{"id":792559,"date":"2024-09-27T12:26:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=792559"},"modified":"2024-09-27T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:27:02","slug":"erp-in-discrete-manufacturing-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/792559\/erp-in-discrete-manufacturing-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"ERP in discrete manufacturing \u2013 What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manufacturing businesses require ERP software to help them plan, execute, and control their production environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discrete manufacturers particularly benefit from a great ERP, as these businesses produce distinct individual products often made from multiple smaller components or across complex, larger assembly lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/za.syspro.com\/business-software\/manufacturing-types\/discrete-manufacturing\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=September+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about the SYSPRO discrete manufacturing ERP.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It must be possible to disassemble these products into their original components, and each manufacturing process must be able to be started or stopped individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A discrete manufacturing ERP must therefore cater to this complex, unique form of manufacturing \u2013 connecting the shop floor with the rest of the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It must also provide real visibility across all manufacturing processes, allowing for streamlined workflows and better decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several additional functions specific to discrete manufacturing that an ERP must offer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Control product design changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Discrete manufacturers must continue to evolve their existing products, as well as create new products, to ensure they keep up with industry changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their ERP solution must therefore have a change control function that streamlines and applies controls over design-to-market processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also need tools that can record and track each new and modified component and process across areas like cost and approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Production control<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturers must all be agile, flexible, and responsive \u2013 and a good ERP enables this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discrete manufacturers require even more versatility, however, to handle different types of production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes units that are produced in low volume and have high complexity, as well as units that are produced in high volumes with low complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bill of materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A bill of materials is necessary to ensure the correct materials are used across the business\u2019 various manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A discrete manufacturing ERP must therefore have a dedicated module that enables this, ensuring you have full visibility into cost management and quality control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Process management<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your discrete manufacturing ERP must support easy management and visibility of key manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes data relating to routing, work-in-progress jobs, full manufacturing lifecycle management, and inventory management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will ensure that you save money and streamline the entire manufacturing process \u2013 while having visibility of bottlenecks and opportunities for cost savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quality control<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A good discrete manufacturing ERP will have a dedicated quality control module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures that the manufacturer can track the quality of raw materials and manufactured products &#8211; 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