Manufacturing Industry
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Manufacturer’s Technology Playbook

June 23, 2023
Introducing the Manufacturing Technology Playbook for ERP, CRM, and FP&A: Empowering Operations through Digital Transformation

In today's fast-paced manufacturing industry, staying competitive requires continuous innovation and the ability to bring products to market quickly without compromising profitability. To succeed in this demanding environment, companies must embrace digital transformation and leverage cloud technology to enhance their operational efficiency and productivity. By adopting a unified platform that integrates enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and business intelligence (BI) systems, manufacturers can streamline their processes, connect seamlessly with suppliers and customers, and access real-time information.

With this guide, you will learn about:

  1. Drivers for digital transformation: To stay competitive in the manufacturing industry, you must continually innovate. Learn how a how digital transformation will improve efficiency, increase productivity, and bring products to market faster.
  2. Comprehensive cloud-based solutions: Leverage the power of cloud technology to build complete solutions that enhance processes across your entire company. Learn how a unified platform of core business systems, including ERP, CRM, and BI, will provide seamless connections to suppliers and customers, real-time information access, and a 360-degree view of customer needs.
  3. Streamlining business functions: Discover how digital transformation enables manufacturing firms to improve process efficiency, navigate complex supply chains, design products more efficiently, manage sales functions intelligently, respond quickly to business demands, and reduce the burden on IT staff.
  4. Navigating organizational disruption: As manufacturing companies evolve, they encounter new regulations and unforeseen forces like blockchain and artificial intelligence. Learn how a unified technology foundation will support your changing organizational, reporting, and compliance needs.
  5. Tailoring solutions to any business challenge: Both established manufacturing companies and high-growth newcomers have unique challenges and technology priorities. Gain insight into the specific business challenges and priorities for technology platforms based on your company's stage of growth.
  6. Automation and scalability considerations: Hear valuable advice for young and growing companies on process automation and implementation, establishing best practices, and the importance of laying a foundation for scalability to support future growth.
  7. Efficient system integration and data management: Remove information silos and streamline business processes with a fully integrated system. Combine data from multiple systems to see a 360-degree view of your entire manufacturing operation. Derive actionable insights and report on the metrics most important to your business.
  8. Addressing operational, financial, and regulatory challenges: Learn about ten specific areas where a tailored ERP solution will provide insights and solutions to complex transactions, pricing and distribution complexities, market visibility, sample distribution processes, supply chain insights, and more.

By exploring these topics, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how digital transformation, coupled with the right technology platforms, can empower your manufacturing operations and drive success in a rapidly evolving industry.

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