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Epicor Kinetic for Life Sciences

The Compound Formula for Streamlined Operations

In the life sciences industry, where innovation meets rigorous regulatory standards, Cambia Advisors exclusively aligns with Epicor ERP to support your critical work. Our focused expertise in Epicor ERP solutions delivers strategies that address the unique requirements of the life sciences sector, including regulatory compliance, operational transparency, and the management of sensitive data. Partner with us to benefit from an ERP implementation that not only mitigates risk but also enhances innovation and efficiency. Cambia Advisors is committed to advancing your operations with tailored solutions that drive success in the life sciences industry, supporting your mission to innovate for a healthier future.

Application Highlights

Configured Products (CPQ)

Epicor CPQ is a comprehensive solution for manufacturers to sell complex and customizable products, streamlining the process both online and offline. It offers visual product configuration for an enhanced digital self-service customer experience, dynamic pricing to greatly reduce sales cycles and prevent manual pricing errors, and quote automation that alleviates the need for using Excel, allowing sales teams to focus on selling. Beyond these core capabilities, Epicor CPQ extends its functionality to encompass aspects of engineering and production management, positioning itself as an all-in-one solution that incorporates advanced features like CAD automation and augmented reality. This broad scope makes it particularly suitable for manufacturers who specialize in custom products.

Quality

The Epicor Quality Assurance module enhances a company's ability to oversee and manage quality operations comprehensively. It provides visibility from the overall process down to the individual item level, integrating all aspects of quality control such as the disposal of defective parts, rejection of unsuitable raw materials, and first article inspection tracking. The module ensures accurate valuation of products as they move through the quality assurance phase, facilitating the removal of items from work-in-progress status as needed. It also streamlines the returns process with suppliers, with automated links to Accounts Payable for efficient debit processing, thereby maintaining product traceability throughout the plant. Additionally, inspectors have organized workflows for reviewing items, including actions to address and rectify issues, and floor employees have the capability to mark parts that do not meet quality standards.

Project Management

Epicor Project Management is designed to meet the demands of project-oriented industries, featuring a flexible Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that allows for the organization of projects into multi-level phases. Integrated fully within Kinetic, it provides a robust scheduling engine that ensures comprehensive visibility and control over project timelines. Moreover, it facilitates the accumulation and aggregation of costs at both the individual WBS Phase and the overall project level. This includes tracking budgets, estimated completion values, and both estimated and actual costs. For enhanced transparency, it rolls up all costs within the project's structure and features advanced analytical tools that enable cross-project comparisons and assessments of material class, financial burden, or labor type.

Advanced Requisition Management

Regulatory Compliance

Epicor for Manufacturing offers a Supply Chain Management solution with robust lot tracking and attributes to enhance supply chain efficiency by ensuring full visibility of parts at every stage. The system can record and maintain traceable materials, automatically generate lot numbers following specific rules, and allow users to add various attributes to each lot such as batch number, heat number, manufacture date, and expiration dates. Serial tracking is also integrated, providing the option for full traceability of every move a part or its components make within the facility. This function is scalable, allowing companies to choose the level of serial tracking that suits their operations, even limiting it to recording serial numbers only at the shipment stage to reduce overhead. This flexibility in tracking and recording is especially beneficial for businesses looking to optimize their control over inventory without unnecessary administrative burden.

System Integration

Epicor Automation Studio is a cloud-based platform designed for enterprise automation within and outside the Kinetic platform, allowing for seamless integration and automation of workflows and robotic process automations (RPAs) with minimal coding required. It's effectively an integration-led automation module (iPaaS) that provides over 1,000 connectors, such as Salesforce, ADP, and ServiceNow. The platform also offers access to a large library of over 400,000 'recipes' or automations in the Workato community, which users can tailor to their needs. Additionally, Epicor offers exclusive Industry Templates, which are pre-built automation recipes developed for Epicor customers.

Advanced Scheduling

Epicor Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) is an add-on to the core Scheduling system that amplifies its capabilities. It introduces several advanced features, including scheduling that accounts for multiple constraints, a variety of scheduling techniques, and intuitive visual drag-and-drop interfaces. It also offers scheduling based on specific capabilities and interdependencies, real-time 'capable-to-promise' assessments, and sophisticated material planning tools. These enhancements aim to provide comprehensive and flexible planning solutions to meet complex scheduling demands.

Epicor Advanced Requisition Management (ARM) is a robust solution designed to enhance requisition and purchasing processes within Epicor Financials. It allows for staying within budget and managing spending limits through automated procedures and adaptable multi-dimensional approval workflows. The integration with Epicor Financials is seamless, providing real-time data access and transaction creation, contributing to an efficient staff experience. Epicor ARM offers a catalog feature where inventory items are optionally listed for easy access. It can process purchase requests related to specific jobs and projects within Epicor. Additionally, it handles non-inventory goods and services requests, connecting them directly to the general ledger (GL) accounts, and includes features like budget tracking and the capability to split GL entries. The system supports the use of Epicor's own suppliers, including preferred suppliers, and integrates with their online catalogs or web stores for seamless transactions. It is capable of handling requisitions across multiple locations and companies. As a part of its comprehensive features, Epicor ARM can automatically generate Purchase Orders, Transfer Requests, Receipts, and Accounts Payable Invoices within the Epicor system. For sourcing, Epicor ARM simplifies the process of creating a Request for Quote (RFQ), inviting suppliers to bid on purchase requests. It also provides functionality to access or 'punch-out' to a supplier's web store, allowing users to directly add items to the shopping cart, streamlining the procurement process.

Before Implementation

During our initial discussions, we'll work closely to understand your business needs, and then right-size the Epicor Kinetic implementation to:

  • Achieve ROI Objectives

  • Reduce Risk

  • Eliminate Process Waste 

  • Manage Change

During Implementation

Our process driven approach and tools ensure a successful project.

  • Project Governance

  • Clear Communication

  • Realistic Timelines

  • Quality Deliverables

  • Budget Adherence 

  • Comprehensive Testing

After Implementation

We are committed to your long-term success by providing:

  • Application Support

  • Training

  • Process  Health Checks 

  • Data Standard Adherence

  • Identifying Optimization and Automation Opportunities

We warmly invite you to explore the Epicor community with Cambia Advisors. Here, your business will thrive through valued partnerships built on trust, expertise, and commitment. With future-ready technology and tailored solutions, Epicor Kinetic empowers your growth journey. Together, we’ll transform your operations, driving innovation and efficiency. Let’s embark on this path to success with the dedicated support you deserve, ensuring your business is always positioned for the future.

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