Comprehensive business management software created for ETO Manufacturers
HEADSTART for ETOs delivers a unified platform that connects your processes and activities involved in selling, designing, manufacturing, shipping, and servicing your ETO product in one, user-friendly solution. Address 80 percent of your business requirements with our single set of configurations, application extensions and minor process changes based on industry best practices.
Made specifically for small to midmarket engineer-to-order (ETO), make-to-order (MTO), and configure-to-order (CTO) manufacturers, HEADTSTART for ETO, powered by Dynamics 365 Business Central software, can be deployed in as little as 12 weeks. Benefit from years of experience with an implementation that emphasizes speed-to value, risk mitigation, and complete visibility and control throughout the project to help you avoid unjustifiable costs and delays.
Out-of-the-box accelerators made for your industry
PROJECT ACCOUNTING
Easily monitor costs and revenue related to your jobs. Flexibly adjust project structures to accommodate multiple purchase orders, specific billing milestones, and other conditions.
ESTIMATING
Provide accurate estimates for project completion. Estimate projects before they turn into jobs and calculate costs without impacting real BOMs and production workflows.
PROJECT MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
Supports the most complex and challenging bills of material (BOM). Plan material purchases directly to a job or to stock.
ENGINEERING CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Easily accommodate engineering change requests and automate BOM updates and new project requirements.
QUALITY CONTROL
Define quality metrics for your products and product components and pinpoint variances in the manufacturing workflow.
CRM
Manage the entire life of your accounts. Track and store product details, contracts, communications, promises, approvals, and other elements of customer engagements.
PREDICTIVE & SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
Set up and manage service contracts, track service histories and upcoming scheduled services. Manage warranty services and other service work.
MOBILE WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT
Improve logistics and manage stock across your warehouse with process shipping, receiving, and picking straight from your mobile device.
MOBILE SHOP FLOOR DATA ENTRY
Enable machine operators to quickly input time, material, quality and more from their mobile device.
SHIPPING
Plan engagements with shipping carriers, costs, and schedules together with production activities.
AUTOCAD INTEGRATION
Transfer BOM and routing information from your AutoCAD to HEADSTART for ETO.
VENDOR PERFORMANCE
Manage each subcontractor as if it were an in-house operation.
With the Sikich HEADSTART for engineer-to-order software solution, you can:
- Review project performance through metrics that matter to you and your customers
- Make accurate project completion estimates every time
- Estimate projects and calculate costs before they turn into jobs, without impacting BOMs and production workflows
- Keep projects moving forward when change orders occur with equipment change management
- Offer flexible, complete, accurate and timely billing based on project milestones, percentage completion, and time and materials
- Improve customer satisfaction by improving quality management and minimize material or financial waste
- Set-up, track and schedule service contracts
- Manage equipment maintenance and warranty services and dispatch technicians with the right skills to customer sites
- Save big by eliminating disparate, specialized software solutions
