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Why It’s Critical for Manufacturers to Embrace Digital Transformation Now
Blog Post
Running a manufacturing business is not easy: complying with strict industry regulations, consistently producing quality products, and responding to a rapidly fluctuating customer demand. And your IT team (or person) doesn’t have an easy job, either. Their days are spent fighting fires, manually consolidating from paper-based processes, keeping point solutions running, creating reports, and tackling hardware and software updates.
4 Ways Manufacturers Benefit from End-to-End Supply Chain Planning
Blog Post
Leading manufacturers intuitively understand the importance of optimizing the flow of materials in their operations. They also are more mature in analyzing and interpreting the valuable data their businesses generate.
Argent Sparks Growth and Employee Satisfaction with New Manufacturing Technology
Blog Post
They’re under the hood of your car, on the medicine you take, and on the groceries you buy. They help shop floor operators make things like phone chargers, and you use them to figure out which flowers you should plant in your backyard. What are they?
How Small Manufacturing Companies Can Lead the Industry
Blog Post
Most manufacturing firms in the U.S. are small—99 percent have less than 500 employees, 75 percent of which have less than 20 employees.1 And since small manufacturing companies are at the heart of creating the products the world uses, they are in the unique position to make changes at the grass root level that can lead the industry.
Shank’s Extracts Takes Control of Inventory to Transform Business
Blog Post
In 1899 when pharmacist Jacob Shank created a compound flavoring of vanilla bean to improve the taste of his medicine, he had no idea that this inspiration would turn into a successful business over a century later. Since then, his company—Shank’s Extracts—has steadily grown by doing what it does best: quietly make the best quality products possible while being a reliable partner for its customers.
Firstronic Overhauls Its Processes to Beat the Competition
Blog Post
I recently had the privilege of presenting with Plex customer Sandy Kolp, Director of Program Management and Plant Manager, from Firstronic, LLC at IndustryWeek’s Manufacturing & Technology conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Firstronic is on a roll, having recently won IndustryWeek’s 2016 Plant of the Year award, along with four awards for Dependability and Timely Delivery, Responsiveness, Value for Price and Technology at the 2017 Service Excellence Awards (SEA), sponsored by Circuits Assembly Magazine.
How American Axle and Manufacturing Broke Down the Silos to Gain One Version of the Truth
Blog Post
If you have difficulty getting your arms around how your manufacturing business is actually performing, you are not alone. It’s the number one challenge many manufacturers I talk to want to tackle because it can mean the difference between running a successful company or managing a struggling company.
Proof Positive: Modern Manufacturing Strategies Should Include Cloud ERP
Blog Post
Modern manufacturing is too complex for manual processes, and relying on disparate systems to run your business drains precious time. In fact, thirty-eight percent of manufacturers say they face serious delays in decision making because of lack of timely information.1
Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Why You Might Be Farther Ahead Than You Think
Blog Post
Technological capabilities are advancing exponentially, and business leaders everywhere are asking the question, “How do I take advantage of all these new capabilities without losing focus on my core business?” Manufacturers are no exception.
Cloud ERP Technology Transforms IT Teams
Blog Post
What happens to IT staff in the move to cloud ERP? For many years now Mint Jutras has been asking survey participants in its annual Enterprise Solution Study what they find appealing about software as a service (SaaS). We give them quite an extensive list of potential benefits and allow them to select as many as they would like.