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t turns out that the most successful ones, no matter what they make, all share a few key ideas. They get the basics right. Think of it as the ABCs of manufacturing. They build their success on:
• A for Automation • B for Business Intelligence • C for Customer Care
Let’s break down what that really means for you.
A IS FOR AUTOMATION: LET YOUR SYSTEMS DO THE HEAVY LIFTING compete on a global scale, you have to keep your costs under control. Automation is absolutely about cutting costs, but it’s also about unlocking your team’s true potential. It’s about eliminating the ‘wasteful minutes’ spent on repetitive, manual tasks so your people can focus on innovation, problem-solving and proactive management. When you let your systems handle the busywork, you empower your people to do their best work.
• Put Scheduling on Autopilot: Many manufacturers feel like they’re constantly juggling schedules. As one manufacturer put it, “We used to spend too much time on scheduling.” Lead manufacturers do amount of time and frees up your schedulers to become strategic planners, plugging in data.
• Take the Guesswork Out of Purchasing: Knowing when to buy parts and in what
By Adam Grabowski, Director of Marketing, Global Shop Solutions
To stay profitable as a manufacturer, you have to run a tight ship. I’ve been lucky enough to visit with the owners and key people at thousands of our manufacturers all over the world. My main goal during these visits is to listen and learn what makes them so good at what they do
quantity shouldn’t be a guessing game. Automation removes the uncertainty, allowing your purchasing team to focus on negotiating better prices and improving delivery times, which directly impacts your bottom line.
• Make it Your Own: solution. Every manufacturing business system that can be tailored to meet philosophies.
When you fully embrace automation, it becomes a powerful engine for growth.
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B IS FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: YOUR BLUEPRINT FOR PROFITABILITY Your business produces a massive amount of data every single day. Business Intelligence harnesses that data to make smarter, faster breaking down information silos and creating a single source of truth for your entire operation.
• Get Everyone on the Same Page: most successful manufacturers manage their entire business, from quote to cash, with a single, integrated ERP system. Juggling separate software for accounting, sales and production is a all your data lives in one system, your team can trust the numbers they’re
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