Choosing a SoftwareManufacturing Tips What Is Lot Tracking and How to Use It? Lot tracking, also known as batch tracking, is an important process for ensuring quality, most commonly for traceability and recall purposes. It is a crucial part of doing business in highly regulated industries, but it has its advantages regardless of the product. By Madis Kuuse 8 min read
Choosing a SoftwareManufacturing Tips Easy Manufacturing & Inventory with MRPeasy Tim Grant, ERP consultant at Business Solution Providers Inc., writes about why his experience helping small to mid-sized manufacturers choose and implement software has made him prefer “a true manufacturing program like MRPeasy”. By Karl H Lauri 7 min read
ERPManufacturing TipsSales Order Management With Manufacturing Software When a manufacturing company reaches a certain point, order management becomes too complex to be done manually. This is again where digital solutions come to the aid of the manufacturer. By Karl H Lauri 9 min read
Case StudiesImplementation BAFTA Winner’s Film Equipment Company Scales Up with MRPeasy When the launch of a new product line made film equipment manufacturer Motion Impossible migrate from spreadsheets to an ERP system, the team decided to implement MRPeasy with no external consultants. By Madis Kuuse 6 min read
ERPInventoryManufacturing TipsSupply Chain Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) – Managing Product Returns Return Merchandise Authorization or RMA is a systemic approach to handling product returns. It allows for better tracking, makes the processes quicker, and could thereby improve customer satisfaction. By Madis Kuuse 7 min read
News Week 11 in Manufacturing News Will U.S. Manufacturers Benefit From a Stronger ‘Buy American’ Policy?; Building U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness and Capacity; Aerospace Manufacturing Gets UK Government Funding Boost; UK Manufacturing Faces up to Painful Cash Squeeze as Profits Projected to Halve. By Kelly 2 min read
News Week 8 in Manufacturing News $1.3 Billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative Starts; U.S. Factory activity Cools; Cost Pressures Mounting; £8 Million Government Boost For Manufacturers Across England to Go Digital; From One Economist to Another: Manufacturing Needs to Be Understood, Not Saved; By Kelly 2 min read
News Week 7 in Manufacturing News U.S. Manufacturing Production Rises Solidly Despite Semiconductor Shortage; Manufacturing a National Economic Recovery; How to Boost Productivity by Making Manufacturing Smarter; Brexit Causing Supply Problems for Small UK Manufacturers: Survey. By Kelly 2 min read
News Week 6 in Manufacturing News U.S. Manufacturing Growth Continued Early in 2021; Seven Reasons Why U.S. Manufacturing is on the Rise; Budget Must Address Short and Long Term for UK Manufacturing; Our Success in Managing Covid-19, and Why it Matters When we Talk About Rebuilding Manufacturing. By Kelly 2 min read
News Week 4 in Manufacturing News Small-business owners welcome ‘buy American’ order; What’s in store for U.S. manufacturing in 2021? Four experts weigh in; Our top 5 reasons why British companies should consider manufacturing in the UK; Manufacturing can be the engine of global recovery – here’s how. By Kelly 3 min read
News Week 3 in Manufacturing News U.S. Manufacturing Rebound Carries Over to 2021; Accelerating the Adoption of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to Strengthen Our Public Health Infrastructure; Manufacturers Outperform Other Sectors, Expecting Growth in 2021; Industrial Internet Consortium and The Smart Manufacturing Institute Announce Strategic Partnership. By Kelly 3 min read
News Week 2 in Manufacturing News U.S. Takes Strategic Step to Onshore Electronics Manufacturing; UK Manufacturing Update: Brexit Fears and Opportunities in 2021; Diversity, Inclusion Efforts Can Make a Difference in Attracting, Retaining Talent in Manufacturing; What is the Real Value of Autonomous Manufacturing Robots? By Kelly 2 min read