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In our previous blogs, we introduced you to the concept of Engineer-to-Order (ETO) manufacturing and the key challenges that they face in their day-to-day operations. With these challenges, ETO manufacturers see constant project delays, increased operating costs, and reduced margins from project start to finish. Siloed systems and decentralised data storage further add to their […]

In manufacturing and retail organizations, a warehouse plays an important role in managing inventory stock and consistently maintaining it at an optimum level. It all depends on the organization to ensure smooth operations within the warehouse by paying attention to smaller details and aim at automating warehouse management operations. An ill managed warehouse can hurt […]

We usually say that the shop floor is the heart of a manufacturing enterprise and that, it should be well-oiled to ensure continuous production. However, there are fewer mentions about how sales is the oxygen that keeps the enterprise alive. For, the lack of sales would keep the shop floor idle and leave the enterprise […]

Manufacturers are usually in the pursuit of ensuring uninterrupted production, optimum inventory levels, reducing order-to-cash time, increased labor and machine utilization, increase in margins and profits. It is a constant case of fire-fighting and the focus automatically shifts to achieving these goals. In this process, the main focus of streamlining and automating the Sales funnel […]

In our previous blog, ‘Top Inventory Problems Manufacturers Face’, we had highlighted various challenges that manufacturers face with respect to controlling and managing their inventory. Taking the discussion further, we explain how you can tame the magnanimous and the most critical aspect of your manufacturing operations by utilizing the right features of an Enterprise Resource […]

The Big Inventory Management Problem Every manufacturer, small or medium or big, would have faced or currently facing this problem of unable to tame the magnanimous giant called Inventory Management.  Imagine a scenario where the entire shop-floor is on standby with machines and personnel staying idle, thereby increasing the queue of the jobs. An emergency […]

In our previous blogs, Handling the Human Element in an ERP Change Management Process and Utilizing Employee Power for a Successful ERP Implementation on ERP implementation, we had strongly emphasized on how resistance to change can be overcome by taking tangible actions, and also involving employees and their skills to ensure a successful ERP implementation, […]

Change is the only constant. And who better knows about it other than us humans. We have a very peculiar manner of adopting a change. We first resist it, fight it, try our best to avoid becoming part of it, get tired and finally adopt it. For some it is a good change and for […]

Metal Fabrication is a fast-paced industry that is ever-dependent on external factors such as global economy, market demands, technological progress, raw material availability, market competition and much more. Every fabricator aims to bring in that differentiating factor in their business to beat the competition and achieve profitability with efficient time management. Many fabricators do use […]

Manufacturers face a whole lot of challenges when it comes to managing their business. Most of these challenges can be solved with technological advancements that are in place today. After all, manufacturing industry is no stranger to technological innovations since the advent of steam engines and assembly lines. In today’s world, manufacturers are facing the […]