Capturing real-time data in all areas of the business is vital for maintaining long-term success. When manufacturers conduct business with separate systems, data end up in silos, and information can’t flow in an efficient manner. This prevents smooth coordination of data between people and departments.

This is especially true for manufacturing businesses that operate in more than one location or have subsidiaries that manufacture parts for the parent company. If you manufacture products in different locations, you probably know how difficult it is to get a complete and accurate picture of the business as a whole. Disparate systems make it hard to implement standard processes throughout the organization, and important data often get lost or misplaced, causing productivity and profitability to suffer.

There’s a solution. It’s called enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, and it manages multiple manufacturing plants in different locations as if they were one.

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