Project Background

Nuctech Company Limited, derived from Tsinghua University and founded in 1997. It is a security & inspection solution and service supplier with radiation imaging technology as the core and high-tech security screening products with independent knowledge products as the main feature.

Nuctech series security & inspection products and services have entered many fields such as civil aviation, customs, railroad, highway, urban rail transit, postal logistics, public security and justice, and large-scale events, helping customers protect national border security and people's life and property safety, and are widely recognized by users all over the world.

Nuctech's products and services have spread to 130 countries and regions in five continents, with more than 10 holding (participating) enterprises, mainly in Hong Kong, Australia, Turkey, Venezuela, Argentina and other countries and regions.

Nuctech is a project-based manufacturing company, including the production of security screening equipment and the provision of security & inspection solutions. The sales of products, procurement of raw materials, production of equipment, packing of equipment, shipping of equipment, installation and tuning of equipment are all managed based on projects. A unified platform is needed for integrated project, supply chain and financial management, while a variety of business systems can be integrated to provide unified management of data and improve the operational efficiency of the enterprise.

Solution

Nuctech uses Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to realize business capabilities such as product data management, project management, sales management, purchasing management, warehouse management, production management, master planning, quality management, group finance, internal company transactions, and supplier transactions. Integrate PDM, OA, WMS, electronic signage, network reimbursement system, after-sales service system, etc. to integrate company information platform.

•Serial number and lot number management and traceability for the whole process:

Core components of the product are enabled for serial number management, such as detector modules and X-ray machines, and other components are enabled for lot number management, such as operating tables and guide racks.

•Product configuration model management:

Presetting the product configuration model in the system, matching products according to the content of the contract signed with the customer, and generating BOM of the project.

•Pre-pitch notification management:

Create pre-pitch notifications in the system based on market demand and sales forecasts for product stock preparation production or core component procurement.

•Sales delivery management:

Maintain sales delivery according to the content of the contract signed with the customer, including products, software, monitoring identification system, quantity and delivery date.

•Project notification management:

Create project production notifications based on audited sales delivery notes to notify relevant departments of project initiation.

•BOM management of the project:

After the project notification audit, the corresponding BOM of the project needs to be maintained in the system. The BOM of the project contains host equipment, basic configuration materials, documentation, engineering materials, etc..

•Project production order management:

Create project production orders based on the audited project notice and project BOM for the production, installation and commissioning of equipment, including the installation and commissioning of inspection systems.

•Production work order management:

The production process is managed through the production work order, which guides the workshop workers to install the equipment, and records the serial number and batch number of core components for quality tracing.

•Product file management:

The paper work-following orders, rectification orders, software lists and final inspection reports in the production process need to be uploaded to the system for centralized management.

•Shipment request management:

Create shipment requests according to the delivery date of the order and direct the warehouse to pack and deliver the equipment.

•Project delivery notification management:

Create delivery notifications based on reviewed shipment requests to guide the warehouse in the delivery of equipment.

•Equipment packing management:

Create equipment packing list according to project delivery notice, including all packing details of the project, and guide the warehouse for equipment packing.

•Packing list management of each box:

According to the size of the equipment, the size of the packing box, planning the packing details of each box, guiding the warehouse to pack the equipment.

•Shipping information management:

According to the equipment boxing, arrange the vehicle, record the box number and logistics order number, fill in the shipping location, installation location, contact information, etc.

•Project receiving management:

Receiving personnel register information such as custodian, storage location and time of receipt in the system according to the actual receipt of goods for the equipment receiving situation.

•Project sign-off management:

After customer sign-off, customer sign-off records are registered according to the receipt data and used to track the customer sign-off.

•Project security acceptance management:

Field engineers install and commission equipment, register acceptance information and warranty period, for subsequent records of quality assurance inspections and other information.

•Barcode management:

Suppliers create barcodes and print them based on product information of purchase orders in the supplier portal to standardize the barcode format for easy purchase receipt and quality traceability.

•Supplier delivery management:

Suppliers create supplier delivery orders based on open purchase order data in the supplier portal, maintain delivery dates and quantities, print delivery orders in a uniform format, and standardize the supplier delivery process.

•Electronic dashboard management:

AX2012 and electronic dashboard system integration, in the warehouse, workshop through the electronic kanban display receipt and delivery situation and production progress.

•PDM integration management:

AX2012 and PDM integration, synchronize the project BOM and process route from PDM to ERP, generate BOM and process route.

•Other systems integration management:

AX2012 and MDM, network reimbursement, WMS, OA, quotation management system integration, integration of the company's systems, improve efficiency and business management efficiency.

Business Benefits

Nuctech closely integrates people, finance, materials, production, supply and sales and the corresponding logistics, information flow, capital flow and business flow through Microsoft Dynamics AX. It realizes resource optimization and sharing, enhances the company's management capability and work efficiency, and improves the core competitiveness of the enterprise.

Through the system for the whole life cycle of the project management; through the interface integration of various systems to improve the operational efficiency of the enterprise; financial business integration is achieved, and various types of management reports also provide strong support for the management's decision-making. It not only solidifies the business operation process for the enterprise, as well as data integration management, but also provides great support for the development of the enterprise.

▪ Better information management through business automation

▪ Effective workflows can increase efficiency

▪ Centralization of data ensures greater efficiency

▪ Simplify various accounting processes

▪ Eliminate information silos and data redundancy

▪ Improve customer satisfaction

▪ Improve back office efficiency and streamline processes

About Microsoft Dynamics AX2012

Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 provides manufacturing and distribution companies worldwide with a comprehensive business management solution that helps them manage their broad business areas more efficiently, including manufacturing and financial analytics, with a special focus on achieving integrated real-time visibility across the supply chain. This integrated, customizable solution creates business value through the following benefits:

•Enhanced enterprise insight to help make sound decisions, including shipment tracking, real-time status from raw material warehouse to finished goods warehouse, and visibility into warehouse and third-party logistics and distribution

•Extend data and key processes to strengthen critical relationships with customers and partners, regardless of the systems they use and regardless of their level of complexity

•Maximize return on technology investment through smooth integration with existing enterprise ERP systems and Microsoft product families

•Improve productivity and supply chain optimization through process optimization and automation to reduce costs and increase profitability

•Ability to customize to meet current needs, easily capitalize on new business opportunities, and more easily meet the individual requirements of customers and carriers to outperform the competition

More Information

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