March 5th, 2013 | | Comments Off on Why Price Shouldn’t Be the Final Factor When Investing in Manufacturing ERP Software
In today’s world of business, the word free doesn’t really mean free. It’s a tempting word–free–but it raises hairs on the backs of people’s necks. Nothing is ever free. You know the company with the low cost offer has to make money to stay in business… so where are they making it? You find yourself looking for the hidden costs, the catch that will make you pay in the end.
March 5th, 2013 | | Comments Off on Mobility in the Manufacturing Workplace: 8 Must-Have Application Qualities to Increase Operational Efficiency
As any 15-year-old teenage girl can illustrate as she texts her BFF and updates her Facebook page before your desktop computer can even finish booting up, hand-held mobile devices have arrived.
March 5th, 2013 | | Comments Off on Real-Time Shop Floor Integration, Simplified
In the realm of demand-driven manufacturing, where you must consistently do more with less, real-time information from the shop floor is imperative to prevent problems, drive quality, and enable the flexibility your customers require. Left unchecked, issues like downtime, poor machine performance, scrap, and overruns can quickly erode your profit. But without an enterprise system that works in unison with real-time shop floor data, these issues can remain hidden and change any seemingly lean progress into nothing more than a mirage.
March 5th, 2013 | | Comments Off on Become an ERP Sleuth: Do Your Due Diligence When Selecting a New ERP Vendor
Recently, your company made the important decision to invest time and money in a new manufacturing ERP system to increase competitiveness and operational efficiency. You’ve been selected to research potential new ERP vendors and whether it is a top priority or something you have to work into your other job responsibilities, due diligence is required to find the best fit in ERP vendors. The success of this new company-wide initiative depends on it.
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