Software can inform more intelligent decisions, but it can\u2019t replace human intuition.<\/p>\n
Successful management teams know this difference. According to Deloitte<\/a>, 49% of businesses use analytics to drive better decision-making, and another 16% leverage analytics to inform long-term strategic initiatives.<\/p>\n Leading manufacturers rely on a combination of ERP data, analytics, experience and feedback to grow their operations. So let\u2019s investigate how ERP software helps you stay informed, stay focused, and continuously improve productivity.<\/p>\n The market moves faster today than ever before. With so much competition springing up, and innovation occurring at lightspeed, you don\u2019t have time to go hunting for accurate data.<\/p>\n Real-time data, sourced from every part of your business and Jobman, for example, provides real-time production data so your team can track progress on current and upcoming jobs. You can make production decisions from these intelligent agenda screens resulting in short-term cost savings, long-term process improvements, and early issue identification.<\/p>\n We recently published an article about ERP and cost control. ERP software enables management and accounting teams to collaborate on cost-cutting activity by making production costs more transparent.<\/p>\n One frequent benefit of using a manufacturing ERP is identifying hidden costs. Those are the indirect costs that aren\u2019t easily seen on a cashflow report but instead turn up in the form of production bottlenecks, recurring defects and wasted resources.<\/p>\n Of course, the ERP can\u2019t tell you which activities or materials to cull. Instead, it shows the true cost of every activity throughout the production process, delivering the insight you need to set priorities and incrementally reduce costs.<\/p>\n Jobman\u2019s CRM (customer relationship management) functionality<\/a> is another instance of using data to make strategic decisions. Integrating CRM and ERP enables a 360-degree view of the customer lifecycle, so you can choose to invest in growing key accounts or going after a particular type of high-value customer.<\/p>\n ERP-CRM integration opens up more sales opportunities<\/a> by giving your sales team the data they need to make better, faster decisions. For example, Jobman enables on-the-spot quoting<\/a> and even automates much of the lead nurturing process<\/a>.<\/p>\n Management can generate sales reports whenever they like, see a customer\u2019s entire transaction history, forecast peaks and troughs in demand, and choose to proactively follow up with high-value customers.<\/p>\n ERP software is a cross-organisational tool; that means your entire team is working from the same centralised data. So while all the above benefits lead to process improvements in their own right, the overarching benefit of an ERP like Jobman<\/a> is to encourage a culture of continuous improvement.<\/p>\n Even minor improvements can contribute to growing your manufacturing business. When your team has access to a huge range of real-time data from a trusted source, real-time collaboration and real-time productivity improvements become a reality.<\/p>\nGathering insights into one place<\/h3>\n
\nbrought together into a single source of truth, enables you to make decisions
\nthat maintain your competitive edge. Your ERP should deliver that insight to
\nyour entire team.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/jobman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Agenda-Screen-300x127.png\")
\nJobman’s Agenda Screens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEnabling cost-cutting without compromising on quality<\/h3>\n
Nurturing high-value customers<\/h3>\n
Collaboration is key<\/h2>\n