manufacturing erp

Streamline Your Manufacturing Business with CloudSuite Industrial Advanced Planning and Scheduling

To be a competitor in today’s market, it is vital for manufacturers to put customers first when creating supply chain plans; however, this can be difficult, or near impossible, to accomplish without proper software systems in place. Infor CloudSuite Industrial Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) allows manufacturers to synchronize the use of work centers, inventory, resources, and supply with customers’ orders.

Doing More with Less: Workplace Shortages and ERP

In many cases, reducing staff and hiring part-time or contract personnel is now standard for many industries. However, this reduces productivity as manufacturers and distributors deal with frequent turnover and staff changes. The result has placed workers on the most unstable ground in decades. With these developments, many businesses are going beyond the question of labor, into that of technology.

The Rundown On The New Epicor ERP Configurator

The Rundown On The New Epicor ERP Configurator In the latest installment of our series detailing the many reasons why a business should be considering upgrading to the newest version of Epicor ERP, we turn to one of its most impressive features; the configurator. With capability beyond the basic engineering functionality and the ability for …

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Using ERP Software for Process Manufacturing

Correctly Use ERP Software for Process Manufacturing Prioritizing systems built for the wrong type of manufacturing is one of the biggest mistakes we see manufacturing businesses making when selecting new ERP software. This statement might not make much sense initially—but let me explain. Manufacturers can either deal in discrete or process manufacturing, which can often operate in …

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IoT and Food Manufacturing: The Power Couple

  4 Reasons IoT and Food Manufacturing is A Powerful Duo Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll know that food safety has become quite the hot-button topic in mainstream news recently. Mexican natural fast-food behemoth Chipotle, recently infamous in the news as the source of multiple and unrelated norovirus and E. coli outbreaks, …

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