Mill Products

The Mill Products Industry

 
The mill products sector has been around for a long, long time and many businesses in this sector have a long history of traditions going back decades if not centuries. Tradition and history are undoubtedly an important part of these companies’ identities however this can make it difficult for some businesses in this sector to change their, sometimes outmoded, business practices and manufacturing facilities.

 

It reasonably apparent that digitalization is unavoidable in today’s world and the right ERP system, will modernize and improve the efficiency of your business allowing you to be more responsive. Compared with other products on the market, SAP Business one with the CompuTec ProcessForce add-on for process-manufacturers is easier and faster to implement and because it is meant for SMEs, it is priced accordingly so that you avoid the large financial outlay associated with traditional ERP software intended for large organizations.

Be Responsive

Customer expectations are increasing almost universally. Faster delivery times, configured products, the demand for newer better products meaning shorter product lifecycles all while providing good value are more easily achievable with the support of SAP Business One and CompuTec ProcessForce.

  • Better information management
  • Full visibility of your entire inventory
  • Process management and advanced planning will mean optimal management of the entire production process. As a result, you can make solid promises and avoid disapointing your customers
  • Create multi-variant BOMs quickly using previously embedded data
  • Flexible system makes changing complex formulas and recipes simple so that you can react quickly to changes in demand

Be Quality

One of the challenges that Mill Products enterprises face is the variability in raw materials from their suppliers but CompuTec ProcessForce will help you work with whatever materials you have at your disposal.

  • Framework for rigid quality control measures throughout the production cycle so that you can detect and prevent anomalies and minimize unwanted variances in your final product
  • batch and serial management throughout the entire control process according to the adopted model
  • Efficient management of raw materials, their type and characteristics will allow you to match them to the specific requirements of your client and their orders
  • Full batch traceability lets you track down any piece of inventory at any given moment and takes the stress out of product recall
  • Complaint management function which allows you to monitor the entire lifecycle of complaints

Be Quality

One of the challenges that Mill Products enterprises face is the variability in raw materials from their suppliers but CompuTec ProcessForce will help you work with whatever materials you have at your disposal.

  • Framework for rigid quality control measures throughout the production cycle so that you can detect and prevent anomalies and minimize unwanted variances in your final product
  • batch and serial management throughout the entire control process according to the adopted model
  • Efficient management of raw materials, their type and characteristics will allow you to match them to the specific requirements of your client and their orders
  • Full batch traceability lets you track down any piece of inventory at any given moment and takes the stress out of product recall
  • Complaint management function which allows you to monitor the entire lifecycle of complaints

Be Operational

The mill products industry is notorious for requiring hugely expensive equipment, with one machine often costing tens of millions of dollars. CompuTec ProcessForce, especially when aided by CompuTec PDC (Plant Data Capture), will make sure that your machine is working at its maximum capacity to maximize your ROI. With our solutions you will also be able to monitor the “health” of your machine park, schedule services and resolve performance and production quality issues long before they impact your customers and keep their impact on you to an absolute minimum.

Be Profitable

In a capital-intensive, competitive sector dominated by a handful of larger organisations with a continuously evolving marketplace, life isn’t always easy for SMEs in the mill products industry to remain competitive. Extremely high machinery costs, increasing energy prices and raw materials which are subject to price volatility and inconsistent supply levels only compound the challenges at hand. The key to staying in control of all of this is  up-to-date, accurate knowledge and that is what SAP Business One and CompuTec ProcessForce will give you.

  • A fully integrated system gives you a global view of your operations, your inventory, your resources, your customers and your suppliers all in real-time
  • Comprehensive costing analysis at item, batch and order levels
  • Run customer specific order scenarios to help you to make better, more-profitable decisions based on data you can trust
  • Know your company’s capabilities and use that knowledge to accept bigger, more complex orders and help your enterprise grow

Be Profitable

In a capital-intensive, competitive sector dominated by a handful of larger organisations with a continuously evolving marketplace, life isn’t always easy for SMEs in the mill products industry to remain competitive. Extremely high machinery costs, increasing energy prices and raw materials which are subject to price volatility and inconsistent supply levels only compound the challenges at hand. The key to staying in control of all of this is  up-to-date, accurate knowledge and that is what SAP Business One and CompuTec ProcessForce will give you.

  • A fully integrated system gives you a global view of your operations, your inventory, your resources, your customers and your suppliers all in real-time
  • Comprehensive costing analysis at item, batch and order levels
  • Run customer specific order scenarios to help you to make better, more-profitable decisions based on data you can trust
  • Know your company’s capabilities and use that knowledge to accept bigger, more complex orders and help your enterprise grow

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