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...
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...
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 and distributors turn to enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to smooth over their pain points and strengthen their bottom line. However, some never make it to these goals. Though ERP’s reputation for being overly complex and unfit for
ERP failure—one of the biggest fears of any business considering an enterprise software implementation. There’s no denying that ERP failure happens, but the reasons behind the pitfalls are often buried. Botched implementations rarely result from problems with...
Sure, QuickBooks is just fine for a small startup. It’s an easy, affordable tool for managing finances. But all businesses want to grow, and once your company racks up more clients and hires more accountants, QuickBooks becomes more of a hindrance than an asset....
Discrete manufacturers can’t afford to lose track of processes on the plant floor. Without real-time insights into your production line, how can you be sure that operations are in order? A manufacturing execution system (MES) monitors your factory floor at...
Sure, ERP can manage finances and help everyone at corporate offices, but what can the software do for the shop floor? Manufacturers tend to be skeptical of the software’s ability to support what’s happening inside the factory.