A Beginner’s Guide to Manufacturing ERPs For 2026
With so many enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions available and boasting diverse features and functionalities, finding the best fit for your unique manufacturing needs can be difficult.
Earth Day Special: 5 Ways Manufacturers Can Become More Sustainable
Sustainable manufacturing is the practice of manufacturing products with the least amount of environmental impact possible. By adopting this approach, manufacturers can maximize a product's advantages while minimizing its negative effects on the environment.
Get Seamless CAD Integration with Genius CAD2BOM
CAD2BOM gives you a running start on production by quickly and accurately creating a complex BOM that includes a comprehensive list of all required parts and items plus routings and production steps, ready for procurement and production.
Why You Need a Connected Shop Floor (Plus How To Get One With Genius ERP)
Your shop floor is central to your business, so why do so many manufacturers still rely on paper to manage it?
What is a Manufacturing Buffer?
Manufacturers will keep the raw materials and supplies needed for production, and sometimes inventories of finished products waiting for shipment, on hand to help stabilize any fluctuations they experience with their supply and demand chains, production capacities, and lead times
How to Make a Bill of Materials (BOM) the Right Way
A bill of materials is the comprehensive list of all required parts, items, raw materials, and assemblies that you need to manufacture a finished product. A BOM is one of the most important documents for a custom manufacturer—think of it as a recipe for your supply chain.
What is the Difference Between MRP Versus ERP?
Genius ERP exposed the truth about ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) versus MRP (Material Requirements Planning) difference. Whether for inventory management or the material requirements planning. Learn more about better collaboration & increased efficiency. Come take a look!
Leverage Your Data to Help Solve the Manufacturing Labor Shortage
A shortage of skilled and qualified workers is one of the biggest challenges facing custom manufacturers today.
What Engineers Need From an ERP
Engineering is a key component in ETO manufacturing environments — it’s part of the name for goodness sake! — but engineering is all too often left out of ERP software systems.
Purchasing in an Engineer-to-Order Environment
Though the purchasing department has become a well-defined entity in most mid-sized companies, widely accepted standard processes or "best" practices have hurt the effectiveness of the department.
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