If you’re running your manufacturing business without ERP, chances are, your reason for going without the software is the cost. The licensing, project and maintenance fees of ERP can certainly be overwhelming, but not nearly as impressive as the savings you could enjoy. The...
Job tracking is a critical ERP functionality for manufacturers. By holding all the information on the materials, operations and assembles required to manufacturer a specific part, the ERP job manager helps users keep production processes in order. Epicor’s Job...
Discrete manufacturing leaves little room for error. With increasingly complex supply chains, global industry pressures and high customer demands, a manufacturer must uphold accuracy and efficiency in every area of the enterprise.
Maintaining an efficient warehouse is tough when employees must manually enter data, struggle to locate inventory or complete time-consuming paperwork. Warehouse productivity is even tougher when managers are forced to spend more time at their desktops than working...
Manual processes and paperwork stunt business growth. When employees can’t find the right spreadsheet, waste time entering data or base decisions off typos, they can’t effectively make decisions that help the company capitalize on new opportunities and increase...
Once a luxury, business intelligence (BI) technology has become increasingly accessible for organizations of all sizes. With BI, companies can translate historical and current data into accurate predictions, real-time notifications and analyses of business...
The final stretch before ERP go live is a hectic time at your office. With everyone anxious to wrap up the project, it’s easy to skip steps. However, forgetting just a couple tasks could spell doom for your software investment.
Few things are more frustrating than when the ERP software you depend on to execute business tasks everyday starts to function poorly. Unfortunately, the universal solution we all turn to in times of trouble—Googling the problem—probably won't help you in this...
Manufacturers often settle for slow systems and procedures without understanding the real danger of this inefficiency. Robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are transforming SMBs into global powerhouses while businesses without ERP...
