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  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Configure To Order (CTO)
  • Discrete Manufacturing
  • Engineer to Order (ETO)
  • Industrial Distribution
  • Job Shop / Machine Shop
  • Light Assembly (ATO) / Kitting
  • Make to Order (MTO)
  • Mixed Mode Manufacturing
  • Process Manufacturing
  • Professional Services (Non-MFG)
  • Repetitive / Make to Stock
  • Wholesale Distribution
  • Under $1 Million
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  • Salesforce Compatible
  • SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)

Compare the Top ERP Systems for Process Manufacturing

We've created a comprehensive comparison to help you choose the best ERP system for process manufacturing. Our side-by-side comparison simplifies the evaluation of ERP solutions with features suited to this manufacturing mode. You can also quickly request demos and pricing quotes directly from vendors in one click.

Through extensive research, our experts have identified the top ERP systems that fit the unique needs of process manufacturing companies. We've leveraged this knowledge to create a detailed guide that provides valuable insights into selecting and implementing the ideal ERP solutions. Read our selection guide.

24 ERP Systems Found

Batchmaster logo

BatchMaster ERP B1

Batchmaster logo

BatchMaster Manufacturing

Cetec erp logo

Cetec ERP

Crafted ERP

Datacor logo

Datacor ERP

Eci software logo

Deacom ERP

Delmiaworks logo

DELMIAWorks (IQMS)

Tgi logo

Enterprise 21 ERP

Aptean logo

Food & Beverage ERP

Ifs logo

IFS Cloud

Intecta logo

inecta Food ERP

Irely logo

iRely Process Manufacturing

Aptean logo

JustFood ERP

Microsoft dynamics logo

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Netsuite logo

NetSuite ERP

Oracle logo

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

Real steel logo

RealSTEEL

Sage Software Logo

Sage X3 ERP

Sap logo

SAP Business One

Sap logo

SAP S/4HANA

Syspro logo

SYSPRO

Vai logo

VAI S2K Enterprise

Price Range

$85K - $250K

Price Range

$85K - $150K

Price Range

$3K - $40,000K

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N/A

Price Range

$30K - $1,000K

Price Range

$50K - $800K

Price Range

$25K - $300K

Price Range

$30K - $75K

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

Price Range

$70K - $1,000K

Price Range

$75K - $250K

Price Range

$5K - $250K

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N/A

Price Range

$20K - $750K

Price Range

$10K - $100K

Price Range

$25,000K - $500,000K

Price Range

N/A

Price Range

$25K - $250K

Price Range

$50K - $500K

Price Range

N/A

Price Range

$25K - $500K

Price Range

$25K - $250K

Cost Per User

$300/mo

Cost Per User

$60/mo

Cost Per User

$40/mo

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

$250/mo

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

$250/mo

Cost Per User

$5,000/mo

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

$150/mo

Cost Per User

$200/mo

Cost Per User

N/A

Cost Per User

$300/mo

Cost Per User

$175/mo

Cost Per User

$4,000/mo

Cost Per User

$125/mo

Cost Per User

$500/mo

Cost Per User

$175/mo

Cost Per User

$75/mo

Cost Per User

$5,000/mo

Cost Per User

$200/mo

Cost Per User

$150/mo

Cost Per User

$175/mo

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

No Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
No Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Deployments

Yes Icon Cloud
Yes Icon On-Premise

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

95%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

96%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

98%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

95%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

91%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

85%

Retention Rate

91%

Retention Rate

N/A

Retention Rate

65%

Retention Rate

78%

Retention Rate

95%

Retention Rate

99%

Version

17.1

Version

8.7

Version

Always Current

Version

-

Version

2021

Version

17

Version

Always Current

Version

8.1

Version

Always Current

Version

IFS Cloud

Version

-

Version

M3 13.4

Version

2013.03.01

Version

Cloud

Version

2021

Version

AX 2020

Version

Release 2024.1

Version

2023

Version

-

Version

V12

Version

-

Version

Cloud 2021

Version

8.0

Version

6.2

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

-

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Lease to Own

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

-

Financing Options

Finance, Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Lease, Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Finance, Subscription

Financing Options

Finance, Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Subscription

Financing Options

Finance, Subscription

User Range

5 — 250

User Range

5 — 150

User Range

5 — Unlimited

User Range

1 — Unlimited

User Range

5 — 1000

User Range

10 — 2000

User Range

5 — Unlimited

User Range

5 — 1000

User Range

1 — Unlimited

User Range

100 — and up

User Range

25 — Unlimited

User Range

20 — 1000+

User Range

1 — Unlimited

User Range

1 — Unlimited

User Range

10 — Unlimited

User Range

5 — 2250

User Range

10 — unlimited

User Range

25 — unlimited

User Range

10 — +

User Range

10 — 1000

User Range

25 — 1000

User Range

15 — Unlimited

User Range

10 — 1000

User Range

20 — Unlimited

Minimum Fee to Implement

$45,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$45,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$2,400

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$15,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$20,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$40,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$150

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

N/A

Minimum Fee to Implement

$5,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$35,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$50,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$10,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$200,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$35,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$100,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$50,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$75,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$25,000

Minimum Fee to Implement

$25,000

Awards

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Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

47

Awards

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-

Awards

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Awards

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Awards

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Awards

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Awards

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Awards

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Awards

4

Awards

4

Awards

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Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

-

Awards

100

Awards

-

Installs

-

Installs

2000+

Installs

250+

Installs

-

Installs

>1000

Installs

200+

Installs

1200+

Installs

500+

Installs

300+

Installs

3,300+

Installs

100+

Installs

1,100+

Installs

-

Installs

400+

Installs

2000+

Installs

9,300+

Installs

37,000+

Installs

1000+

Installs

2000+

Installs

7000

Installs

28,000+

Installs

10,000+

Installs

15,000+

Installs

1000+

Architecture

SOA, .NET

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

SaaS

Architecture

SOA, Hosted Cloud, SaaS

Architecture

SOA, .NET

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

SOA, .NET

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

SaaS

Architecture

SOA, Multi-tenant

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

Hosted Cloud, SaaS

Architecture

SOA, .NET, Native Cloud

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

-

Architecture

Hosted Cloud

Architecture

SOA, .NET, Native Cloud

Architecture

.NET

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

SOA, Native Cloud

Architecture

SOA

Architecture

Hosted Cloud, Single-tenant

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • No Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • No Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • No Icon Financial Management
  • No Icon Production Management
  • No Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • No Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • No Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • No Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • No Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • No Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • No Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • No Icon Financial Management
  • No Icon Production Management
  • No Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • No Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • No Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • No Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • No Icon Financial Management
  • No Icon Production Management
  • No Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • No Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • No Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • No Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • No Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • No Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Core Features

  • Yes Icon Multi-Site
  • Yes Icon Multi-National
  • Yes Icon Financial Management
  • Yes Icon Production Management
  • Yes Icon Materials Management (MRP/BOM)
  • Yes Icon Sales Order Management (SOM)
  • Yes Icon Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • Yes Icon Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Unique Features

ERP offers BatchMaster Manufacturing for make to stock and/or make to order, plus has QMS, FDA Validation templates, graphical record mapping, messaging/email collaboration, 3rd party contract manufacturing management, project based cost accounting

Unique Features

Dynamic formulation, workflows, snapshot planning & scheduling vs advanced MRP & MPS, optimized batch job creation & dependent job linkages, QA continuous improvement, auto UOM conversions, mobile task execution, graphical lot traceability & recall

Unique Features

Cetec ERP is a single, unified business platform that delivers “tier 1” enterprise-level feature breadth at extraordinarily lower costs than traditional systems, owing to a long history combined with completely modernized cloud/SaaS technology. Their approach is direct, friendly, and transparent: they own the technology (i.e. no “bolt-ons”), and offer the software directly with no markup (i.e. not through incompetent third-party VARs), and offer close, attentive in-house support.

Unique Features

Built on Oracle Netsuite, Crafted ERP is a total beverage business management platform designed for the specific needs of beverage manufacturers.

Unique Features

“Datacor ERP has tied all of the information we need into one centralized system. When we move an item in the wireless system, the information is immediately reflected across the platform. Our distribution and manufacturing operations are far more agile because we now know precisely what products we have or need, in what quantities and exactly where they are located.”

- Randy Byle | Haviland Enterprises, Inc.

Unique Features

As a comprehensive ERP platform with the industry’s largest functional foundation, Deacom ERP provides a rich set of capabilities designed specifically for growing process manufacturing and distribution businesses around the world. All functionality specific to these industries is developed and supported in-house and written into the core platform.

Unique Features

DELMIAworks IQMS also offers a broad choice of deployment options that will allow you to pick the solution that is best for your business: on-premise or hosted Cloud ERP deployment via hosted managed services or SaaS. Providing three deployment options gives you the flexibility to choose the best solution for your company and your budget.

Unique Features

Unique Features

Built on Microsoft Dynamics, Aptean Food & Beverage is a Microsoft certified, food and beverage-specific ERP. Aptean Food & Beverage is designed to reduce implementation risk and cost by being a 90% fit-out-of-the-box. Being focused on the food and beverage industry has allowed Aptean Food & Beverage to invest in functionality that is most important to the industry.

Unique Features

IFS Applications is a single, integrated product supporting the management of 4 core processes: Service and Asset, Manufacturing, Project, and Supply Chain.

Unique Features

Unique features of inecta Food ERP include our solution's dynamic capabilities, the breadth of its services, and our extensive support.

Unique Features

Unique Features

Unique Features

Unique Features

Unique Features

Designed for mid-size and large manufacturers

Unique Features

As a suite of cloud-based applications, NetSuite brings together all the systems that businesses need to grow, scale and adapt to change.

Unique Features

This is Oracle's newest Cloud ERP System for companies over 200M in revenue.

Unique Features

RealSTEEL ERP System is designed specifically for steel and metals processing with an intrinsic focus on inventory management.

Unique Features

Sage X3 helps your business thrive and stay competitive by providing users with the information they need to serve their customers better, take back control over the quality, and eliminate inefficiencies across the organization. It streamlines your core processes – from manufacturing to distribution and financial management to business services – while adapting to your industries best practices.

Unique Features

Unique Features

Unique Features

SYSPRO is a software company that supplies Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to manufacturing and distribution companies. SYSPRO’s strength lies in its specialist experience and industry-built approach to technology, which can be deployed as on-premise solutions, cloud SaaS or hybrid, and accessed anywhere, anytime from mobile devices.

Key features of the SYSPRO solution include its depth of functionality in Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), Inventory Optimization & Management, Distribution and Procurement, self-service portals and supply chain extensibility, customization tailoring, and low-code extensibility tools. SYSPRO also supports out-of-the-box integrations, connectors, and business process automation, and customers have the ability to integrate technologies such as AI, ML, and IoT into their ERP system and extend the solution and connect to other systems.

By choosing SYSPRO, customers gain access to a team of global industry experts who help them drive maximum value from their business systems and solutions. SYSPRO empowers customers to secure a digital future and enables digital transformation, supporting data & analysis-driven decision-making with integrated solutions to enable visibility and engagement.

SYSPRO leads manufacturers and distributors through significant growth. The business also strongly commits to channel partner success and focuses on ensuring a highly successful solution implementation and customer experience. SYSPRO gives customers the confidence to say yes – to the next idea, the next opportunity, the next possibility, and to achieve more.

Unique Features

VAI is a single vendor that offers Cloud Hosting, ERP Software, and Support. It offers an enterprise-wide subscription that allows organizations to grow revenue, expand locations, and add users without paying additional software subscription fees. VAI provides experienced and direct support from the author, all based in the USA.

Limitations

BatchMaster Manufacturing is uniquely architected for use by formula-based, process manufacturers in the food, chemical, nutraceutical, life sciences, pharmaceutical, and hemp related industries.

Limitations

Business Manufacturing application runs with QuickBooks, Sage 100/300, Microsoft Dynamics GP and SAP Business One financials. BatchMaster Manufacturing is uniquely architected for use by formula-based, process manufacturers in the food, chemical, nutraceutical, life sciences, pharmaceutical, and hemp related industries.

Limitations

Not ideal for service-based or retail businesses. No “HR” or “Payroll” inside the platform; requires integrating to a third-party payroll system.

Limitations

Limitations

This product is not intended for discrete manufacturing or heavy distribution.

Limitations

Limitations

DELMIAworks IQMS is not a solution fit for businesses that are not manufacturing environments.

Limitations

Limitations

Can’t be: Multi-national and multi-plant operation (more than MexCanUSA), $1 Billion plus, 500+ users, Multi-location broad line distributors (these groups should look at our F&O system).

Limitations

IFS is not suitable for smaller organizations under $100 Million in annual revenue.

Limitations

Restaurants and grocery stores.

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Not appropriate for small companies

Limitations

Limitations

Not for smaller companies with under $150 Million in Revenue

Limitations

Limitations

Not suitable for companies smaller than 10 million in revenue.

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Limitations

Companies with revenue under 20 million that are not in the wholesale distribution, manufacturing, specialty retail, service and repair, or rental industries. 

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ERP Selection Guide for Process Manufacturing

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Process manufacturing erp

This guide assists business owners and decision-makers in the process manufacturing industry in selecting an ERP system that meets their needs. It is intended for those new to ERP systems or considering an upgrade.

Understanding ERP in Process Manufacturing

Process manufacturing involves combining raw materials to create a final product. It is commonly seen in industries like food and beverages, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Unlike discrete manufacturing, which assembles products from individual parts, process manufacturing relies on formulas or recipes and often involves continuous or batch production.

Challenges in this sector include managing complex recipes, ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining quality control, handling by-products or waste, and dealing with variations in raw material quality. ERP systems play a crucial role by providing real-time visibility into operations, managing recipes and production schedules, and integrating functions like inventory management, procurement, sales, and finance.

Choosing the Right Process Manufacturing ERP System

Due to the industry’s complex requirements, selecting an appropriate ERP system is critical. The right system can optimize operations and enhance efficiency, while the wrong one can lead to bottlenecks and wasted resources. It’s important to thoroughly understand your business needs and evaluate how potential ERP solutions can meet them.

Challenges and ERP Solutions in Process Manufacturing

  • Recipe and Formula Management: ERP systems offer precise control over recipes, allowing adjustments for batch sizes and production scaling without compromising quality. For instance, BatchMaster Manufacturing specializes in production management tailored to process manufacturers.
  • Regulatory Compliance and Quality Control: Built-in tools help ensure adherence to industry regulations, manage quality control processes, and maintain product traceability.
  • Inventory Management and Waste Reduction: Real-time inventory visibility helps optimize stock levels and reduce waste, effectively handling variability in raw material quality.
  • Production Scheduling and Efficiency: Integrated planning tools enable efficient production scheduling, minimizing downtime and improving resource utilization.
  • Cost Control and Pricing: Detailed cost analysis assists in managing expenses related to materials and products and supports competitive pricing strategies.
  • Process Integration and Data Analysis: ERPs unify processes across departments, facilitating data analysis for informed decision-making and strategic planning.

Key ERP Features for Process Manufacturers

  • Comprehensive Recipe Management: Handling complex formulas and batch variations.
  • Compliance Management: Automating compliance tracking and documentation.
  • Quality Control: Implementing quality checks at every production stage.
  • Advanced Inventory Management: Optimizing inventory to reduce waste and handle raw material variability.
  • Production Scheduling Tools: Enhancing efficiency in production planning.
  • Financial Management: Tracking costs and managing financial processes.
  • Data Analytics and Reporting: Providing insights for operational improvements and strategic decisions.

To explore ERP solutions with these features, consider products like DEACOM ERP by ECI Software, BatchMaster Manufacturing by BatchMaster, Infor M3 by Infor Solutions, IFS Applications 10 by IFS, Aptean Food & Beverage ERP by Aptean, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central by Microsoft Dynamics.

Cost Considerations

ERP system costs vary based on software licensing, customization, deployment options (cloud or on-premise), training, data migration, and ongoing maintenance. Implementation involves planning, customization, data transfer, and training, which can significantly impact the total investment.

To understand the different pricing models and factors affecting ERP costs, you can read about ERP pricing models and ERP pricing. Additionally, consider exploring information on ERP deployment options and the importance of implementation and training in the overall ERP implementation process.

Process Manufacturing Case Studies

  • Yuengling & Son: Implemented an ERP system to streamline operations, improve data tracking, and eliminate manual processes, enhancing efficiency. Read the full case study here.
  • Cosmaceutical Research Labs: Adopted an ERP solution that improved inventory control, increased manufacturing efficiency by up to 22%, and enhanced customer response times. Discover more about their experience here.
  • Cypress Grove: Upgraded their ERP to improve data accuracy, traceability, and inventory management, supporting their rapid growth. Learn about their journey here.

For additional real-world examples, visit the case study library.

By carefully considering these factors and leveraging the resources available, you can select an ERP system that aligns with your process manufacturing needs and drives your business forward.

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