Category Archives: Manufacturing

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ERP Software Helps Electronic Contract Manufacturer Find Sales Growth

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 … Continue reading

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Why Cycle Counting Should Be In Your Manufacturing Process

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  Shutting your company down for two days and having all hands on deck at year end during busy holiday season is obsolete.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 … Continue reading

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ProfitKey International Now Offering Human Resource Management System (HRMS)

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.

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Key Financial Reporting Practices For Any Manufacturing Company

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 … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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Manufacturing Software: Navigation Made Easier

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 … Continue reading

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ERP Management Implementation Tips Every Manufacturer Should Know (Part 2 of 4)

In the first installment of ERP Management Implementation Tips Every Manufacturer Should Know, we spoke in detail about the importance of having a tight implementation group and personnel within that group. We will now take a hard look at what … Continue reading

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ProfitKey To Exhibit At Society Of Manufacturing Engineer’s MFG4 Conference May 8-10

Amongst the many other efforts in 2012, ProfitKey is getting back into the industry full-swing, starting with SME’s 2012 MFG4 Conference, being held  May 8-10 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.  This will be a great opportunity to … Continue reading

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Finding the Key to Small Manufacturer’s Profits – Part 2

Written by P.J. Jakovljevic, Courtesy of Technology Evaluations Center ( TEC )   Part 1 of this blog series discussed the genesis of ProfitKey International, one of the longest-standing enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers for small to midsize discrete manufacturers that has … Continue reading

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