[geeks] Job shop software suggestions needed...

[nimitz at ns1.nimitzbrood.com]

> The small company I work for (exclusively a job shop) was in the market
> for MRP/job shop software about 1 1/2 years ago, although unfortunately
> I was left out of the process, at least decision-making wise. We ended
> up with an expensive and very proprietary, but newbie-friendly package,
> Vista, which is developed by an apparently Windoze-only company called
> Epicor. It's running on Win2K Server, with "Progress" for the database.
> I had never heard of Progress before, so I don't really know the ins and
> outs of it (anyone care to chime in?) As I said, Vista is geared toward
> the point-and-drool crowd, and it does seem to be a comprehensive package, but I have my doubts as far as long term reliability, both due
> to the complexity of the software, as well as the Windoze aspect and the
> database. I think a ballpark price range is about $1,000 per client, and
> it does keep track of concurrent connections, so if you run out of licenses, no new concurrent connections are allowed. So, to sum up,
> it seems that software geared for the job-shop type of business is not
> that common, and what is out there tends to be expensive. And I'm
> definitely NOT advocating Vista, but what you are looking to do sounds
> exactly like what we do, and what we wanted from an MRP system.
> Hope this helps, Mike

Well, it gives me something to go on at least.  Thanks!

Mike Hebel