Epicor Awarded U.S. Patent for Software that Visually Controls Elements of the Manufacturing Environment

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Titled "Visual Schedule Management System for a Manufacturing Facility," U.S. Patent No. 5,835,898 covers software for visually representing and controlling elements of the manufacturing environment. Through a graphical model of the production floor, Visual Scheduling simplifies workload management. These methods include reviewing production control boards with jobs indicated by movable bars and analyzing printed reports from spreadsheet or project planning software. " Steve Adams, president of Adams Manufacturing in Bartlesville, Okla., a company specializing in machining parts for submersible pumps used in oil production and water wells, states that Visual Scheduling was a key factor in his companys decision to choose Vista.

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