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Description

MAX is of one of the leading IT based integrated manufacturing systems. Their product MAX is a modern client server business system designed for medium and large enterprises or divisions.

MAX is a World Class ERP system, a package of integrated business systems which provides extensive facilities to help run all departments in a modern Manufacturing or Distribution business.

MAX is an advanced suite of modules designed by a team of professionals with a wide range of business experience.

MAX is developed in a 4GL environment operating with the Informix, Oracle and Microsoft’s SQL-Server relational database systems on UNIX and NT environments.

MAX is a complete business system whose modules include Business Simulation, Forecasting, Schedule management, Product Data Management, Contract Management, Inventory Management, Distribution and Accounts.

MAX Intl has clients operating on Bull, Compaq, Digital Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICL, NCR, Sun, Sequent and other platforms.

• Integrated Manufacturing, Accounting and Distribution
• Business Simulation and Finite Capacity Planning
• MRPII, non MRP and JIT philosophies supported
• Make to Contract, Finish to Order, Make to Stock
• Multi-Lingual, Multiple Currencies, Multi Company
• Choice of Windows or character terminal client interface
• Superb Drill-Down analysis and Notepads on screen
• Master Schedulers Workbench
• Ease of export to Spread Sheets, W.P.

Where the client has special requirements, that a package would not be expected to cover, MAX is easy to extend or to interface to other systems.

MAX Customers

MAX Customers range from chemicals and food manufactures, through packaging, automotive, cable and construction industries, to firms who undertake large one-off projects of which manufacturing the product is only part of the job. Some of the growing international community of MAX users include: Banque de France, Beck & Pollitzer, Direct Wines, Eurogas, Hornby Hobbies, ICL, IMI Yorkshire Fittings, Meggitt Group, Racal Avionics, Rexam Group, Sanyo, Seiko, Skoda Group, Taurus and Trebor Bassett.

Services

MAX Intl’s strategy is to appoint high-caliber staff. This allows the company to provide excellent and timely support at competitive prices. Their implementation support personnel are experienced professionals familiar with the realities of the manufacturing and distribution worlds.

MAX Intl offers genuine ‘one stop shopping’ from pre-sales education through hardware and software provision to project management, implementation assistance, consultancy, training and telephone support.

MAX customers have an active User Group which provides a forum for users to air their views on MAX and its future releases. This feedback proves invaluable to both the MAX development team and the users alike.

Countries Sold To:

Belgium, Czech Republic, Eire, Egypt, France, Holland, Hungary, Slovakia, India, Iraq, Malaysia, Malta, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, UK, USA and Zimbabwe.

Foreign Language Versions:

Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak and Spanish.

Why MAX?

• Fully integrated data from the entire business is available in one database in a timely and up-to-date fashion without file transfers

• MAX is multi-lingual and designed for international operations, translated into 12 languages and already available in over 20 countries

• Complete World Class package with full multi-user operation, follows practices proven in companies and delivers it to small to medium range businesses as well large business worldwide

• MAX has full On-Line context-sensitive ‘Help’ system backed up by extensive User guide and unique, simulation-based Executive education program

• Complete package for all discrete batch manufacturing companies, includes MRPII, JIT, full traceability, simulation, finite capacity planning and accounting systems

• Parameter-driven and fully extendible using RDBMS development tools, MAX is written in ‘C’ for speed and portability. Good Business practices and compatibility with new versions are ensured by encouraging users to make 4GL and SQL additions, but not to change the ‘C’ code

• MAX is designed as an Open System, its open applications interface simplifies data interchange between MAX and other applications and legacy systems

Benefits

A complete installation of MAX will give a manufacturing and distribution company the potential to benefit by:

• Improving planning and control

• Improving order forecasts

• Helping business management

• Expediting contract management

• Improving productivity

• Reducing working capital

• Improving customer service

• Controlling cash flow

• Providing a basis for ISO-900 approval

MAX’s Strengths

• Portable: NT or UNIX

• Connectable: easy to interface MAX to other vendors software

• Relational: users can extend MAX database schema without upsetting

• Extensible: add fields to MAX database and screens

• Implementable: implementation network, role-based, data responsibility,

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• Upgradeable: upgrades can be installed without changing users’ extensions

• Flexible: relational design and range of parameters means good fit with more users and that MAX can accommodate changes in business

• Fully integrated: ledgers, distribution and manufacturing, all in one database

• Instant information: easy access to live database via SQL, spreadsheets, data mining tools, EIS systems, etc.

• Powerful materials management: fully-configurable stock accounting sub-ledger

• Real MRPII for JIT operation, includes accounting and simulation facilities, bucketless, with timing to the second

• No need to use MRP, drive it with finishing or final assembly orders

• Excellent production planning: CRP that handles backlogs and WIP, LSPRO priorities, designed to work with finite schedulers

• JIT operation with single-level structures (plus phantoms), complex routes

• Traceability: batch, serial and range; lifing for tools and repairable items

• Excellent cost build functions, standard and actual costing

MAX is a modern product with a permanent team of development staff. It is MAX Intl policy to enhance MAX and its related products, with a new release approximately once a year. The scope of each release can be described under three headings:

• adding new functional systems in line with market requirements;

• enhancing the existing Manufacturing, Distribution and accounting applications in line with user, distributor and market requirements;

• enhancing the run-time and development environments and the tool-kits in line with requirements and technological advances in the Information Technology world.

MAX development is funded from profits made by MAX Intl and from collaborative ventures with selected distributors and customers. MAX Intl has made substantial profits in recent years. The plans for next releases are substantial and provide proof of ongoing commitment to MAX development.

MAX Release 11

The release of MAX R11 has been warmly received by MAX users. MAX Intl invests a substantial proportion of its revenues in development to benefit new and existing customers. MAX Release 11 is a major release, important for many reasons including:

• It handles the Euro. It also adds useful Accounting enhancements for people not yet in euroland.

• It positions MAX users to take advantage of e-Business with e.MAX, a family of web-enabled products that put your business onto the Internet and take cost and time out of your supply chain.

• New Business Intelligence products provide levels of information analysis not previously available within systems like MAX. Gain new insight into your business performance and put your finger on operational problems quickly.

• Extend business control using new MAX modules for Plant Maintenance and Export Documentation.

• Reduce costs and reduce non-value-added activities using lots of other enhancements, many of them promoted, discussed or specified and reviewed by the MAX User Group.