For someone like me who at one point was unfamiliar with the manufacturing industry, it may be confusing to understand that there is more than one branch of manufacturing that produces different types of products. One in particular is process manufacturing. Process manufacturing is the production of goods in bulk that undergo techniques of being [...]
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Top 5 Trends for Distributors and How Dynamics NAV Can Help
Regardless of your industry, it’s imperative to change in order to stay competitive – no one likes to be taken by surprise. Distribution companies in particular need to take note of the technology trends within the industry that can directly affect their success. Below are five trends that distributors need to be aware of in [...]
continue reading...Three Ways Microsoft Dynamics AX Streamlines Process Manufacturing
Process manufacturing is a unique vertical market that is unlike traditional manufacturing because companies in this niche process liquids, chemicals, and fine blended ingredients. Usually the inventory is combined in a batch based on a recipe or a formula, and the inventory is not assembled but rather blended. This results in some unique properties, including [...]
continue reading...Why Manufacturers Should Invest in ERP Software
Most manufacturers are very concerned with operations and place less emphasis on the finance or accounting operations. They understand where their money is made, on the production floor. However, this thought process can often lead to much less attention being paid to how much time clerks are spending entering data and how much time is spent [...]
continue reading...Is Food, Cosmetic, and Drug Manufacturing Software FDA Approved?
I have been asked many times over the years if manufacturing or ERP software was FDA approved. Based on my experience in the manufacturing industry, ERP software is not FDA approved, but rather can be utilized to follow and maintain your company’s processes to be compliant with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP). If you [...]
continue reading...What Kind of Manufacturer is Your Company: Process or Discrete?
In these times, there is rarely any product that consumers purchase and make daily use of that did not go through the manufacturing process. The manufacturing process usually derives from the extraction of raw materials to be altered then made into finished goods (most commonly on a large scale). What is the manufacturing process, really? [...]
continue reading...Formula Manufacturers: Inventory Control Issues A Recipe For Disaster
Most formula manufacturers that I encounter are constantly looking at ways to improve their inventory costs and reliability. Nothing is worse for them than having a customer order and/or production ticket ready for staging only to find that the raw materials are not available. During my review of business processes for prospects many times the Material Planner/Purchasing Manager is [...]
continue reading...Warning Graphical Material: Where is My Production Schedule?
I have worked with mid-sized manufacturing companies for over a decade and have looked at several APS or Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems that integrate to ERP software like Microsoft Dynamics GP. Especially a graphical tool with a Gantt chart that production planner can change the schedule by dragging and dropping! Most manufacturing companies don’t [...]
continue reading...Chemical Manufacturing; MSDS, Formulas, and Microsoft Dynamics GP
There are still many family owned chemical and paint companies in our part of the country that have the local market space to thrive. These types of businesses are the foundation to our economy and compete with the larger corporations for market share. They also have the same types of operations issues as the larger [...]
continue reading...Process, Discrete and Mixed Mode Manufacturing; 3 Business Issues – 3 Dynamic Solutions!
One part of my job requires that I understand the difference between process and discrete manufacturing and be able to provide the best solution for each industry and process. Most people have no idea these type of manufacturers are very different. Process manufacturers are building something that can not be taken apart, i.e., a bucket [...]
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