Ditching the data dump: How to optimize reporting processes

Ditching the data dump: How to optimize reporting processes

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you are a finance professional in a manufacturing business, your main goals are to reduce risk, improve profitability, and maintain high levels of compliance. To do that, you need to access accurate data and create insightful reports for GL, as well as other finance and operational needs. To build and customize reports many teams … Read more

Why it may be time to upgrade your ERP system

Why it may be time to upgrade your ERP system

Reading Time: 4 minutes In today’s digitalized world, manufacturers must keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology landscape to remain competitive, agile, and to protect their electronic assets such as data. This is particularly crucial when it comes to enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Outdated ERP systems expose organizations to security risks, limit functionality, impede integration, and hinder compliance … Read more

Improving agility in metal fabrication manufacturing

Improving agility in metal fabrication manufacturing

Reading Time: 5 minutes With the fabricated metal industry receiving government grants and incentives, it now ranks as one of the fastest-changing sectors in the manufacturing marketplace. With the introduction of many of the ‘Industry 4.0’ technologies, manufacturers are building what we are calling ‘Manufacturing Agility’ into their organizations. The key areas of focus include; Investing in new automated … Read more

Calculating an ROI for your ERP investment: Where to look for tangible benefits

Calculating an ROI for your ERP investment: Where to look for tangible benefits

Reading Time: 5 minutes In one of my previous blogs, “The Importance of Building a Business Case for ERP,” we looked at the significance of strategic planning and creating a solid business case before embarking on an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation journey. Building your business case gives you an incredible opportunity to examine your existing operations very closely. … Read more

6 challenges facing medical device manufacturers and how ERP analytics can provide a cure

6 challenges facing medical device manufacturers and how ERP analytics can provide a cure

Reading Time: 5 minutes As members of one of the most highly regulated industries in the world, medical device manufacturers face numerous challenges. From stringent quality standards to comprehensive documentation requirements, Class 1 and 2 manufacturers must navigate a complex landscape to ensure compliance and product excellence. This holds true across all five key components of a medical manufacturing … Read more