Optimizing shop floor processes with Manufacturing Operations Management

Reading Time: 4 minutes Today’s manufacturers face many challenges in a business context complicated by factors such as ongoing loadshedding, soaring raw material prices, managing shop floor processes, and a weak economy. Manufacturers already understand that digital technologies are transforming the way the industry operates, particularly in improving efficiencies and driving higher levels of business performance. Technology solutions such … Read more

How ERP resolves challenges faced by Industrial Machinery and Equipment manufacturers

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Industrial Machinery and Equipment market (IM&E) in Asia is extremely competitive and fast-paced. Companies in this market produce the machines used by other manufacturers. Because of the dynamic market they operate in, IM&E manufacturers are seeking to balance productivity and efficiency with responsiveness and agility. To do so, they are becoming ‘smart manufacturers’, turning … Read more

How ERP can make renewable energy companies more efficient

Reading Time: 5 minutes According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy will account for 47% of the world’s electricity generation by 2030 — up from 30% in 2022. These include manufacturers of wind turbines, equipment used for solar power and hydropower, and components used in geothermal plants. As technology for green power evolves, there are new players entering … Read more

Using ERP for flexible manufacturing

Using ERP for flexible manufacturing

Reading Time: 5 minutes Traditional manufacturing favored long production runs of the same product because retooling machines to produce different products could cost time and resources, and waste capacity. In 21st-century manufacturing, however, long production runs are no longer valid. Capacity takes a back seat to production flexibility as the key performance indicator for factory managers. To deal with … Read more