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Manufacturing Trends

Manufacturing Trends

ERP, enterprise resource planning, cloud ERP, cloud computing, enterprise software, cloud-based ERP

What is Cloud-based ERP and How Does it Work?

Updated: March 05, 2026 Published: August 11, 2021 Discover the realm of cloud-based ERP.  In this article, we delve into the advantages offered, considerations for implementation and factors crucial for success. What is Cloud...
quality management, quality, food and beverage, food and beverage manufacturing

Improving Quality Management in F&B: Real Water Recall

Every food and beverage (F&B) recall catches the public’s attention, as we run to our pantries or refrigerators with hearts racing to check for the infected product. For food and beverage...
disruption, storm, hurricane season, adaptability

Named and Unnamed Storms and Watching the Horizon

I live on the coast of North Carolina and in my part of the world it is officially hurricane season. Every year from June 1 until November 30 there is a...
life sciences, life sciences manufacturing, post-pandemic, covid-19

Life Sciences: What’s Changed Post-Pandemic?

Every industry faced major disruption and change due to the pandemic, but since the crisis was in healthcare, the life sciences industry may have been hit hardest. Given the demand for...
strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier relationships, supply chain, integrated supplier management

Successful Strategic Sourcing Engagement? What’s Next?

I caught up with a former colleague recently to discuss her procurement project which comprised a year-long strategic sourcing engagement. During the project, she was able to rationalize the supply base,...
Semiconductor shortage, Automotive, Supply chain, Supply chain management

How to Prevent the Next Semiconductor Shortage

In our blog last month, we discussed how the automotive industry must learn this time from yet another semiconductor shortage by improving management of essential supply chain processes or we will...
procurement, sourcing, supplier relationship management

How Procurement Leaders Build Strong Supplier Relationships

In their list of common nightmare scenarios to try to prepare for, few procurement leaders could have predicted the business disruptions of 2020. Global pandemic and lockdowns probably didn’t make it...
Manufacturing Operations Management, MOM, Manufacturing systems

How to Show Your MOM Year Round Appreciation

Have You Connected with Your MOM Lately? When we say MOM, of course we’re talking about your Manufacturing Operations Management system. It’s the system of processes you use to bridge your ERP...
Cloud ERP, ERP vs MRP, ERP, MRP, Enterprise Resource Planning, Material Requirements Planning

The Difference Between ERP vs MRP

Managing the shop floor, inventory, operations and scheduling are some of the keys to ensuring a manufacturing business runs smoothly. As manufacturing and supply chains scale to meet larger global needs,...
ERP Go-Live, ERP Implementation, Effective On Boarding

ERP Go-Live: Expecting the Unexpected

The ERP team has completed the Business Process Workshops and has an agreed-upon functional scope. The various process team members have resolved configuration issues through Conference Room Pilots. End users and...