Softnotions aims to be the world’s leading ERP solution for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing a flexible and easy to use system affordable for any company worldwide.
The project was started during fall 2006 and the first beta release was made in May 2008. Today SWIMS, the ERP product solution offered by Softnotions has users. The system is backed by professional support and services as well as a fast growing, receptive and knowledgeable worldwide standards.
SWIMS is an online resource planning system. Multiple users can access SWIMS at the same time. The technologies used for SWIMS are Struts, Hibernate, Ajax, JSP. It is a platform independent system. ERP (Enterprise Resource planning) covers the technique and concepts employed for the integrated management of business as a whole, from the viewpoint of the effectiveness use of management resources, to improve the efficiency of an enterprise. ERP packages are integrated software packages that support the above ERP concepts. An Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) is a collection of modules/components integrated together while utilizing one database typically used primarily by medium to large manufacturing organizations with multiple sites located worldwide. Connecting to one database allows users from all departments of the organization located anywhere in the world to attain the necessary information to carry out their responsibilities. This integration approach offers improved operational processes and streamlined information to the fingertips of anyone with the security rights to access it. Paper documents are reduced or eliminated as online documents travel throughout the system to the appropriate department for updating and forwarding. Transactions pass
through the system automatically updating several modules/components in real-time to provide timely and accurate data for users to access and share from any location in the world.
Manufacturing is defined as the transformation of raw materials into finished goods or product for sale by using machines and processing systems. In order to manage manufacturing processes, a software based production, purchasing, shipment planning and inventory control system called Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP), has been developed.
ERP integrate all the business functions into one database. It supports business
organization needs and improves the business processes including strategic planning, management control and operational control. It also operates across functional departments and their particular activities. Cross functional activity is very important part of ERP. It reduces paper work and job completion time with full control.
ERP is available for manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies. Initially, ERP software is intentionally made for manufacturing industries. It is known as manufacturing ERP software. Combination of MRP and ERP gives more established device and application in these industrial sectors than ERP software. It has integrated workflow processes that are designed specifically to optimize the use of the manufacturer’s resources. It minimizes the total costs and administers resources, entire life cycle, from raw material acquisition,
production planning, production, marketing, sales to finance. SWIMS is ideally suited for minor, mid-sized, make-to-order, engineer-to-order, made-to-inventory, discrete manufacturing, small and large manufacturing industries around the world. Manufacturing ERP can be purchased from all small niche market and major ERP vendors offering ERP software solutions that meet your requirements.
SWIMS software for your enterprise will help you optimize your all resources, carefully planning, decision through information based and prepare for unexpected hitches along the business cycle. It will also help you to manage your organization and all its departments effectively. It will reduce your expenditures and improve your manufacturing capacity.
