For many small manufacturing businesses, Coronavirus has highlighted how risky their current processes are. Our small business continuity action plan below can help you address this. If you are like many who haven’t introduced formal business process systems, there are probably one or two people in your business who hold 80% of the critical information. […]
For small manufacturers, the benefits of new systems including MRP software has to be considered carefully. There are risks to be aware of and rewards to reap from more efficient ways of working. Happy customers are profitable customers. They buy more, and refer more. But poor systems and processes can get in the way of […]
Spending hours doing lower value tasks, when you could be driving sales or other critical tasks for your business? You strive to improve constantly, but the day to day always seems to get in the way of resolving core problems with your processes. Or maybe you don’t have a problem? Perhaps you are getting on […]
Have you visited willrobotstakemyjob.com yet? It’s worth a look – interesting and terrifying in equal measure. You just put in a job title and it lets you know the percentage likelihood of that job being automated. But beyond a bit of fun I can’t help thinking that there’s a lesson in here for us all […]
Looking for your Flowlens CRM and MRP software login page? Each Flowlens customer has their own unique web address, usually relating to the company name. For example ‘Acme Ltd’ might be ‘https://acme.flowlens.management’ If you can’t find your Flowlens login, please ask your Flowlens system administrator. Don’t forget, you can login to Flowlens on any web-connected […]
“I don’t think those figures are right.” Hands up if you’ve ever been involved in a meeting and you’ve heard this – I expect that there are a lot of hands up right now. If you’re like me, you’ll have broken out in a cold sweat on hearing those words – because you now know […]
Everything breaks in 3’s and 10’s This is something I was reminded of when we recently attended the Institute of Directors Women’s Leadership Conference in Belfast to celebrate International Women’s Day. The reminder was delivered by Sophie Cornish, founder of www.notonthehighstreet.com who was part of a panel discussing how businesses can go from good to […]
Cloud Manufacturing Software can reduce confusion, manual effort and improve customer satisfaction. But why one is right for your business? Different businesses require different types of software that suit their business process. Gone are the days of ‘one size fits all’ platforms that require significant customisation and huge reorganisation before benefits can be enjoyed. Similarly, […]
You may have come across the terms ‘MRP software’ and ‘CRM software’ before, and they have taken on different meanings for different people. Both are powerful tools, and when integrated together with management reporting in cloud software platforms, offer an even more effective management solution for SMEs. MRP, or materials requirements planning is the name […]
