Manufacturers of industrial equipment and machinery often struggle to manage production with long production lead times for complex equipment, global supply chains for components, and constant struggles to keep up with engineering changes. Extensive, multi-level bills of material are difficult to manage between CAD and PLM applications and the manufacturing ERP system.
Equipment manufacturers using legacy ERP systems lack integration, automation, and information to boost profits, reduce costs, and improve the customer experience.
Digital transformation is a reality for capital equipment manufacturers across industry segments. Modern ERP applications provide mobility, cloud computing, and deep connections to engineering applications such as product lifecycle management.
This Industry Digest provides an overview of the Industrial Equipment and Machinery Manufacturing market with insights into the industry’s future, critical features to consider when evaluating a new ERP application, and a list of resources to get more information.
