Consona Corporation, a leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for companies of all sizes, announced the limited release of DTR Version 9.3 (v9.3), an ERP solution designed specifically for the unique requirements of the plastics processing industry. In preparation for the release, v9.3 underwent an extensive period in beta testing, including operation in live production environments.
The latest version builds on the solution’s capabilities with more than 170 customer-requested enhancements and two new modules, namely Preventative Maintenance and Quote Manager.
The Preventative Maintenance module offers functionality that maintains procedures and service plans, manages and purchases parts, and schedules and executes maintenance work orders for moulds, production machines and other equipment.
The Quote Manager module provides a central repository for production quotes to customers. Users will be able to create and maintain quotes for standard parts, as well as engineering and engineering change quotes. Pricing can be calculated or entered manually using bill of materials or price tables with unlimited quantity breaks for each quoted part.
Frank O’Nell, vice president of product management, sees the new release as a successful collaboration between Consona’s DTR customers and its product development team.
“Our customers in the plastics processing industry work closely with our software day after day, and often have the best perspective on the product’s functionality,” said O’Nell. “Armed with their invaluable feedback, we are able to deliver a more comprehensive version of the DTR solution to our customers-one that can streamline their business processes and improve their bottom line.”
DTR provides seamless management of business intelligence to ensure successful data sharing throughout an entire plastics processing organisation. A complete ERP solution, DTR is configurable to match varying business profiles and processes with functionality in scheduling, inventory management, costing, MRP and data mining.
US-based Consona serves more than 4,500 customers worldwide and across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, financial services, health care, high tech, and local government. Battery Ventures and Thoma Bravo jointly own Consona.
