
Managing food quality and safety with a manufacturing execution system
The major challenges that are faced by food manufacturers today are quality control, food safety and hygiene and creating a lean production process. More and more food manufacturing...

What is the true cost of cyber espionage to manufacturers?
In recent years the incidents of cybercrime have increased exponentially and in the manufacturing industry cyber-espionage now counts as one of the biggest risks to organisations....

Secrets to making ERP systems work for your business
There are many benefits to using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, but not all businesses realise the full potential and the many hidden ways it can work for them.

Agile product lifecycle management with an integrated ERP solution
Bringing a new product to the marketplace entails many different processes across all departments for a successful launch. Throughout this process, pre-launch and after, the management...

Meeting furniture and furnishings regulations with ERP software
The ‘Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988’ are designed to ensure furniture manufacturers and producers of furnishing materials who supply items in the UK, meet...

Should you upgrade your current ERP or move to a new ERP solution?
Are you thinking about upgrading your current ERP software? Perhaps, if you are, you should also be considering the possibility of abandoning your current, dated system and, instead,...

How manufacturing execution systems help manage quality and processes
Batch process manufacturers can face numerous problems when handling batch production. Although arguably the best means of balancing the need for quality with the need for quantity,...

Using lean principles for effective stock control
Lean principles are strategic processes put in place in order to maximise efficiency in companies making and selling goods. The idea is to cut down on waste or even eliminate it...