Released on: March 21, 2008, 4:56 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: Datacraft Solutions for Pilot Digital Kanban Solution
Selected by U.S. Navy

Press Release Body: Datacraft Solutions delivers a revolutionary digital kanban
process of automation solutions to lean manufacturers through a secure Internet
gateway, eliminating the need to install and maintain a complex IT infrastructure.
The company has experienced significant growth in the past two years by eliminating
complicated, expensive, time-intensive software implementations as well as extensive
training regiments and the need for internal support. The Datacraft Solutions\'
replenishment supply chain digital kanban lean system allows customers access and
fully utilize powerful lean benefits immediately for a low, predictable monthly fee.
Services are scalable so manufacturers can design an appropriate digital kanban
solution.


The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Supply Management Department
Midwest, Crane, Indiana (SMDMW) announced that it was seeking to improve inventory
management and overall supply chain efficiency for customers within the Crane
Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center. \"We are looking forward to working with
Datacraft Solutions to improve inventory management and overall supply chain
efficiency for customers within the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center.\"
stated Captain Fulton, NAVSUP, FISCN Supply Chain Management Department Midwest.


The manufacturing industry is currently experiencing tremendous return-on-investment
after applying Lean and Six Sigma solutions, including tools such as Electronic
kanban (e-kanban) which is an automated "pull" system for filling material
requirements while reducing overall inventory. To accomplish the goal of improving
supply chain effectiveness and implementing a demand driven supply chain network
solution and lean tools system, SMDMW awarded Datacraft Solutions
(www.datacraftsolutions.com) a contract to optimize their current supply chain
processes within the Microwave Systems Department

Other SMDMW requirements mandated that the system selected be completely free of any
type of software load, except those approved by the Navy and Marine Corps
Information System (NMCI). This requirement meant that the information system
service must be Web integrated as well as having a proven and demonstrable
performance record among industrial users of providing positive ROI, excess
inventory reduction, simplified replenishment processes, increased inventory turns,
and real time visibility of suppliers and manufacturing partners.

"The U.S. Navy contract represents a new market for Datacraft Solutions," said
Stephen Parker, CEO of Datacraft Solutions, Inc. Parker continued, "The company
looks forward to an expanding opportunity for its supply chain management solutions
to other branches of the US military and demonstrating that supply chain management
is a critical element to the deployment equipment and supplies. This application of
Datacraft\'s leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) Signum and Curator feature products
demonstrates that our solutions can be successfully deployed in an anywhere/anytime
supply chain visibility requirement."

Datacraft Solutions' CFO Tim Briggs noted, "Datacraft Solutions delivers a
revolutionary digital kanban process of automation solutions to lean manufacturers
through a secure Internet gateway, eliminating the need to install and maintain a
complex IT infrastructure. The company has experienced significant growth in the
past twelve months by eliminating complicated, expensive, time-intensive software
implementations as well as extensive training regiments and the need for internal
support. The Datacraft Solutions\' replenishment supply chain digital kanban lean
system allows customers access and fully utilize powerful lean benefits immediately
for a low, predictable monthly fee. Services are scalable so manufacturers can
design an appropriate digital kanban solution."


Datacraft Solutions
www.datacraftsolutions.com
Sonja Foust
sfoust@datacraftsolutions.net
800-819-5326



Web Site: http://www.datacraftsolutions.com

Contact Details: Datacraft Solutions
604 W. Morgan St.
Suite B-9
Durham, NC 27701
800-819-5326