As manufacturers charge ahead in 2017, there is a renewed sense of optimism and excitement as they gear up for growth, investing in equipment, new manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing, and software to support digital transformation and new collaborative, connected factory floor competencies.

The key to selecting a quality-friendly ERP system is to understand where ERP came from, where it’s at today, and where the market’s going in the decades ahead.

People often talk about the high failure rate for software implementation projects. Stories abound about failures in CRM, MES, SCM and QMS, but the stories are especially disturbing when they involve ERP. 

Manufacturers today understand the importance of an innovative, flexible and skilled workforce that is enabled by technology to make fast and efficient decisions and recognize and take advantage of new opportunities.

In the manufacturing industry, unknown risk can create considerable concern and hand-wringing.

If you’re like most companies, you already use ERP software. While enterprise resource planning software is commonplace at most manufacturing companies, the way it is used may not be.

Deacom 10.4 is integrated accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for building component and process manufacturers.