Kruger adopts TRAQ Manager based on .NET technology 

Wrapmation Inc., Montreal, Quebec, says the first .NET version of the TRAQ Manager™ roll-tracking system is in operation at Kruger Paperboard Division.
TRAQ Manager provides Kruger with order entry and management, as well as comprehensive production planning managing the entire process from trimming to loading.

In addition, TRAQ Manager manages zone usage, assigning rolls to zones in Kruger warehouse. TRAQ Manager monitors all roll movements through the warehouse, on truck loading docks and rail sidings through the mill’s secure process network using wireless LAN-connected Panasonic TOUGHBOOK computers, mounted directly on clamp trucks.

TRAQ Manager provides Kruger with several automated functions, notably the preparation of shipping documentation and data collection from the mill’s lab and gauging systems, including Measurex MXOpen. After the loads leave the mill, TRAQ Manager transmits load information to the DYNAMICS accounting system, which is responsible for invoicing.

Wrapmation says TRAQ Manager is the first pulp and paper industry roll tracking system that operates on industry-standard personal computers, under the Microsoft Windows operating system.

About TRAQ Manager .NET: The current version of TRAQ Manager uses the latest Microsoft technology that fully supports industry XML interoperability standards by taking advantage of the .NET Framework programming model benefits. These benefits include:

• An enhanced and easily managed security model, integrated with Windows groups membership.
• Improved enterprise integration, with a more efficient and flexible exchange of data. Use of XML schemas conforming to W3C specifications provide robust data transfer. Enabling web services for B2B to automate communications between applications 
• A disconnected Data Access model, reducing computer and infrastructure resource requirements, and empowering smart devices such as handheld computers, cell phone WAP and Internet web pages.

• A simplified auto-deployment model for application patches and new releases. Transparent integration of program upgrades eliminates revision concerns and requires no user intervention. PI

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