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Manufacturing business software has helped companies keep pace with the many changes resonating throughout the business world. The push for lean manufacturing processes, just-in-time delivery, mass customization, and more trickle down through nearly all types of manufacturing. The repercussions of new technologies are felt everywhere, including the procurement department.

As your company heads into the budgeting cycle, you may already have the tools in place to make the entire budgeting process easier: Sage 300 or SYSPRO. Both ERP systems provide you with data on previous performance, current sales forecasts, expenses, and much more. This is the information you need to build a sound budget.

Sage 300 remains a popular ERP system with manufacturing customers. Many people were happy to see that Sage is once again updating Sage 300 and offering new, expanded functionality. What’s in store for you with Sage 300 2018? Many positive improvements with more good things to come!

Practice makes perfect, or so they say. You can perfect the picking and packing activities in your manufacturing warehouse by incorporating some best practices into warehouse management.

Little mistakes can really add up when it comes to warehouse management. If even a half percent (0.05%) of mistakes in picking leads to returns, this can quickly add up in costs of customers lost, replacing stock in the warehouse, processing new orders and more.

CRM is often the forgotten element in the road to manufacturing profits. CRM stands for customer relationship management. It’s a method of building relationships with customers that leads to sales. It involves communications, sales, marketing, customer service, and all other interactions with customers.

Manufacturing today is all about customers. It’s about producing goods based on customer demands. “Make it and they will come” is no longer an option. Understanding your customers, using CRM in manufacturing, is a critical part of the sales and marketing process that is often overlooked.

Human Resource Management Software (HRMS) for Small Business

Business process automation can help many departments, but one area that lags behind others in many companies is human resources Only about 32 percent of businesses use HR software. The rest still use paper-based files, pen, and paper to manage the considerable documentation needed for employee onboarding and management. And although HR may seem like one department where the "human touch" is still a requirement, companies using HR software find that it saves time, enhances their ability to manage personnel, and frees up valuable time among HR employees for other tasks.

Using ERP Software to Deliver Business Intelligence

Your business probably has access to more data today than any other time in its history. Business data today includes traditional data such as sales figures, estimates, and accounts receivable. But it also includes metrics such as website traffic, social media management, and much more.

How to Plan for Lean Manufacturing Success

Welcome back to our series on demand-driven manufacturing. In our first article, we looked at how lean manufacturing principles, applied to demand-driven manufacturing, along with the right software help companies identify winning strategies to trim losses and improve productivity. In this article, we’ll take a look at “demand-driven planning”, an important part of demand-driven manufacturing.

Fundamentals for Successful Demand-Driven Fulfillment

The concept of lean manufacturing principles, which systematically eliminate waste without sacrificing productivity, are especially important in a demand-driven manufacturing environment.

In this article, the first of a multi-part series, we will look at how demand-driven manufacturing and lean manufacturing principles go hand-in-hand. In our next article, we’ll look at demand-driven manufacturing planning, another important concept in the new environment of demand-driven production and processes.

4 Tips for a New Sage ERP Project

Small and midsized businesses in manufacturing, packaging, distribution and other industries have counted on Sage ERP systems for many years. Software like Sage 300 has enabled businesses to grow and thrive through improved productivity and lower costs.