ERP Software Helps Electronic Contract Manufacturer Find Sales Growth

Posted on 05/23/2012 by

Proxy Manufacturing, Inc., originally founded as SDF Electronics, an Electronic Contract Manufacturer servicing a vast array of markets and assemblies from military, medical, automotive, RF, commercial, flexible circuits and fully integrated services, recently increased their sales by over 30% by utilizing ProfitKey International’s Rapid Response Manufacturing (RRM) enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Continue reading →

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Why Cycle Counting Should Be In Your Manufacturing Process

Posted on 05/02/2012 by

The days of doing a yearly physical inventory are a thing of the past.  Shutting your company down for two days and having all hands on deck at year end during busy holiday season is obsolete.  Well, not really…but the time is certainly getting closer.  Cycle counting, an inventory auditing procedure done on a specific day (or days), is becoming a more acceptable solution to the year-end physical inventory process.  The general idea here is: tackling multiple small projects is more efficient, safer, and now more acceptable than attempting one huge project.  Continue reading →

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ProfitKey International Now Offering Human Resource Management System (HRMS)

Posted on 04/25/2012 by

ProfitKey International, a leader in ERP software for discrete manufacturing companies for over 30 years, has entered into an agreement with PowwowHR to integrate their Human Resource Management System (HRMS) with ProfitKey’s Rapid Response Manufacturing ERP system. Continue reading →

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Key Financial Reporting Practices For Any Manufacturing Company

Posted on 04/04/2012 by

Financial reporting is critical to any business, manufacturing being no exception. Maintaining good, clean financial statements will keep you organized and on top of how your business is performing from month to month, and year to year; however, like with any function in your organization, the information you get out of your system is only as good as what is put into it. Some systems allow you to review all information before it is updated and posted to your general ledger. Other systems are fully automated and others are a combination of both, allowing you to choose what fits you best. Regardless of how your system works, there are key elements to ensure the numbers are clean and accurate every month. Continue reading →

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The Manufacturing ERP Search: The Daunting Task of the Short List

Posted on 03/28/2012 by

Phew!  You’ve worked yourself like crazy in order to come up with 5-10 ERP companies that might be able to suit your shop floor’s wants, needs, and pains.  Let’s assume you compiled this list from numerous sources: RFI’s, word of mouth, historical research, specific industry reporting, analyst evaluations, community/peer driven sites, etc. etc. You’re still sitting with a pencil in your ear and about 5 strong portfolios in front of you that all look the same from an eagle eye view.  Now comes the toughest part; you ask yourself, which one of these will take me to the promise land and not turn into a pumpkin by the end of the day.  Continue reading →

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APICS Magazine Features Aerospace Manufacturer and Their Lasting Software ‘Solution’

Posted on 03/21/2012 by
This is an excerpt taken from the 2012 March/April Edition of APICS Magazine
‘Designed For The Long Haul: Aerospace Manufacturer Finds A Lasting Solution’
Written by: Monty Peterson, Aerospace Dynamics International
Edited by: Karl M Kapp, APICS Magazine

Aerospace Dynamics international (ADI) based in the Santa Clarita Valley of Southern California, supplies complex components and mechanical assemblies to the global aeronautics and aerospace industries.  Our corporate goal is to be an industry benchmark and offer our customers the latest engineering and manufacturing technologies.  At ADI, we are confident that our focus on continuous improvement and advanced technologies will enable the success of all of our customers’ programs.

For more than 20 years, we have been using a software program called Rapid Response Manufacturing (RRM) to serve our enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs.  Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Software: Navigation Made Easier

Posted on 03/14/2012 by

Most manufacturing applications have navigation tools to help with data entry and cut down on processing time; however, many times users get caught up in the implementation and learning of the product and don’t take the time to learn the navigation of it. Continue reading →

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