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Automotive stamping manufacturer Ralco Industries lowered freight costs, scrap rates and downtime after implementing Plex Cloud ERP software.


ERP Software Helps Big Builders Grapple with Global Complexity


Managing far-fl ung, large-scale operations is no small or easy task but new ERP choices can ease the pain


Patrick Waurzyniak Senior Editor


W


hen you’re managing a global manufacturing enterprise, there’s no choice but to go big. Large manufacturers, and even mid-sized builders, need the latest and best available technology in fast,


real-time enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to handle the rapidly changing situations on the shop fl oor, often at multiple manufacturing sites located anywhere in the world. To accomplish this task, manufacturers increasingly are turning to cloud-based ERP software solutions that offer fast, easy updates, and minimal to no IT overhead costs compared to on-premises ERP installations. Manufacturing operations today need to look toward applica- tions that leverage cloud-based technologies, including those that can be easily integrated with the many product lifecycle manage- ment (PLM) solutions in place at most major corporations. “The key trend is the advent of cloud computing,” said


George Trudell, partner at Ultra Consultants (Ultra Corp., Chicago), an ERP consultancy working with manufacturing companies. “If you are not there yet, you are behind.”


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