Most companies prefer to limit software expenses—that’s understandable. However, when it comes to integrated enterprise solutions, your investment can make good business sense. In fact, enterprise resource planning software, like Sage 300 and SYSPRO, can pay for itself by providing accurate, timely data that can promote better decision-making, and automate labor-intensive processes.

Better Data, Better Decisions = Higher Profits

What could your company do with better business intelligence? That’s the question many manufacturers are asking themselves this year as they consider investing in integrated software solutions that will help each of their business areas work together efficiently.

The ever-increasing competition among global manufacturers has caused a revolution in how information is used in the industry. Today, manufacturers must produce quality goods at the lowest costs just as they did yesterday. But in order to achieve this objective, they must have accurate, timely data, and an easy way to get it. This improved business intelligence enables companies to make better decisions and improve the bottom line.

Manufacturers Face Daily Data Challenges

Data has always been the lifeblood of the manufacturing process. Knowing costs at each level of the product cycle, understanding fixed and variable costs, and calculating supply chain variables that can increase profitability are all part and parcel of the manufacturer’s world.

But today, manufacturers want more than just the cost of the components of their widgets. They want to know not just the numbers, but how changes in one part of the system impact the whole. They want the flexibility to run models that help them gain insights into how costs impact profits. More importantly, they demand accurate data that can be used to inform decision-making.

The Ramifications of Unsolved Product Integration Challenge

Unsolved system integration challenges pose many risks for manufacturers. As more components are added to a system, there’s greater potential for error. Mistakes in data entry (and re-entry), for example, can lead to incorrect data. This data, if used to make decisions, can lead companies into poor decision-making that can negatively impact profits. Beyond poor decision making, every time data is re-entered into the system, it costs more money that could be invested elsewhere.

Integration Shouldn’t Be Painful

Some manufacturers today continue to work with disparate systems that were never meant to integrate. The older the system, the more difficult it may be to integrate. Gaps between systems during the integration process can lead to errors and mistakes unless they are addressed by a sound ERP system. Using an enterprise software solution eliminates the pain of integrating separate solutions and places mission-critical operations and data all in one place.

Integrated Enterprise Software Improves Decision Making

Today manufacturers are placing a priority on system integration so that they can gain a comprehensive, single view of the entire business. Although such investments may be substantial, they do pay off. Manufacturers who invest in systems integration see improvements as a result of the investment. Clearly, when product integration is comprehensive and accurate, it offers useful information that can improve business.

The Bottom Line: Integrated Enterprise Software Investments Pay Off

Any investment made into software must provide a good return on investment. With Sage 300 and SYSPRO solutions, product integration challenges can be solved and your company will have access to instantaneous and accurate data from across the enterprise. It is systems integration that pays off.

For more information on integrated enterprise resource planning systems, like Sage 300 or SYSPRO, contact PositiveVision. We can help you find a solution that will give you a great return on your investment. We operate with one goal in mind, to keep your business objectives in sight at all times.