Hosted by Ultra’s Strategic Alliances Director Michael Chesin, the Industry Insights Podcast puts the focus on common challenges facing industries within manufacturing and distribution. Each episode features a guest interview with an industry expert from a leading ERP Vendor.
Pacific Plumbing Supply Company, Seattle, Wash., is a 71-year-old, family-owned and -operated company with 200 employees and 15 branch locations. Like many mid-sized distributors, Pacific Plumbing Supply Co. chafed against the limitations of its legacy management platform and scraped by with manual workaround processes.
Global organizations, particularly those dealing in Consumer Goods, often struggle with piecemeal systems, which create inconsistent approaches to business processes and financials. Locations across the globe and multiple currencies make it harder to facilitate a united company structure. Additionally, a diverse supply chain can add complexity.
Incorporating hygienic design is critical for food safety – and for reducing the risk of lawsuits, recalls, replacement, fines and damage to reputation. For companies that supply the food-and-beverage and pharmaceutical industries, the ability to grow manufacturing operations while retooling to incorporate hygienic design, is critical, especially for manufacturers that provide tubing, valve systems, mixers, cleaning systems and other production components.
Stories from the Field:
Industrial Equipment and Electronics Manufacturer Strives to Manage Growth with Modern ERP
We’re pleased to announce the availability of an educational ERP podcast series entitled “Industry Insights.”The podcasts topics will help those organizations seeking to understand how best to drive business process transformation.
