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Posted on Wednesday, July, 23, 2008, 12:22PM A metal manufacturer has converted shop floor and ERP systems to integrate key data about their production processes and Work in Progress. All information, in real time, is at their fingertips.
While previous systems slowed the company’s ability to succeed, business has been growing 17-23 percent per year, an thanks to the efficiencies through on demand ERP, they haven’t had to hire anyone outside of production personnel to keep up.
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