in training,
consulting
> > and time to no real improvement.
> >
> > I have made some very signficant improvements to 6.1 scheduling
and
> > its associated reporting using ODBC and MS Access. Including, sub-
> > contract operations linked to PO promise dates, automatically
> > constraining job starts to material availability, job-to-job
linking
> > when one job feeds another, semi-automated running of the
schedule,
> > the use of a queryable Intranet based dispatch list complete with
> > drill down, labor overload reporting, automatic adjustment of
> > priorties to reverse direction from backwards to forward when
> > necessary, unlocking jobs scheduled in the past etc...
> >
> > However, I have not tried to improve the basic limitation in 6.1
in
> > that only one resource is restraining, We have handle that by
> > approximating the secondary constraint with shorter machine hours.
> >
> > I am willing to share my Access application and would be happy to
> > discuss it further if anyone would like.
> >
> > Mercer Sisson
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart Noble" <stuart@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hmm, that's bad news, we are investigating moving to 8.03.400
when
> > it
> > > becomes available, but like you by the sounds of it, are
> struggling
> > to
> > > come to grips with the amount of money it looks like costing to
> > upgrade
> > > the quantity of computers for the requirements of V8.
> > >
> > > We need a scheduling package that works better than 6.1, it
will
> be
> > a
> > > shame if once again it seems the only answer from Epicor is to
> move
> > to
> > > the next release, with the costs involved. APS sounded like it
> might
> > > have been the answer. Funny it is now not supported after the
> > release of
> > > V8, this despite their promise to customers to support V6.1 at
the
> > > latest Epicor Perspectives last month here in Australia!
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com]
On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Norm Watkins
> > > Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2007 12:00 AM
> > > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: RE: [Vantage] 6.1 Advanced Planning and Scheduling
> > >
> > > I don't expect to hear much/anything. According to Epicor, the
APS
> > > module
> > > was a 3rd party add-on and is no longer supported or available.
> The
> > APS
> > > features were rolled into 8.0 and beyond and I don't expect to
get
> > past
> > > 6.1
> > > at this time due to hardware expense.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%
40yahoogroups.com>
> ]
> > On
> > > Behalf
> > > Of Stuart Noble
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:12 PM
> > > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: RE: [Vantage] 6.1 Advanced Planning and Scheduling
> > >
> > > Me too please. Hope you don't see this as a hijack Norm, but I
> would
> > > love to see some really good information come through here.
> > > Will APS take expected delivery date of materials required for
a
> job
> > > into account, instead of assuming they will arrive as per
default
> > lead
> > > time??
> > > Does anyone have any concrete data or documentation on what APS
> > provides
> > > as an extension to scheduling?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%
> > 40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> > > Behalf
> > > Of Norm Watkins
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2007 3:02 AM
> > > To: Vantage@Yahoogroups. Com
> > > Subject: [Vantage] 6.1 Advanced Planning and Scheduling
> > >
> > > I'd like to know if anyone is using the Advanced Planning and
> > Scheduling
> > > module in 6.1 and any comments pro/con would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Norm Watkins
> > > Engineering Mgr.
> > > ELECPAC
> > > 847-639-2307
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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