{"id":1688,"date":"2021-11-30T11:33:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T03:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobman.com.au\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2022-10-03T19:57:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:57:53","slug":"manage-manufacturing-business-with-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobman.com\/au\/articles\/manage-manufacturing-business-with-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage a Manufacturing Business with Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>This is the third in a series of articles about transforming your business with ERP. Check out the earlier articles <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/jobman.com\/au\/articles\/\"><i>on the Jobman blog<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Implementing an ERP improves processes across the supply chain<\/h2>\n<p>Cabinet-making businesses are complex. Without a <a href=\"https:\/\/jobman.com\/au\/\">manufacturing ERP<\/a> (enterprise resource planning) system in place, it\u2019s almost impossible to reach peak productivity and grow your business. There are simply too many disconnected systems and too much double-handling.<\/p>\n<p>Superior Kitchens &amp; Cabinets in Albany, WA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=htKhjKPnRhE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faced this exact issue<\/a> 12 months ago. The business wanted to grow, but the pipeline of work was messy and unproductive. As a result, customers weren\u2019t getting the service they deserved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore, everything was on a job-by-job basis,\u201d says Jake Maring, owner of Superior Kitchens &amp; Cabinets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomebody would ring up say \u2018look, I need a kitchen done, then I say \u2018maybe I can do it, maybe I can\u2019t. I don\u2019t know exactly. Now I\u2019ve got it scheduled\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Manufacturing businesses with and without ERP<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNow we\u2019ve got Jobman, we can go into every single job knowing what we\u2019ve got coming up,\u201d says Jake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can look at the materials we need for it, and we are actually pre-ordering our stuff now months in advance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jake and his business are not the only examples of how a manufacturing ERP improves efficiency. In fact, <b>95%<\/b><b> of manufacturing businesses<\/b> reported process improvements after implementing an ERP.<\/p>\n<h3>Common problems before implementing an ERP solution<\/h3>\n<p>Without ERP, manufacturing businesses are a mess under the hood. You might have experience with these common complaints from staff and management:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unreliable production data<\/li>\n<li>Production and profits don\u2019t match forecasts<\/li>\n<li>Job costing is often out, resulting in lost profits<\/li>\n<li>Missed deadlines<\/li>\n<li>Time and materials are constantly wasted<\/li>\n<li>Production bottlenecks hold up the process<\/li>\n<li>Scheduling is time-consuming<\/li>\n<li>Similar jobs are not scheduled together<\/li>\n<li>Machines sitting idle<\/li>\n<li>Inventory management is a black hole<\/li>\n<li>Double data entry, especially timesheets and financials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How ERP improves business processes<\/h3>\n<p>Implementing a manufacturing ERP like Jobman centralises your data, so your entire team works from a single browser-based system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automated job scheduling<\/li>\n<li>Complete visibility over your business from end to end<\/li>\n<li>Streamlined ordering<\/li>\n<li>More efficient production processes<\/li>\n<li>Less waste<\/li>\n<li>Production bottlenecks hold up the process<\/li>\n<li>Easy timesheets and no double data entry<\/li>\n<li>Simple, accurate forecasting<\/li>\n<li>Better customer relationships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Three big benefits after implementing ERP<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Productivity increases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operational costs <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/erp-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall by 23%<\/a> and administrative costs by 22%, while <b>on-time delivery jumps up 24%<\/b>. ERP software lets you see what\u2019s happening across the business, look backward and forward in time and <a href=\"https:\/\/jobman.com\/au\/articles\/5-step-guide-lean-project-management\/\">improve productivity through Lean methodologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Collaboration across the business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jobman has a bunch of collaboration features that contribute to the 22% drop in administrative costs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timesheets that automatically flow to Payroll<\/li>\n<li>Accounting software integrations<\/li>\n<li>Automated capacity planning from quoted jobs<\/li>\n<li>Easy, automated inventory management<\/li>\n<li>Agenda screens for the shop floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All these features are specifically designed so manufacturing and cabinetmaking teams can work better together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Single reliable data source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All your data collects in one place, so you don\u2019t need to go hunting for answers. Whether you need production figures, sales reports, inventory levels or customer details, it\u2019s all there in a single web-based browser app.<\/p>\n<h2>One simple step to long-term growth<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time in my life, I\u2019ve actually got this dream now \u2013 and it\u2019s not just a dream, it\u2019s actually something that we\u2019re working towards,\u201d says Jake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can actually start to back off running in the business. I can spend more time overlooking the whole thing and making sure it works\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Implementing an ERP is an investment, both in terms of finances and time. But the average return on that investment is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netsuite.com\/portal\/resource\/articles\/erp\/erp-statistics.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touch over 2 years<\/a>. Not long at all in our industry. If you\u2019re ready to take the next step towards a more productive, more profitable business, <a href=\"https:\/\/jobman.com\/au\/contact\/\">contact the Jobman team today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget to check back for the next article in this series, all about automated intelligence in the manufacturing industry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the third in a series of articles about transforming your business with ERP. Check out the earlier articles on the Jobman blog. 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