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AI and Machine Learning in ERP Demand Forecasting for Manufacturers and Distributors
By Nathan Rowan | Sep 16 2025
Introduction: Demand forecasting has always been a cornerstone of manufacturing and distribution. Forecast too high, and businesses risk overstocking, tying up capital, and wasting resources. Forecast too low, and they face missed sales opportunities, backorders, ... Read More
Cloud ERP Scalability for Global Manufacturers
By Nathan Rowan | Sep 16 2025
Introduction: Global manufacturers face unique challenges—multiple production sites, cross-border supply chains, diverse regulatory environments, and the need for real-time visibility across continents. Traditional on-premise ERP systems often struggle to keep pace with these demands, leading ... Read More
ERP for Circular Manufacturing: Managing Reverse Logistics and Product Lifecycle Loops
By Nathan Rowan | Sep 16 2025
Introduction: Manufacturing is undergoing a paradigm shift. Instead of the traditional “take-make-dispose” model, companies are increasingly embracing the circular economy, which emphasizes recycling, reuse, and resource efficiency. In this new framework, manufacturers are expected to ... Read More
Digital Twin & Simulation for Manufacturing ERP: Planning, What-If Scenarios, and Risk Mitigation
By Nathan Rowan | Sep 16 2025
Introduction: Manufacturers today face a volatile mix of market fluctuations, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and sustainability pressures. Traditional ERP systems provide robust transaction management and reporting, but they often fall short in scenario planning ... Read More
ERP and the Future of Supply Chain Resilience in Distribution
By Nathan Rowan | Sep 16 2025
Introduction: Global supply chains have been repeatedly stress-tested by trade wars, pandemics, raw material shortages, and transportation bottlenecks. For distributors, resilience has become as important as efficiency. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are no longer ... Read More
ERP for Mixed-Mode Manufacturers: Best Practices for Make-to-Order, Make-to-Stock, and Engineer-to-Order
By Nathan Rowan | Sep 16 2025
Introduction: Mixed-mode manufacturing—where a company runs make-to-stock (MTS), make-to-order (MTO), and sometimes engineer-to-order (ETO) processes within the same operation—creates powerful market flexibility but also serious operational complexity. The right ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is ... Read More
AI ERP for Manufacturing: Predictive Maintenance & Smart Production
By Nathan Rowan | Aug 06 2025
Manufacturing organizations face unique challenges in maintaining operational efficiency while adapting to rapidly changing market demands. AI-enhanced ERP systems provide manufacturing companies with predictive capabilities, intelligent automation, and real-time insights that transform production operations from ... Read More
Are Food Manufacturers Too Slow in Adopting New Technology?
By Rana Tarakji | May 16 2018
In the past few years, companies have developed many technologies that greatly increase efficiency and productivity in the manufacturing industry. The advent of automation, robotics, artificial intelligence and IoT are changing the way that manufacturers ... Read More
Local Tech Series: Atlanta, GA
By Erin Marrs | Aug 17 2016
When it comes to tech hub cities, some are more well-known than others, which is why it’s not really a huge surprise to see Atlanta make various ‘best places for tech’ lists. However, it wasn’t ... Read More
It’s Time to Fire Excel: MRP Software Has You Covered
By Erin Marrs | Apr 13 2016
Before we dive in, let’s run through a quick scenario: You run a factory that builds car parts and you find yourself at the beginning of another fiscal year. Last year went well but not ... Read More