MobileFrame Archived News Item

San Jose, Calif. -- July 16, 2007 - MobileFrame, LLC (www.mobileframe.com), the leading provider of Configurable Mobile Applications^TM, announces that the Plain N' Fancy Custom Cabinetry has selected MobileFrame's software platform to automate Plain N' Fancy's daily inventory management and tracking operations. Plain N' Fancy Cabinets uses some 8,500 parts in its manufacturing process that must be tracked to ensure timely completion of its products. Hundreds of individual parts go from sanding, into stain, enamel, then to top coat and touchup until all of the required parts reach final assembly. Manually tracking this inventory through all the different manufacturing operations is a time consuming and error prone process that can take up to 4 hours each morning and continues throughout the day as more parts are subject to rework as the day progresses. Prior to installing MobileFrame software, an average of 200 parts were missing per day.

The MobileFrame solution implements electronic tracking of all parts used in the company's manufacturing process. Supervisors can review exactly where a particular item is in the manufacturing process, select that item on a handheld device and enter information to update the status of the item. As an example, if a front to a cabinet somehow fell off the production line and was taken back to sanding to be re-sanded, MobileFrame's software allows the sanding supervisor to click on that item, after clicking the item a screen displays a number of different options for that part. The supervisor can then enter any relevant processing information. This change is automatically updated on all of the other supervisors PDA's, alerting them that this part will be coming through their department soon and that its delivery status is "late". When that item reaches their department they can update its location and status, until it reaches final assembly. This process allows complete end-to-end management and tracking of all material items.

MobileFrame's solution allowed Plain N' Fancy Custom Cabinetry to automate all of their inventory management and tracking operations on a single mobility platform without having to write a single line of code. With integrated intelligent networking, prioritized synchronization, remote device configuration and management, and remote software updates all built-in to one software platform, MobileFrame significantly streamlines mobile application development, deployment, and administration. Data collected in the field is stored on a handheld device and automatically synchronized to the central office when wireless or wired access becomes available.

"Plain N' Fancy Custom Cabinetry is a typical manufacturing operation that is faced with mounting costs," said Lonny Oswalt, MobileFrame's CEO and President. "The ability to automate their inventory management and tracking operations, providing real-time visibility of all materials and parts used throughout the manufacturing process and has provided both substantial savings and improved overall customer service. MobileFrame�s flexible software can quickly streamline complex manufacturing operations. Our solution will provide significant cost savings to Plain N' Fancy Custom Cabinetry for years to come."