Category: Manufacturing

Saving Dollars through Data Automation in Manufacturing and Distribution

When trying to reduce costs, manufacturers and distributors often find that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. In order to successfully reduce costs, you must create a strategy based on several economic and infrastructural factors, including the industry, location, and business model of the company. Even when the economy is in full bloom, some industries struggle… Continue reading Saving Dollars through Data Automation in Manufacturing and Distribution

Winning Manufacturers: What Are They Doing That You Are Not? (Part 2)

In our last blog post, we addressed three prime examples of manufacturers who are winning the race by implementing some innovative automation and integration techniques. Here are three more from our eBook: Mobile Accessibility – As with many long-established companies, an auto parts manufacturer was getting by with an aging accounting solution, homegrown Materials Resource… Continue reading Winning Manufacturers: What Are They Doing That You Are Not? (Part 2)

Winning Manufacturers: What Are They Doing That You Are Not? (Part 1)

If you can learn from example and implement certain guidelines, the risks aren’t as high and you create a stable work environment along the way. This, in part, is what inspired us to include examples in “How Today’s Manufacturers are Taking Control of Materials, Inventory, and Manufacturing Costs from Order to Delivery.” Here are 3… Continue reading Winning Manufacturers: What Are They Doing That You Are Not? (Part 1)

Getting Your Hands on Data is Never the Problem

As a business and especially as a manufacturer, you’re overloaded with data. More often than not, this data is coming from multiple systems that can’t speak to each other. The end result is that you, your employees, and even your customers are taking too much time to decipher what it all means. Getting the data… Continue reading Getting Your Hands on Data is Never the Problem

Get a Handle On Inventory, Materials, and Costs!

Keeping inventory, materials, and costs in sync is the equation for successful manufacturing operations, but every manufacturer already knows that, and it’s certainly easier said than done. However, if you add integration into each part of this seemingly perfect equation, you might just come up with a better system overall – one that’s manageable without… Continue reading Get a Handle On Inventory, Materials, and Costs!

Warehouse Management Systems to Gain Efficiencies

An efficient warehouse management system (WMS) can reduce the wasted, lost, and damaged stock that most manufacturers suffer. If your WMS isn’t in optimal working order, then all departments suffer, from sales to operations. A warehouse driven on data can simplify receiving and sending orders, even when warehouse operations get very complex due to a… Continue reading Warehouse Management Systems to Gain Efficiencies

7 Factors to Consider in Material Resource Planning (MRP)

Supplier Lead Time – You can’t promise an end result if you don’t have what you need to create it. Therefore, supplier lead times need to be an essential part of how you plan production. On-Hand Inventory – If you don’t have to purchase more, you save money and optimize on the materials you already… Continue reading 7 Factors to Consider in Material Resource Planning (MRP)