What is ERP for supply chain management?

An ERP solution simplifies business operations by integrating departments and functions into a single platform. Enterprise Resource Planning provides real-time insights, improves productivity, reduces costs, and strengthens decision-making capabilities.

Supply chain management is about efficiently managing the chain, where software is essential to staying competitive. With the growing demand for customization and personalization, organizations face the major challenge of delivering products quickly and without errors. This must happen in a market full of challenges, ranging from economic changes to shifts in consumer behavior.

By implementing a supply chain management system, it becomes possible to meet customer expectations. Supply chain management software provides complete visibility into your entire chain, enabling smarter, more efficient, and more productive inventory management.

Benefits of ERP software for supply chain management

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Maximize operational uptime


Reduce equipment downtime, increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and extend lifespan through proactive maintenance.

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Optimized inventory and logistics


Improve the delivery of your products and services with advanced analytics and automate inventory management, warehousing, order processing, material sourcing, and supply chain.

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Smart insights


For even deeper insights into your data and processes, combine your ERP system with 9A Smart Insights. This solution allows you to integrate data from various systems, providing a holistic view of your business operations. By identifying trends and patterns, you can leverage predictive analytics to anticipate future challenges and opportunities.

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Smart processes


Implement flexible manufacturing processes within your infrastructure using IoT, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence, ensuring seamless integration with any manufacturing execution system (MES).

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Leverage the full power of Microsoft by integrating your ERP with tools like Microsoft 365, Power BI, and the Power Platform. Enable smooth data flow, automation, and AI-driven insights across your entire organization for a connected and future-proof business.

Dynamics 365 for supply chain: a complete ERP platform

Dynamics 365 is an integrated suite of applications that optimize supply chain management, covering finance, sales, marketing, and production. Its intuitive interface makes adoption easy, even for non-technical users.

By unifying all apps on one platform, Dynamics 365 provides real-time visibility into supply chain activities, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration. The system is fully customizable and integrates seamlessly with other applications, reducing errors and saving time. Mobile access ensures you stay informed anytime, anywhere.

Beyond process management, Dynamics 365 predicts demand and optimizes inventory, preventing over- or understocking. It also enhances supplier collaboration through shared data and real-time communication, helping businesses adapt quickly to market changes.

Find the ideal ERP system for you

Aminolabs's story: quality collaboration

Aminolabs, a producer of sports and health nutrition in powder, tablet, and capsule form, was searching for an integrated ERP system that allows departments to work with uniform data. This led them to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain and 9altitudes.

"Normally, this project would have been executed in two phases: the go-live of the new ERP system and further optimizations. However, 9altitudes managed to deliver everything in one phase with limited impact on budget and go-live date." – Jürgen De Bock, ERP Project Director at Aminolabs.

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Why choose 9altitudes as your ERP software partner?

9altitudes is a European digital partner that automates, optimizes, and continuously improves business processes end-to-end. We help manufacturing, supply chain, and service companies reach new heights by leveraging Microsoft, PTC, and Tulip software combined with our own industry-specific solutions.

With team members from 9 different countries, our team consists of 750 exceptionally talented experts. Our high-end consultants are relentless in their pursuit of innovation, dedicated to creating exceptional customer experiences and delivering impactful solutions.

Choosing an ERP solution tailored to your specific industry offers numerous advantages. A solid foundation is essential. At 9altitudes, we combine the best of both worlds: integrating proven platforms like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Business Central with industry best practices.

Considering a new ERP solution?

In the competitive manufacturing landscape, where product complexity and customer expectations are rising, and product lifecycles are shortening, an integrated ERP solution is essential. This whitepaper offers in-depth insights to help you make the right ERP choice for your manufacturing business.

Contents of the whitepaper:

  1. Top 3 challenges of advanced manufacturing companies
  2. Navigating the mountain ranges of production
  3. Why your ERP solution shouldn't stand alone
  4. 5 benefits of an ERP solution focused on manufacturing
  5. The indispensable features of ERP software for manufacturers
  6. 9 steps to choose the ideal ERP partner

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