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: 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...
Why Direct Labor is Still the Backbone of Manufacturing
There are words we use in common language that have become increasingly aversive over the past year. Words like “quarantine”, “social distancing” and *gasp* “virtual”. As the world slowly heals from...
How the Semiconductor Shortage Could Have Been Averted
Are We Really Learning from Our Mistakes?
The Guardian stated: “The technology industry faces a growing shortage of semiconductors and other high-tech components following a failure to invest in new manufacturing facilities...
Black Holes and KPIs
How Dark is Your Data?
A recent survey of our galaxy by astronomers with VERA in Japan has shown that Earth is both moving faster and is closer to the supermassive black...
Why the EV is Now Cheaper than an ICE Vehicle
Battery Costs Have Officially Reached Parity with the Internal Combustion Engine
One of the largest inhibitors of electrification has been battery costs. The high cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) has made it hard...
ERP vs CRM: Key Differences and Benefits
Manufacturers and suppliers today are challenged constantly to become more accurate, efficient, and profitable to survive the constant change and disruption in the world around them. While spreadsheets and manually tracked...
How to Thrive Amid Looming EU Medical Device and iVD Regulations
It was first announced four years ago. Delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every medical device manufacturer selling to the European Union or hoping to has been preparing...
Manufacturing Robotic Entities: How Droids are Made
Our customers are manufacturers. They make all kinds of things: automotive parts, life-saving medical devices, cell phone batteries, even frozen french fries. And our software solutions enable them to manufacture these...
Four Key Strategic Sourcing Benefits
Recent business turbulence has increased the awareness among manufacturers for improved communication and collaboration with suppliers. This is certainly true in the area of strategic sourcing where procurement teams rely heavily...