When considering an ERP project, Ultra’s team of independent ERP consultants makes the case to think beyond an ERP checklist and beyond the idea of a technology replacement. Instead, we guide teams to focus squarely on business process improvement.
Rising inflation makes cost reduction a top business driver behind many technology initiatives today. Given this reality, is it possible to use an ERP system to manage manufacturing costs?
Is it time to assess your organization’s ERP health?
It is if your processes involve manual workarounds, stand-alone or siloed solutions, cumbersome spreadsheets or duplicate data entry.
We hear from many manufacturing and distribution teams about ERP project failures and how to mount an ERP recovery. Based on our depth and breadth of experience with enterprise technology implementation projects, we know what a failed project looks like and we know how to avoid it. Here is a roundup of recent blog posts on the subject of what it takes to mount an ERP recovery effort.
As a native Minnesotan, I was intrigued by an article published in the Star Tribune entitled “Minnesota manufacturers’ profits soar, but a labor shortage looms.”
The article shared survey results that show hiring and retention as the major challenges facing the region’s manufacturing sector. At the same time, an “unexpectedly small” number of manufacturers are preparing their operations for any type of labor shortage, the survey found.
When it comes to ERP in complex manufacturing, a few definitions are in order.
We look at complex manufacturing as companies that manufacture highly engineered products with longer product cycle times and multiple levels of subassemblies in their bills of material.