{"id":9551,"date":"2020-10-08T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg.syspro.com\/blog\/how-mom-and-erp-can-help-to-manage-manufacturing-in-the-21st-century\/"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:51:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:51:15","slug":"how-mom-and-erp-can-help-to-manage-manufacturing-in-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sg.syspro.com\/blog\/erp-for-manufacturing\/how-mom-and-erp-can-help-to-manage-manufacturing-in-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"How MOM and ERP can Help to Manage Manufacturing in the 21st Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manufacturing is changing<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Manufacturers are under continuous pressure to produce high-quality products, cost-effectively, and in the time that customers demand. The degree to which a manufacturer satisfies customer expectations determines their success in the local and even global market. In order to maintain and grow the business, manufacturing decision-makers should consider an information management system that integrates business needs with the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n

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In addition to demanding market requirements, manufacturers are also having to contend with the emergence of the Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing revolutions<\/a><\/strong>. These new developments in manufacturing are characterized by four major technologies.<\/p>\n

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  1. Advanced engineering (e.g., additive manufacturing)<\/li>\n
  2. Connectivity, data, and computational power<\/li>\n
  3. Automation and robotics<\/li>\n
  4. Artificial intelligence and analytics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    While all this technology can sound daunting, and impossibly complex and costly for many manufacturers, there are solutions available today that can be used to start a business on the road to a modern manufacturing environment. These solutions provide end-to-end management of manufacturing processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness and can enable manufacturing transformation \u2013 from the plant floor to the warehouse, to product quality and material flow throughout the entire business value chain.<\/p>\n

    Manufacturing challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    The bulk of the assets in manufacturing organizations \u2013 capital invested, people employed, and management time \u2013 are in the operations side of the business. Manufacturing managers get attention from senior executives when things go wrong with these assets. When things are operating smoothly, they are almost invisible. Manufacturing resources have to be deployed, coordinated and managed in such a way that they help the company do what it wants to do without wasting resources.<\/p>\n

    Common challenges faced by manufacturers include how to:<\/strong><\/p>\n