OptiPro Manufacturing Blogs
Get the latest insights, advice, tips and industry best practices in one place, all while empowering your manufacturing business at the same time.
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June 24, 2024
The Many Advantages of Modern Cloud ERP Over Legacy Systems
Is your ERP software unable to support new technologies or incorporate new functionalities? Are your ERP maintenance costs high? Legacy ERP systems don’t provide the...
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December 21, 2023
How ERP Impacts Product Life Cycle Management
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have evolved into indispensable business tools to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. Traditionally associated with functions such as finance, human...
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December 19, 2023
What Are the Differences Between Procurement and Purchasing in Manufacturing?
Acquiring goods from vendors and suppliers is one of the critical and routine tasks for manufacturers. Managing, planning, and tracking finance is very important when...
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November 22, 2023
Smart Manufacturing Trends to Expect in 2024
With 2024 on the horizon, more manufacturers are adopting smart manufacturing technology. It is helping them capture benefits across the entire manufacturing value chain. Key...
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November 15, 2023
Why Sustainability is Becoming Critical for Manufacturers in 2024
In an era where environmental concerns are taking center stage, sustainability has emerged as a critical driver of success for manufacturers, big and small. Governments,...
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August 8, 2023
OptiPro Manufacturing’s Latest 2023 R2 Release: New Functionality for Container Management, Supply Chain Planning, and Estimation
2023 R2 OptiPro Manufacturing has new features to help manufacturers make their day-to-day tasks easier and more efficient. Read further to learn the key functionality...
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May 18, 2023
8 Steps in the Procurement Process and How to Optimize Them
So what is procurement? Procurement cycle in supply chain is the process of acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source. It involves sourcing,...
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April 25, 2023
Critical Logistics KPIs Manufacturers and Distributors Should Track
You may ask yourself why KPIs are important. As a manufacturer, tracking logistics key performance indicators (KPIs) can help you identify areas of improvement and...
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April 25, 2023
7-Step Action Plan to Improve Delivery Performance
As a manufacturer, timely delivery of goods to customers is crucial for business success. Meeting delivery deadlines helps maintain customer satisfaction and repeat business, while...
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March 21, 2023
Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Differences and Changes for Manufacturers
We live in an era where it is hard to imagine the manufacturing industry without robots, sensors, and computer-enabled software systems. But, before discussing the...
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March 24, 2022
How SMBs Receive Substantial ROI from Cloud ERP
Some form of cloud technology is used by 69% of businesses according to a study by the International Data Group. Much of today’s business operations...
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March 16, 2022
5 Key Things You Should Know About Safety In the Cloud
30-Second Summary Cloud computing is the future. It is the foundation of digital transformation. Cloud ensures data security by storing datasets on robust and encrypted...
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October 1, 2021
Cloud ERP vs. On-Premise ERP
Companies are not only acknowledging the advantages of effective ERP systems, they’re also increasingly adopting these solutions such that the market will be worth $60.23...
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January 29, 2020
8 Ways That Cloud ERP Helps Manufacturers Create Value with Exception Management
Cloud ERP creates value by saving time and resources with exception management. Management principles often focus on optimizing a system. Exception management is focused on...
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January 8, 2020
Delivering a Best-in-Class Customer Experience with Cloud ERP
This blog is part of a three-part series on how cloud ERP enables manufacturers to achieve operational excellence. In the series, we also cover how...
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January 8, 2020
How Accounting Visibility from Cloud ERP Improves Cash Flow
This blog is part of a three-part series on how cloud ERP enables manufacturers to achieve operational excellence. In the series, we also cover how...
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December 12, 2018
Demystifying cloud computing for small and midsize businesses
Cloud computing is a great euphemism for centralization of computer services under one server.” – Evgeny Morozov, author and technology skeptic Do you use cloud...
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December 7, 2018
The price and intelligence of business applications in the cloud
Cloud computing is a prevalent buzzword among businesses and technology professionals. The real question for many IT technologists is whether the cost of transitioning to...
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October 26, 2018
How Cloud ERP is Transforming Manufacturing Businesses
What is Cloud ERP? Cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way organizations work. As long as your data resides in the cloud it is always...
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October 12, 2018
Why Are Manufacturers Switching to Cloud ERP?
Is Cloud ERP a bunch of hype? Can it help to evolve and strengthen core business functionalities? Cloud-based ERP is hosted on a cloud computing...
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April 19, 2018
Have you considered the advantages of cloud ERP?
To compete and grow, your company needs an ERP solution that is flexible and agile. Over the past 20 years Cloud ERP solutions have repeatedly...
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March 21, 2017
7 Reasons Why Cloud ROI Might Be Too Good to Resist
The cloud has permeated nearly every sector of business and manufacturing is certainly no exception. The reasons are many for this transformation but one in...
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July 31, 2016
5 Reasons Manufacturing SMEs Need Cloud More Than Ever
The business environment for sales teams in manufacturing and engineering industries is increasingly demanding: IT infrastructures have become complex, at the same time that everyday sales...
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May 5, 2016
Next Generation ERP for Manufacturing and Distribution
OptiProERP is seamlessly integrated with SAP Business One, extending its core functionality to deliver a more complete and robust ERP solution for manufacturing and distribution...