<s>
WorkPLAN	B-Application
is	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
Enterprise	O
Resource	O
Planning	O
(	O
ERP	O
)	O
software	O
products	O
(	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
Enterprise	O
and	O
MyWorkPLAN	B-Application
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Sescoi	O
for	O
custom	O
manufacturers	O
or	O
departments	O
who	O
work	O
project-based	O
and	O
need	O
specialized	O
ERP	O
software	O
for	O
project	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
ERP	O
software	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
Sescoi	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sescoi	O
started	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
ERP	O
from	O
2003	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
launched	O
as	O
two	O
complementary	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
MyWorkPLAN	B-Application
,	O
a	O
modular	O
ERP	O
for	O
project	O
management	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
one	O
is	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
Enterprise	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
ERP	O
software	O
for	O
custom	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
mold	O
and	O
die	O
makers	O
and	O
engineering	O
departments	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
two	O
products	O
use	O
MySQL	B-Application
as	O
a	O
database	B-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
they	O
include	O
a	O
redesigned	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
with	O
a	O
navigation	B-Application
tree	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
CAD	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3	O
of	O
MyWorkPLAN	B-Application
and	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
Enterprise	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
products	O
are	O
an	O
officially	O
SAP	B-Application
Certified	O
Solution	O
since	O
25	O
November	O
of	O
year	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MyWorkPLAN	B-Application
and	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
Enterprise	O
can	O
receive	O
jobs	O
or	O
task	O
lists	O
from	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
ERP	I-Application
or	O
other	O
ERP	O
systems	O
,	O
detailing	O
parts	O
and	O
quantities	O
of	O
components	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkPLAN	B-Application
then	O
manages	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
process	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
production	O
planning	O
and	O
scheduling	O
,	O
production	O
performance	O
monitoring	O
,	O
and	O
recording	O
the	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
each	O
task	O
by	O
each	O
employee	O
or	O
machine	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
,	O
using	O
touchscreens	B-Device
,	O
barcode	B-Device
readers	I-Device
or	O
data-entry	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
production	O
proceeds	O
,	O
data	O
can	O
be	O
fed	O
back	O
into	O
SAP	B-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
time	O
taken	O
,	O
events	O
completed	O
and	O
parts	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	O
recording	O
of	O
this	O
information	O
in	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
helps	O
keep	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
system	O
up	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
producing	O
a	O
dynamic	O
exchange	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
safeguards	O
the	O
business	O
information	O
,	O
so	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
presented	O
to	O
managers	O
,	O
it	O
reflects	O
the	O
true	O
and	O
current	O
status	O
of	O
manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
using	O
SAP	B-Application
solutions	O
at	O
a	O
corporate	O
level	O
can	O
benefit	O
from	O
this	O
integration	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
to	O
optimise	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
specialised	O
areas	O
within	O
the	O
organization	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
engineering	O
departments	O
or	O
manufacturing	O
units	O
of	O
moulds	O
,	O
dies	O
or	O
prototypes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
updated	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
web	O
enabled	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
new	O
functions	O
to	O
manage	O
batch	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkPLAN	B-Application
ERP	O
products	O
allow	O
companies	O
or	O
departments	O
to	O
automate	O
and	O
manage	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
project	O
costs	O
,	O
quotations	O
,	O
orders	O
,	O
planning	O
,	O
document	O
management	O
,	O
analysis	O
of	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
files	I-Application
,	O
bills	O
of	O
materials	O
,	O
quality	O
,	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
to	O
control	O
time	O
and	O
attendance	O
and	O
to	O
record	O
time	O
spent	O
on	O
tasks	O
,	O
purchasing	O
,	O
stock	O
management	O
,	O
key	O
performance	O
indicators	O
,	O
management	O
overview	O
and	O
strategic	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
ERP	O
was	O
programmed	O
using	O
Unify	O
VISION	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Unify	O
DataServer	O
as	O
a	O
database	B-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
from	O
Unify	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
new	O
products	O
,	O
MyWorkPLAN	B-Application
and	O
WorkPLAN	B-Application
Enterprise	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
programmed	O
using	O
PowerBuilder	B-Language
,	O
Delphi	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
and	O
they	O
use	O
MySQL	B-Application
as	O
a	O
database	B-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkPLAN	B-Application
Enterprise	O
and	O
MyWorkPLAN	B-Application
have	O
interfaces	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
types	O
of	O
software	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Accounting	B-Application
systems	I-Application
(	O
Sage	O
,	O
QuickBooks	B-Application
,	O
Datev	O
,	O
Cegid	O
,	O
EBP	O
,	O
Varial	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
ERP	O
products	O
(	O
SAP	B-Application
,	O
Navision	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
CAD	B-Application
and	O
PLM	O
software	O
to	O
import	O
Bills	O
of	O
Materials	O
(	O
VisiCAD	O
,	O
Think3	O
,	O
TopSolid	O
,	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
,	O
Cimatron	O
,	O
ProEngineer	B-Algorithm
,	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
CAD/CAM	B-Algorithm
software	I-Algorithm
,	O
for	O
analysing	O
CAD	B-Application
files	I-Application
(	O
STEP	O
,	O
IGES	O
,	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
V4	O
&	O
V5	O
,	O
Unigraphics	B-Algorithm
,	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
SolidEdge	B-Algorithm
,	O
Pro/E	B-Algorithm
,	O
Parasolid	B-Application
,	O
STL	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
