Manex Launches ERP/MRP Advisory Services

Manex offers Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation services to assist companies in identifying key functionality requirements and selecting the ideal system to meet their needs.

SAN RAMON, CA, September 1, 2010  -  A robust ERP/MRP implementation can truly transform your business. Costing, quoting, scheduling, and inventory management can all be vastly improved with a high-quality ERP/MRP system. Using ERP reduces manual processes, eliminates duplicate data entry and unplanned overtime, increases quality and improves customer satisfaction.  In the past 6 years, ERP systems have become very affordable, even for companies as small as 10 employees. One fact has not changed, however, improper planning can lead to 3 times the cost and 5 times the effort when it comes to the implementation.

By documenting your current business processes, streamlining your operations, and identifying key ERP data requirements, we’ll make sure you avoid the most common pitfalls of an enterprise system implementation. We will help you evaluate leading system vendors, critically examine their proposals, and ensure that they meet your needs. More importantly, Manex will advise you on maximizing the benefits of the built-in functionality.

OUR APPROACH

We use a collaborative approach that methodically involves all stakeholders at your company. We identify key functionality that is critical to your business, and make certain that the needs of each functional area are completely met. Since we work for you – not an ERP vendor or IT integration company – we always have your best interests in mind!

METHODOLOGY

We begin by developing a visual map of your company’s processes, identifying opportunities for improvement in advance of the ERP implementation. This “process mapping” stage documents the way you do business, and includes all activities from sales and order entry through product shipment and returns management. Once improvements are made, our consultants will work with you to identify necessary data collection points and your reporting requirements. These tasks form the basis of your system requirements.

We will then develop a list of potential vendors that will meet or exceed your system requirements. We thoroughly review vendor profiles to rank companies for stability, ease of implementation, cost, and other critical factors. Manex will act as an advocate during contract negotiations with the vendors, so you will be guaranteed a set of neutral and objective recommendations.

Finally, your chosen system integrator will be able to re-use the process maps developed in the early stages of this process and quickly deploy your new ERP system without any redundant effort.

BENEFITS

• Reduction of up to 70% in ERP/MRP implementation/configuration time
• Streamlining current inefficient processes ahead of ERP configuration. In some cases, 100% of certain business functions can be eliminated (eg.: manual order processing)
• Drastic reduction in "evaluation meetings" by company's staff members; 60% fewer meetings
• Objective advice from technology-agnostic advocates. Avoid bait-and-switch by software vendors
• Improved real-time reporting across all areas of your business (sales, order entry, production, QA, finance, etc.)
• Reliable data and improved managerial decision-making

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Bill Browne at wbrowne@manexconsulting.com or contact us through our website.

ABOUT MANEX

Founded in 1995, The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) provides a broad array of proven advisory and implementation solutions exclusively to manufacturers, distributors and their supply chains, enabling them to increase growth, productivity, quality and profitability. Manex delivers high-impact solutions in four key areas: strategy, people, process and performance. Meaningful, rapid impact and ROI are achieved through a modular-yet-holistic approach encompassing corporate strategy and planning, marketing strategy, training and development, Lean manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, Six Sigma, ISO and performance management systems. Manex is the Northern California affiliate of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership. For more information, visit www.manexconsulting.com.