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There are many reasons a manufacturer will implement an ERP, all leading to that much-coveted return on investment—or, saving more than you spent. According to one study, the average ROI of an ERP implementation is $7+ for every dollar spent. ROI plays a critical role in ERP selection and implementation, but what exactly does that mean? What is the real ROI of a manufacturing ERP?

When it comes to manufacturing, improving quality control is essential for success. Being proactive in improving your manufacturing quality control is a good way to care not only for your customers, but for your employees as well. Whether you think you’ve got it down or you know you have a long way to go, you can never really stop improving. And with all the developing technology, your team has access to plenty of options for improving quality control in manufacturing. Improvements don’t always mean massive overhauls, either. Sometimes minor tweaks to your processes will result in distinct quality improvements while still maintaining lean manufacturing.

If you’ve worked in manufacturing or distributing for any amount of time, you know that inventory management optimization is a delicate method of balance between capital investment objectives and constraints against goals for your SKUs, all while keeping supply and demand volatility in mind. It’s a tricky balancing act for sure. How do you decide what and how much to stock, when, and in what form?

It’s clear we’re moving solidly into Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial age. This age of automation and data transfer uses connected systems to empower companies that are engaged in intelligent manufacturing. Systems that offer intelligence such as SYSPRO manufacturing software help businesses move into Industry 4.0.

While the rest of us gear up to enter 2020 come January 1, Sage 300 and 300cloud are already arriving in the future: This past August, Sage 300 v. 2020 released and it’s taking ERP straight into the future. Many of the key features that 2020 users will enjoy include improvements to CRM integration, classic screens, and enhancements to the web screen experience.

Thanks to technology, the human attention span is at an all-time low. According to a study by Microsoft, our attention span has shrunk from 12 seconds in 2000 to a mere 8 seconds in 2019. With all the technology available at our fingertips, humans have become used to instant gratification. In fact, Google even found that more than half of mobile users will abandon a site if it takes longer than just 3 seconds to load.

Part of a financial leader’s accounting strategy is working to mitigate a wide variety of risks. Mitigating risk is a data-driven exercise, recently augmented by increasingly intelligent AI machines empowered with cognitive technologies.

Many an office breakroom has boasted the sign “Your Mother doesn’t work here—clean up after yourself!” But if you use SYSPRO, there’s a good chance MOM does work at your office. SYSPRO Manufacturing Operations Management, that is.

When iPhone first launched in 2007, few consumers imagined that in a scant decade, we’d be controlling our phones with nothing but our voices. Artificial intelligence (AI) such as Siri, Alexa, and even IBM’s Watson surround our everyday lives. AI already answers all manner of questions, from the weather to setting reminders to turning lights and thermostats on and off. But, when coupled with an ERP such as SYSPRO, AI can begin answering questions about your business that you may not have even thought to ask yet.

Inventory management can certainly feel like a thorn in the side of any inventory-based business. The wrong item out of stock at the wrong time can create significant cost and reputation concerns. Inventory management should be able to solve this issue, but even traditional inventory management won’t always have a wide enough focus to give you the most complete view. That’s where cycle counting comes in.