Extending ERP to Your Value Chains

When extending ERP systems, at TwinEngines we believe the Right Fit at the Best Value is the critical evaluation.

We focus on what is important when integrating business systems, and that is: What are you trying to accomplish.  We have helped companies with the following ERP Extensions and integrations to synchronize information flow in manufacturing value chains: 

• Create BOMs from AutoCAD drawings
• Pulling a Job's AutoCAD drawings for the production team
• Integrate customer and dealer master information so portal users can login and see their account status information.
• Parse Work Orders to provide production scheduling and dynamics routing for the shop-floor and customer service
• Allocate jobs to work teams and resources, handling rush orders
• Track crate contents, matching shipping lists to engineering ship lists
• Push labor and material information for product costing
• Collect information requests and registrations on corporate websites and insert into CRM for lead tracking
• Push web orders into financial systems from eCommerce websites seamlessly
• Provide credit hold information from a financial system to validate a website ecommerce purchase
• Send eCommerce orders to shipping systems for cost-effective fulfillment
• Match customs inspection reports to items, orders, shipments and customers in SharePoint for easy access and tracking
• Track and manage sales commissions

Aberdeens' ERP in Manufacturing Benchmark Report summarizes the three most important factors to consider when comparing ERP systems vs. pure play solutions:

1. functionality
2. integration
3. ability to upgrade. 

We all know that matching up the features and functions to the business processes is a necessary step.  However, the report found, that on average, companies use only 43% of the available functionality in their ERP system.  That tells me that when considering an ERP system, there is a fourth dimension - The Right Fit.

After settling in with an ERP system or 'Best of Breed' solution, often times small and mid-market companies begin considering extending ERP functionality to their supply chains and value chains.  The report states two important factors for ERP extensions:

1. Complexity of integration
2. Implications on system upgrades

When extending ERP, what the report does not mention is a third equally important factor: that is COST.

When extending ERP systems, at TwinEngines we believe the Right Fit at the Best Value is a critical evaluation. For 14 years we have been working with small and mid-market manufacturers and distributors to increase competitiveness and profits with focused solutions automating their unique business processes. 

When we extend the ERP, MRP or financial system, we implement a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) technology - an enterprise foundation allowing the synchronization of information throughout the business and with vendors, partners and customers.  We utilize the latest technology to simply connect to ERP system databases, minimizing the impact of ERP upgrades and even a move to an entirely new ERP system.

TwinEngines' key differentiator and value proposition is the focus and passion we have for delivering value to our customers. We start with a strategy to create the roadmap to implement the right size ERP extensions that can scale with our customers success and growth. We implement functionality that is focused on solving the unique business processes at a company.

Contact us for a demonstration or consulation on tackling your unique business operations and processes by extending your ERP, MRP or financial systems to the shop-floor, to your supply chains and your value chains.  We love to walk your plant floor or tour your website, discussing opportunities to increase sales and competitiveness.