How Do You Know You Need an ERP for chemical Manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing is a complex industry filled with unique challenges where manufacturers face pressure on multiple fronts while trying to maintain efficiency and profitability. The industry operates with constant concerns around quality control, inventory management, formula consistency, regulatory compliance, safety protocols and more. Historically, industry has relied on traditional systems which usually fail to address these unique challenges. Paper-based documentation and basic accounting software cannot successfully track lot numbers across a complex supply chain. Practically, you cannot manage thousands of raw materials with varying compatibility requirements and shelf lives using spreadsheets. Also, manual processes introduce human error in important calculations for formulations which might lead to costly mistakes or safety in cidents that can penalize you. The flow of information between different departments manually creates information gaps that sl...