The UNIDO software provides for an introductory educational IT tool for entrepreneurs of Small - and Medium - size Enterprises with minimum-to-medium knowledge and skills in business planning, performance management, measurement, benchmarking.
It helps in identification of measurable business results based on minimized collected data, facilitates continuous improvement and lean manufacturing, development of knowledge capital and best practices, supports various certification practices, e.g. capacity for trade and exports, investment transparency and financial risk assessment including compliance to BASEL II standard, preparation of effective decisions by simulation of outcomes.
The Pharos suite is a valuable component in effective innovation management, controlling business performance as well as achieving sustainable business development within the enterprise growth path within business size from start-up to 200 employees, preparing the enterprise to ISO 9000 certification, transfer to sophisticated ERPs, other major quality and productivity systems.
The achievement of these goals is supported by UNIDO Pharos software suite consisting of several software components and relevant educational materials. It includes Pharos Business Navigator, Financial Improvement Toolkit (FIT) and Produce Plus software.
The UNIDO Pharos is a cost effective software suite that is unique in its combination of design concepts, underlying methodology, simplicity of operations and fast learning curve. The software has been successfully applied for improving productivity, quality, competitiveness and managerial capacity in various international programmes by UNIDO since 1999 including the Integrated Programme for Colombia.
PHAROS - Business Navigator is a simple and easy to use however comprehensive introductory PC software package for measuring, monitoring and benchmarking strategic business performance of enterprises. Based on comparison of the actual business results to targets which are set by a manager, Pharos allows managing of 25 business indexes and its evaluation by using six major lighthouse indicators Costs, Performance, Quality, Competitiveness, Product and Customer sales. The set of indicators was selected by UNIDO to concentrate on information which is most important for a manager.
Enterprise benchmarking and business self-assessment is supported by an add-on benchmarking module presenting measurements of 7 main business indicators against any reference data. The software can be used as decision simulation aid providing evaluation of optional production scenarios by varying production volume, adding new or canceling old products, acquiring new machines, etc.
Pharos is an excellent executive education and training aid for learning of information technology application to business management and can be used in practical exercises representing real business environment as well as in business gaming in various vocational training courses. PHAROS software suite is a component of an enterprise service package for SME upgrading Programmes.
Produce Plus is a simple and easy to use, yet sophisticated PC software to measure, monitor and benchmark production performance which is suitable for all levels of management.
Produce Plus' six major traffic light indicators - Production, Quality, OEE, Performance/Efficiency, Costs, and Labour Performance - make it possible to compare current results with previously defined targets. The indicators were selected to concentrate on the most important production information for managers.
Produce Plus has many key features that are useful to any manufacturer, but are especially vital to SME's. The main Produce Plus functions allow making accurate costing of line manning, total production, individual products and proposed new products. It can provide managers with accurate ex-factory costs for each of their products at specific work rates and labour compliments. This cost takes into account raw materials, packaging, direct and indirect labour and allocated overheads. This function alone can be critical in assisting a company realise its true costs of production.
Produce Plus is integrated with the PHAROS - Business Navigator. While PHAROS provides the user with a general overview of business performance, Produce Plus provides a more focused look at production and relevant efficiencies.
Produce Plus is a part of the UNIDO Pharos software suite for entrepreneur training support.
BEST, which is short for "Business Environment Strategic Toolkit", is a PC software decision support tool using set of original innovative economic indicators as business performance measures.
The software allows transforming company's strategic objectives into a coherent set of performance measures meeting the manager needs in market economies. The software provides management with hints for strategic and operational enterprise management, scenario analysis tools allowing in-depth consideration of the optional developments in production, price setting and investment analysis.
The BEST philosophy is based on the idea of continuous improvement of enterprise business performance. Continuous improvement is reviewed as identification of those areas that most need attention of a manager. The major concepts of BEST were implemented in the Pharos software suite.
FIT, the "Financial Improvement Toolkit", is a simple PC software assisting company managers in strategic performance analysis and improvements using annual financial assets allocation. FIT presents 23 indicators
- Providing a coherent view of the financial situation of an enterprise.
- Monitoring the factors of financial health, company's profitability.
- Supporting managers with decisions to improve the use of available limited financial resources.
- Facilitating the process of continuous improvement of enterprise performance.
FIT is a part of the UNIDO Pharos software suite for entrepreneur training support.
MCCT, which is short for "Measurement Control Chart Toolkit", is a PC software tool assisting managers in their routine activities related to handling measurement devices and systems at the enterprises. MCCT allows monitoring the usage of the devices and systems, their planned certification and uninterrupted measurement process, provides for measurement data analysis and identification of potential problems in quality of production and necessary actions.
The UNIDO Business Performance Management Software can be obtained by direct orders or through authorized distributor & training partners. It is provided to participants of the Training Programmes as well as trainees of UNIDO Training workshops under special discounts.
Additional information:
Mr. Gerardo Patacconi
Unit Chief, Productivity, Quality and Enterprise Upgrading Unit
Trade Capacity Building Branch
Tel: 0043-1-26026 3605
Email