Trying to keep every aspect of your manufacturing business in line can be difficult and having all of your information sitting in one place can solve a lot of problems when it comes to an industry, the manufacturing sector is no exception to this rule.

With many departments and functions of a manufacturing business needing to interact with each other across multiple geographic locations, it becomes a requirement to make sure that the channels of communication are clear. When using the manufacturing components within ERP:FM systems this can bring all of that information into one easy to access location, with the added benefit of deploying our ERP API which would even have your machines communicating in real-time with your ERP FM installation.

ERP, or enterprise resource planning, software systems can provide benefits to manufacturers to reduce costs, manage growth, and streamline processes with these systems able to create an all inclusive view of a business that can deliver accurate and up to date information.

With such a competitive marketplace that requires manufacturing firms to constantly improve their designs and build better, higher quality products a merged ERP and facilities management system makes more sense than ever. To aid in this endeavor, an ERP system can help keep track of production, sales and distribution. As a result of using a good system, a business can boost efficiency, reduce cost, and increase sales. Streamlining all information in one location creates easy interaction between all levels of production.

There are many benefits to using an ERP system, for example, all departments across a business can have access to and view the same information. There is no guessing as to where in the process a production line is, no more lack of communication between departments which results in a more efficient process. Further, these systems will reduce administrative and operations costs, because all information is located in one core system.

ERP:FM has been designed to be flexible in its offered features, so that you can instruct your deployment to do exactly what you need for your business, as mentioned earlier, we have channels ready to hep connect your installation with key data that machinery is churning out that then in theory can be hooked into different components, such as scheduling, purchasing, shipping, invoicing, reactive tasks and CRM.

Manufacturing ERP software systems are a must in the ever growing and competitive market, your requirements and specification will be different to that of your competition so producing a well researched study of your desired features is a must if you’re to obtain a system that will work for your business.