| Framework | | | | spreadsheet packages. Enterprise DSS offers |
| Warehouse and Conceptual Business Framework | | | | sophisticated drill-down, alert, and report stacking |
| linked to TGI’s Decision Support System | | | | functionality. The client organization's product, |
| According to Rebecca Gill, Vice-President with TGI | | | | organizational, and marketing structures are |
| Ltd., TGI closes the loop on information delivery | | | | automatically embedded into Enterprise DSS, offering |
| with Enterprise DSS. Enterprise DSS is a Decision | | | | a tailored, ready-to-use Decision Support System. |
| Support System that is integrated with TGI’s | | | | Unlike traditional Executive Information Systems, |
| Enterprise 21 ERP software package. | | | | Enterprise DSS is geared towards providing |
| Enterprise DSS runs in a windows compliant graphical, | | | | information to multiple management levels and insures |
| client-server environment, and consists of three | | | | that user’s at all organizational levels see the |
| primary components: | | | | same information. |
| - A Data Warehouse, which is seamlessly integrated | | | | About Technology Group International, Ltd. |
| into the Enterprise 21 ERP software system | | | | Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, |
| - A Metadata (or data about data) interface which | | | | Technology Group International is a proven |
| acts as the link from the warehouse and the | | | | technology leader delivering Tier 1 application |
| conceptual business framework to the DSS | | | | software functionality at a price performance level |
| application | | | | that can be readily accepted by organizations of all |
| - A powerful Windows compliant DSS engine | | | | sizes. Specializing in software solutions for small and |
| Enterprise DSS provides over 1300 views into the | | | | mid-market manufacturing and distribution companies, |
| Enterprise 21 data. The information is presented in | | | | TGI’s integrated Enterprise Series software |
| various chart and columnar formatted "views". | | | | suite is a complete business process management |
| Gill notes, Because of its design, Enterprise DSS | | | | solution. The product offering includes Enterprise |
| provides unmatched ease of use. Users simply chose | | | | Resources Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Resource |
| from a list of filters (data selection criteria) base upon | | | | Planning (MRP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), |
| organizational, product, customer, geography, or time | | | | Warehouse Management System (WMS), Advanced |
| and then "drag" the appropriate filter combinations | | | | Planning and Scheduling (APS), Decision Support |
| onto the desired report. | | | | System (DSS), Business Intelligence (BI), |
| By clicking on the output format icon, the user can | | | | Manufacturing Execution System (MES), and |
| easily control the format in which data are presented. | | | | eCommerce. TGI implements, maintains, enhances, |
| Data can be viewed in graphical, chart, map, or alert | | | | and supports its packaged distribution and |
| (management by exception reporting) presentations | | | | manufacturing software solutions directly and via its |
| methodologies. Data are easily exported to a variety | | | | channel partners. |
| of Windows-compliant word processing and | | | | |