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How an ERP System can Become a Manufacturer’s Strategic Sales Tool
At DELMIAWorks, we attend a lot of manufacturing trade shows: MD&M, PACK EXPO, and FABTECH, to name a few. These events provide great opportunities to meet face-to-face with manufacturers, learn about their priorities and challenges, understand what enterprise resource planning
... Continued2024 Manufacturing Trends Focus is on Operational Efficiency
In 2024 manufacturing trends will be centered on strategies that drive operational efficiency. The high level of pandemic-era medical, home, and leisure product demand that fueled a produce-at-all-cost approach to manufacturing operations is ending. With consumption patterns returning to more
... ContinuedIPack Grows Revenue by 30 Percent and Improves Product Quality with DELMIAWorks
Innovation Packaging (IPack) produces 65 million injection-molded parts and assembles 30 million components annually. The French company, a leading packaging manufacturer for customers in the fragrance and cosmetics industries, has a reputation for developing highly innovative packaging concepts. IPack develops
... ContinuedManufacturer Empowerment Guides DELMIAWorks Agenda for 2024 3DEXPERIENCE World
Mark your calendars. DELMIAWorks (IQMS) will hold its 2024 User Conference at 3DEXPERIENCE World, February 11-14, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. We hope to see you there for all the training, networking, thought leadership, and hands-on time with experts that the
... ContinuedLegacy ERP Systems: Is it Time for an ERP Replacement?
As manufacturing continues to evolve, many legacy enterprise resource planning system (ERP) systems have failed to keep pace. And while ERP software companies have invested in modernizing their solutions, their missteps along the way suggest that it’s time for a
... ContinuedTurning Sustainability into a Strategic Advantage via Your ERP System
It’s only a matter of time before mid-tier manufacturers will need to make sustainability another core element of their business. That is because most large organizations, including many tier-one manufacturers, have published goals to be carbon neutral by 2050—some even
... ContinuedWhat Is ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)?
Running a business is no small feat. There’s a lot to think about inventory, staffing, equipment, and other overhead costs. Sales and customer service to grow your business and boost loyalty. Manufacturers can add in market volatility, fluctuating supply chains,
... ContinuedWhat Is MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
Product shortages can happen to even the best-run businesses. During the American Revolution, paper was in short supply as the popularity of books and newspapers exploded. Fast forward to 2018, when KFC ran out of chicken in the UK. And
... ContinuedThe Benefits of Integrated Preventive Maintenance Software
Today, more than ever, an integrated approach to preventive maintenance software is critical to a manufacturer’s profitability and growth. On one hand, companies increasingly compete on their ability to produce customer orders faster, pushing machines to maximum productivity. On the
... ContinuedHow CPQ and ERP Are Enabling Manufacturers to Transform the Customer Experience
Consumers are making more online purchases than ever. In fact, United States retail e-commerce sales reached an estimated $277.6 billion in Q2 2023 alone, according to the latest report by the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce. That
... ContinuedHow Manufacturing Monitoring Systems Work to Improve Shop Floor Performance
Manufacturers face more pressure than ever to deliver quality products quickly, but any number of variables can throw off the best-planned production schedule—from machine and human error to unexpected downtime and materials shortages. Real-time production monitoring and process monitoring work
... ContinuedHow Manufacturers Can Ensure Product Quality
The ability to ensure product quality is the cornerstone of a manufacturer’s success. By integrating quality into every step of the manufacturing process, companies can cut the production costs associated with rework and scrap, as well as lower the risk
... ContinuedHow To Build A Business Case For a Quality Management System
Quality teams in manufacturing understand the strategic value of quality management. However, getting executive buy-in depends on the ability to show how a properly implemented quality management system (QMS) can deliver not only significant improvements in product quality and processes
... ContinuedHow do Manufacturing Companies Save Costs?
From 2020 through most of last year, manufacturers saw high growth among customers who often prioritized getting the goods they needed over the price of purchasing them. But the picture is very different in 2023. In most markets, inventory has
... ContinuedHow Management by Exception Can Improve Manufacturing Performance
Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Manufacturers face growing pressure to shrink their time to delivery, but with interest rates at their highest in years, few companies today can afford to add machinery. More effective
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