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HRMS Announces Advanced Planning & Scheduling Module

Lombard, IL – March 7, 2008 – HRMS Inc., a subsidiary of VantagePoint Systems, Inc., announced a significant new software module for their Rohde Software Gen/2 core business software, HRMS Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS).   The HRMS Advanced Planning & Scheduling module is a converting scheduling module designed specifically for the paperboard packaging industry, and provides automatic scheduling of jobs based on forward, backward or bottleneck loading.

The HRMS APS provides instant real-time visibility of the schedule, including load vs. capacity, across all machines and plants, to add departments.  E-mail ready line-up reports are created immediately saving time for the scheduling and production staff.  The software allows like-jobs to be grouped automatically for significant cost savings in reduced make-ready times.

“One of the benefits of this module is the instant visibility into cost-of-change information before committing to a schedule.  This allows packaging manufacturers to see the actual costs involved if any changes are needed for a scheduled job.  The software also allows users the control of ‘constraint’ information with immediate visibility of artwork approvals, board receipts and die/plate availability, enabling problems to be identified early in the process,” commented George Plesa, President of HRMS Inc.