The manufacturing sector is poised for transformation by 2025 through automation and AI to tackle labor shortages. There is also a crucial emphasis on cybersecurity and analytics to future-proof supply chains against ongoing challenges.

Organizations are increasingly adopting Software as a Service (SaaS) for quality management, moving away from traditional on-premises systems due to its scalability and cost-effectiveness. By 2025, SaaS is projected to power 85% of all business applications, up from 70% in 2023.

Manufacturing ERP software impacts every aspect of a business and enables automation and data-driven planning for operational efficiency, which is crucial for maintaining profitability in today's market.

Software vendors are focusing on three trends to distinguish their offerings and better serve their customers.

Industry leaders are now seeking ways to simplify processes, cut costs, and get more done with fewer people. Fortunately, the tools and technologies required to accomplish these goals are already here.

In the quality industry, dealing with big data can feel like battling extraneous detail and being ever vigilant against poor assumptions. With millions of points of data, we can be overwhelmed by what is important and what is not.

There’s more to delivering parts on time than knowing how many you scrap and how much it costs. Having an ERP system that integrates various software modules with the quality module is essential for understanding, measuring and managing all the processes that contribute to superior quality and on-time delivery.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and systems help manufacturers plan and direct business operations. Contemporary manufacturing ERP systems can integrate into any business process, producing a comprehensive business management platform.

Calculating the true cost of quality becomes faster and simpler with an ERP system that does it for you. This requires a system that includes four essential capabilities.

In the middle of the most chaotic, uncertain months of 2020, manufacturers discovered that the perfect antidote was to double down on quality and reliable delivery—turning to their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for the timely insights needed to navigate rapid changes in market demand and resources across their supply chains.