HYDRA Software
HYDRA by MPDV is an on-premise and cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) suitable for small, midsize and large businesses. It caters to various industries including automobile, metal, food and beverages, chemicals, cosmetics, mechanical engineering, furniture, pharmaceutical and printing, etc. Primary features include shop floor management, manufacturing control, logistics management, energy management, employee scheduling, time and attendance.
It helps users a Service-oriented structure wherein they can design the production schedule themselves and order required modules. Other features include escalation management, personnel time management, complaint management, test equipment management, quality management for in-production inspection, process data analysis, gauge management and access controls.
HYDRA provides processed data to the users which can be viewed on a PC, notebook or mobile device. It offers integration with Oracle, SAP, ABAS, Penta and Microsoft Dynamics. It supports multiple languages and is available globally.
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Shop Floor Status Dashboard -
Graphical Production Planning -
Machine Management Dashboard -
Machine Production Status Screen -
Process Data Collection Gauges -
Machine Terminal Program
Supported Operating System(s):
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Windows 2000
3 Reviews of HYDRA
Arun from Accenture
September 2012
September 2012
It is the most easy to use interactive software. It has seamless integration with back end ERP.
Frances from Serco ICT (Thurrock Council)
May 2013
May 2013
Excellent system, impeccable support team
Ease-of-use
Usability
Product Quality
Quality
Support
An excellent system, very recommendable for a project department to keep track of resource effort usage and capacity planning. Useful repository for all project information. The best part about it is the team, who work hard to fix your problems and also incorporate your suggestions into new builds and releases.
Pros
Support team
Constant revisions and build fixes
Capacity analysis
Resource management
Timesheeting
Customisable to your needs
Reporter
Project Register
Cons
Not able to 'plan' projects as well as MS Project - soemtimes you essentially just want a checklist of very small tasks that for part of the plan but are neither a milestone nor large enough to constitue a new code.
If you use the 'costs' part of the system, you would probably want to input this data twice; in Hydra and also in some other budgeting system/spreadsheet as Hydra is not yet sophisticated enough to handle the complexity of a project budget
You need training in Crystal Reports to create your own reports, which you will most likely need
Rebecca from Leeds City Council
April 2013
April 2013
Review of Hydra Software V8
Ease-of-use
Usability
Product Quality
Quality
Support
LCC ICT first implemented Hydra in 2005 and have seen the product go from strength to strength.
Pros
- Easy to implement with regards to the technical changes.
- The software has the potential to revolutionise the way you plan your Portfolios of work and how you undertake workforce planning.
- Increased visibility of projects, what will be delivered on time and to budget.
- The system comes with standard reports and you also have the option to develop your own reports using SQL / Crystal Reporter.
- The consultation service offered by Hydra Management Limited is excellent and has assisted us in the development of a number of different solutions.
Cons
- The cultural changes required within the organisation to fully realise the benefits associated with this software are more challenging than intially anticipated and require top down leadership to ensure success.
