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Applying MRP with ERP in a modern manufacturing environment

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Material Requirements Planning for a modern manufacturing environment Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is software that helps companies estimate the required quantities of raw materials, maintain inventory levels, and ensure manufacturing has all the items needed to make products to satisfy demand.

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How to create a reliable supply chain with effective forecasting and inventory management

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Despite record layoffs in many industries, Canadian manufacturers face a skills shortage in key positions in operations and across the supply chain. An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can automate and provide a systematic approach to creating a forecast from historical data. Talent gaps: ? Stay Agile, Get Ahead.

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What is the difference between ERP, Supply Chain Management and CRM

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ERP tools share a common process and data model, covering broad and deep operational end-to-end processes, such as those found in finance, HR, distribution, manufacturing, service and the supply chain. Having all information located in one source gives decision-makers access to actionable data on multiple activities.

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Future-Proof Your Manufacturing Business With ERP

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Real-time data With technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) , data creation is happening at an exponential rate, meaning that manufacturing in the 21st Century isnt so much based on gut-driven decisions anymore but rather on data. It eliminates duplicate work and ensures everyone works from the same accurate data.

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How ERP can help the automotive parts and accessories industry in a post-COVID world

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Then the COVID pandemic hit, and the once recession-resistant industry took a massive knock. The disruption changed the industry so significantly that it’s likely there won’t be a return to normal. The industry needs to examine how to adapt key elements of the business value chain to address these changes.

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How Discrete Manufacturing ERP optimizes every step of production

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Control product design changes Product management and ongoing development of new and better products are integral to the industry. Work-in-Progress Work in Progress job data provides the planned and actual operation start and finish dates. MRP helps to identify what is needed and when, based on known lead times and requirement dates.

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

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This latest development will exacerbate the situation for companies in many industries, particularly those which are heavily reliant on energy resources. Even companies without a direct supplier connection in Russia or Ukraine will experience debilitating disruption across industries from energy to agriculture.