Problems We Solve For Manufacturers And Distributors

And Why Do They Hire Us?

 

KANO consultants have deep expertise in implementing several systems for manufacturing and distribution sub-sectors. This specific expertise reduces your digital transformation project’s time and costs, as we don’t need training on your industry and business processes. We already understand particular processes for your micro-industry.

Inefficiencies Due To Lack Of Inventory Tracking

If you are running your processes manually or through disconnected systems, you will struggle to track your inventory, which results in inventory losses, component shortages, or meeting customer expectations with delivery.

Admin Overhead And Penalties Due To Lack Of Compliance

If you don’t have a manufacturing ERP system in place, you might struggle to maintain compliance standards such as ISO or industry-specific. You will also work in maintaining the quality standards required by your customers and regulatory bodies.

Lack Of Automation Of Shop Floor Processes

Without the devices installed on the shop floor, you will find it challenging to report labor hours accurately, manage schedules for your jobs, and gather accurate data to help with your planning.

Cash Flow Issues Due To Manual Material Requirement Planning (MRP)

If you don’t have a manufacturing ERP system in place, it’s hard to plan how much inventory you need to purchase to ensure production and how much stock you need to produce to avoid stock-outs.

Financial Implications Due To Inaccurate Job Costing

Without a manufacturing ERP system, you will find it challenging to get insight into accurate and detailed job costing, which leads to inaccurate pricing, lower profit margins, and incorrect tracking of costs.

Inefficient Warehouse Processes

Without a manufacturing ERP system, your warehouses are likely to be inefficient as it’s harder to implement efficient processes such as batch or wave picking. Without barcode readers, your manual methods will be highly slow and inefficient.

No Real-Time Insight Due To Disconnected Processes

If your processes are currently manual or use siloed systems, you will be spending a significant amount of time resolving discrepancies. You will plan based on inaccurate data, and the information can’t be real-time.

Inefficient Production Management And Scheduling

Without a manufacturing ERP system, you will have challenges meeting schedules for your orders, estimating your production capacity, and optimizing production runs for optimum efficiency.

Control Issues Due To Disconnected Sites

Without a global manufacturing ERP system that supports a multi-entity organization’s operations, your disconnected sites might prevent you from getting a centralized view of your customers, vendors, and inventory.

Benefits For Manufacturers And Distributors

Through Us

 

By streamlining the process, information, and system architecture, manufacturers enjoy several benefits resulting in financial gains of higher net new sales, retention of existing customers, and higher profit margin.

Superior Customer Experience

By connecting all your processes and streamlining them, you can predictably commit and deliver to your customers. Without manual intervention, your customers will receive consistent experience through automated processes.

Traceability

A modern manufacturing ERP system will provide you the end-to-end traceability, whether you need a consolidated view of your sales or operations or debug a KPI through the process. You may need this traceability for your internal tracking or regulatory bodies.

Lower Costs

By eliminating manual and inefficient processes, you can lower the costs to produce your products, which will help you with reduced product costs, higher profit margin, and increased sales.

Cash Flow Prediction

Through a modern ERP system, you can plan your inventory and production better, which will help you plan your cash flow better. An ERP system will also ensure due notices to your customers for a timely collection of your revenues.

Increased Efficiency

By eliminating manual and inefficient processes, you can lower the costs of producing your products, which will help you with reduced product costs, higher profit margins, and increased sales.

Reduced Inventory And Lean Processes

Enabling lean processes is nearly impossible unless you have a manufacturing ERP system that can support lean processes that you desire to reduce excessive stock levels and optimize production runs.

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