February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Traceability 2.0: Ensuring Food Safety and Achieving Competitive Differentiation through Multi-Dimensional Traceability
In response to the many highly publicized large scale food recalls that have occurred over the last few years and diminishing consumer confidence, both regulators and the industry are responding with stricter guidelines and policies to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply. As a result of this increasing scrutiny, along with the growing complexity of the food supply chain, many food company executives are re-examining their ability to ensure the safety and quality of their products.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Tying the Shop Floor to the ERP Systems
In the years leading to 2000, many manufacturers realized it was necessary to prepare for a potentially disruptive transition in the IT functions when the turn of the century arrived. With thoughts of internal systems not functioning properly – or even stopping the manufacturing processes altogether – action was required.
February 27th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Less Is More: Increasing Manufacturer’s Efficiency through Inventory Reduction
ERP solutions are data-driven. This is arguably the most beneficial technology feature because it alerts users to the specific inventory needs right down to quantities and timing. The right ERP tool can analyze historic and current data such as customer orders, inventory balances, usage/shipment of each product, seasonal trends, etc. and apply these insights to future inventory predictions. Armed with this knowledge, manufacturers can make more intelligent decisions regarding how much inventory to keep in stock and how best to respond to customer demand, regardless of seemingly unpredictable fluctuations. This help ensure investments are being made in the right place and that operations remain efficient.
Manufacturing ERP systems deliver a broad range of features and functionality to improve all facets of production. This article provides an overview of the key capabilities of today’s most popular manufacturing ERP solutions.
See what Plex Online’s manufacturing software can do to help streamline your business.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provides a broad range of capabilities to support all critical back office functions. With features for manufacturing, supply chain management, human resources, financial management, and more, ERP software can improve core operations across an entire business.
February 14th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Top 15 Process Manufacturing Software
Process manufacturing software improves and automates most production, procurement, supply chain, quality and inventory processes for process manufacturers. Download the Top 15 Process Manufacturing report for our comparison of the top process manufacturing software solutions.
A movie describing the IFS Agile Development Methodology
CTO Dan Matthews talks about cloud technology in large scale ERP implementations.
Business software solutions can help you more effectively manage nearly everything involved with your company. You name it, and business software solutions are probably available to help you succeed.
