Factory Control Systems
Our mission is to provide State of the Art, cost effective Enterprise Resource Planning systems for Job production and Batch production manufacturing businesses. Factory Control Systems is the leading fully integrated ERP business management software system developed especially for the furniture industry. The FCS team members have used their personal experience of running furniture manufacturing companies and working at Director level with Major brand names to put together systems that allows truly Agile manufacturing.
What is Agile manufacturing?
Agile manufacturing means different manufacturing processes can be used in conjunction to maximise production and minimise cost. The FCS product configuration software, used in our “build to order” system, means that no stockholding is required and that each product can be made to suit a customer’s requirements, such as a specific style or finish. The dimensions and configuration of the product can also be altered, providing an almost infinite variety of options. A significant added bonus is that with no old stock to run down or dispose of new designs can be brought to market quicker, keeping up with changing fashions.
Mass Production
Mass-produced and low-cost products are loosing there appeal to a nation aspiring to homes that display personality and personal taste. FCS software enabled companies to compete in these ever more demanding markets without compromising the efficiency of individual parts of their business.
Key Facts
- FCS is the UK representative involved in developing the e-commerce standard ISO10303-236 for the Furniture industry.
- We have over 10 years experience delivering manufacturing systems on time and to budget.
- Meets the 'Forest Stewardship Council' requirements for 'Chain of Custody' verification, with 'Smartwood' accreditation body.
About FCS
Established in 1995, Factory Control Systems (FCS) was one of the first Windows based ERP system Providers in the UK. FCS is now a highly respected and successful ERP system supplier. Key developer of the ISO standard for e-Commerce for the furniture industry. After many years of development with partners from around the world, this standard has now passed the final approval stage.
Our Team
FCS has a key combination of a hard working attitude, Teamwork, communication, and an ongoing quest for improvement. Our staff have a wealth of knowledge and experience from working at Director level with Major manufacturers within the industry. Together with state of the art IT development knowledge in the manufacturing industry.
How does your factory compare?
At FCS We not only provide the latest tools, software and hardware. We also offer best practice advice as regards efficiency with your warehouse and business.
Key Benefits
- Over 10 years experience delivering manufacturing systems on time and to budget
- Increase your revenue and productivity
- Lower your costs and Inventory
- Dramatically improve customer service and responsiveness to customers
- Rapidly increase the accuracy and speed of information with the latest ecommerce tools.
- Enhance coordination, decision making and team work
Some of our available systems:
- Office Furniture Management System, a complete System capable of offering millions of permutations on carcase colour, edging color, metalwork, handles etc. Create parametric bills so that custom size cabinets are cost and produced accurately.
- Living & Dining Furniture Management System, This is a complete system for cabinet manufacture including features for setting up options for door hading, different handles, cabinet finish, mirrors to be included. Lacquer calculator.
- Custom Bespoke Joinery Management System, Joinery and component management system: Make to order with full traceibility throughout the business. Information on each line within an order cascades to relevant documents components and sub-components down to the raw materials as required.
- Bedding / Upholstery Management System, This is a fairly Standard System including the following modules: Bills of materials, costing, stock / inventory control, sales orders processing, purchase order processing, works order processing, MRP II, Using Microsoft SQL Database.
- Restaurant / Shopfitting Management System, a complete system enabling creation of items and bills on the fly as you prepare quotation to produce project costing and margin reports, materials and resources.
- Hospital / Laboratory / School Management System, The Factory Control Systems software has been extensively developed for any business involved in the manufacture & distribution of batch or piece-part consumer goods incorporating easy to use 'windows point & click' applications for customer and purchase order processing plus superb operational controls designed to help in the management of the shop floor personnel and processes. Covering works orders and MRP facilities, Stock and inventory control, Capacity and distribution planning along with detailed costing and time & attendance, plus the associated reports and data for all your sales and factory performance monitoring.
- Kitchen / Bathroom Management System, Kitchen Manufacturing System: Customize size of units using parametric features in bills. Pass additional comments to all components of a bill for custom manufacturing.