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Purchase Price Variance: How to Calculate PPV and How ERP Systems Track It
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 12 2026
Purchase price variance explained: PPV formula, journal entries, receipt vs invoice timing, and how NetSuite, Business Central and Acumatica post it. Read More
Standard Cost vs Actual Cost in Manufacturing: How ERP Handles Each and When to Switch
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 07 2026
Standard cost vs actual cost in manufacturing: how variances arise, how ASC 330 treats them, and how NetSuite, Business Central and other ERPs handle each. Read More
Deductions Management Software for CPG and Food Suppliers (2026): How It Works and How to Choose
By Sherman Hsieh | Oct 07 2026
How deductions management software works for CPG and food suppliers: UNFI and KeHE deductions, ASC 606 reserves, and vendors compared with pricing. Read More
ERP Software for Manufacturing and Production Planning: Controlling Costs, Capacity, and Complexity
By Nathan Rowan | Jan 26 2026
Why Manufacturing Complexity Breaks Legacy Systems Manufacturing environments introduce complexity that basic accounting or inventory tools cannot handle. Multiple bills of materials, production schedules, capacity constraints, and cost drivers interact constantly. When these elements ... Read More
S&OP and IBP in Manufacturing ERP: Aligning Sales, Operations and Finance on One Plan
By Nathan Rowan | Dec 08 2025
Why Manufacturers Need More Than Operational Planning Daily production schedules and MRP runs are important, but they don’t answer bigger questions: Can we support that large new customer? What if demand drops in ... Read More
Make-to-Order and Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing: How ERP Handles One-of-a-Kind Work
By Nathan Rowan | Dec 08 2025
Why Custom Manufacturers Need a Different ERP Approach Standard ERP setups often assume repeatable products and predictable demand. But make-to-order (MTO) and engineer-to-order (ETO) shops live in a different world: long lead times, unique ... Read More
Manufacturing Costing in ERP: Standard vs. Actual Costs and Why It Matters
By Nathan Rowan | Dec 08 2025
Why Costing Is More Than a Year-End Exercise Manufacturers live on margin. But if you only look at product costs once a year, you’re flying blind. Material prices, labor rates and overhead all move. ... Read More
Maintenance Management in ERP: Keeping Manufacturing Assets Running Without Surprise Downtime
By Nathan Rowan | Dec 08 2025
Why Maintenance Belongs in Your Manufacturing ERP Production planners hate surprise downtime. Maintenance teams hate being seen only when something breaks. When maintenance management lives outside ERP, it’s hard to coordinate schedules, costs and ... Read More
Quality Management in Manufacturing ERP: Traceability, Compliance and Fewer Escapes
By Nathan Rowan | Dec 08 2025
Why Quality Can’t Live in a Separate System  Quality teams often manage inspections, nonconformances and audits in separate tools or spreadsheets. The problem: it’s hard to tie issues back to specific work orders, suppliers, machines ... Read More
Inventory Optimization in ERP: How Manufacturers Balance Service Levels and Working Capital
By Nathan Rowan | Dec 08 2025
Too Much Inventory, Still Too Many Stockouts  Many manufacturers live in a paradox: warehouses full of slow-moving items, yet constant shortages on critical parts. The root problem is usually siloed spreadsheets and rules of thumb ... Read More