Almost all manufacturing companies now view ERP systems (enterprise resource planning systems) as essential to the operation and efficiency of their business. They also acknowledge the importance of LEAN. However, there are differences in the methodologies that ERP systems and…
The Colour Centre recently signed with Acora to implement Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning solution, Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The company provides a wide variety of decorating suppliers, which range from designer paints to wood care. After experiencing a period of growth…
No matter how good your supply chain is, without a centralised ERP platform there is always a risk that your production runs are less profitable than they could be. Using Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you can unlock those unrealised savings, turning…
Implemented by the vast majority of manufacturing firms over the past three decades, ERP solutions are viewed as essential to the operation and efficiency of the business. Over the same period, many of the same manufacturers have adopted the principles…
Supply chain experts have suggested that masterful changes to your inventory management can make all the difference between the profit or loss of a distribution operation. But it’s hard to truly optimise your investment through manual processes and educated guesses.
Although the majority of my experience relates to Microsoft Dynamics NAV over many years, I believe the following comments will still be relevant to other ERP solutions, at least in part.