Unique to the industry, KIMCO provides a platform which allows for configurability in ERP. Empowering end users to incorporate company specific best practices into a long-term ERP implementation. Open architecture allows for unlimited integration capability. Standard SQL/MS/Azure/.net. BYOD. Scalable, global, configurable. CRM, Sales, Estimating, Operations, Production, Costing, Planning, Shop floor control, BI, Financials (AR;AP;GL). iPaaS. Workflow driven. A low-code/no-code environment.
With 30 years in the custom manufacturing space, KIMCO has developed an approach to implementing the best practices as defined by the individual companies. Starting with the standard business practices and workflows learned over the years, the KIMCO platform is designed to open workflows and integration capabilities so each customer can design their workflows specifically to their team and their environment. KIMCO protects the specific environments with a multi-tenant application and a single tenant database per customer. This provides release protection and long-term evolution of the customer specific ERP implementation.The needs in ERP change and evolve with the growth of any custom manufacturer. ERP Platforms need to provide the underlying capability of any company to adjust and to embrace workflow efficiencies as they are learned by the professionals in the business.
Creativity, common best practices, innovation advancements are shared across the platform community as the world of ERP is continuing to evolve given the use of AI, web services and continued growth in digitization and automation. What seems possible today will only get better as companies embrace new ways of running their business.
Empowering businesses to leverage their competitive advantages.
Empowering people to innovate at every level of the organization.
While every function in a business has its’ own requirements for information to efficiently perform their responsibilities, the information is important to the analysis of the overall business. Decisions are made daily that are aimed at improving customer service, improving the competitive position, improving the resource alignment (people, materials, machines, vendors, fleet, and partners). Meeting and exceeding the goals of the organization cultivates an environment where task identify, task significance, autonomy and feedback are inherent in the operations of the company.
People who are empowered to innovate in everything they do is at the core of achieving an improved, modern, pro-active and winning culture. Especially in an environment where things change. Custom manufacturing companies juggle variables from the start of the process all the way through to the end of any project. Visibility into opportunities before, during and after are key to being able to aligned resources to where the company is best prepared to add value to their customers experience.
Material Price changes due to supply and demand. Having access to what has been paid before, what the history has been in delivery experience.
Lessons learned from operations including materials and machines that worked more efficiently
Projects with multiple orders, deliveries, contacts, services and budgets. Visibility into all information related to a project including any opportunities, orders, contacts, production (down to the people working on the operation on the shop floor), financials (estimated; actual costs; shipments; billings; material costs). Collaboration between PM’s and Production and Finance so that ultimately account management is successful in managing relationships to successful business outcomes.
Defining capacity. People, capital equipment, materials, vendors, calendars. Visibility into capacity for new business decision making and for resource alignment to prepare for on-time, on-budget deliverables.
Sharing information so that every decision made in any function is empowered with more information whether it is costing, availability, communications from the shop, the customer, the vendor or from AI.
Be prepared to embrace the experience of your operations.
AI evolution starts with open ERP architecture.
Start your journey with KIMCO today and explore how our manufacturing management software can simplify your operations, step up productivity, and help you meet all your business goals.