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ProfitKey Continues Momentum at EASTEC 2013

Salem, NH – October 4, 2012 – ProfitKey International LLC, a leader in providing ERP, MRP, and MES solutions to small and mid-sized manufacturing businesses for over 30 years, announced today that they will continue their marketing stride by exhibiting … Continue reading

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IMTS 2012 Spotlight: ERP Software for ETO Manufacturers

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (better known as IMTS) is North America’s largest manufacturing technology trade show.  Every even numbered year manufacturing companies nationwide come together in a neutral location to exhibit, discuss, educate, share, and network with one another … Continue reading

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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  Shutting your company down for two days and having all hands on deck at year end during busy holiday season is obsolete.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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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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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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Finding the Key to Small Manufacturer’s Profits – Part 1 [A guest blog]

Written by P.J. Jakovljevic, Courtesy of Technology Evaluations Center ( TEC )   This article will start with a trivia question: please name the mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor that has existed the longest in the market with an ERP product that … Continue reading

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