Microsoft
This blog was authored by Bill Moffett, Global Industry Marketing Manager Manufacturing, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Marketing Group
Do you remember when manufacturers relied on large PowerPoint decks to run the planning and business performance review meetings? Unfortunately, those decks were largely ineffective in answering questions regarding the root causes of gaps, actions being taken to close the gaps, and financial trade-offs. Which led to delayed decisions. What executives really needed was real-time information to make critical business decisions.
Manufacturers have a mandate to limit waste whether it’s on the shop floor, in the supply chain, or just in general with resources throughout the organization. It’s a big struggle for manufacturers of all sizes and focus. The ones that figure out how to do this effectively stand to achieve a big payoff.
For manufacturers today, the economic environment has become increasingly challenging to maneuver. When you consider all the variables associated with demand forecasting and predicting how much inventory is needed to meet desired customer service levelsꟷwell, things just don’t get any easier. Whether it’s navigating the complexities of slow economic growth, fluctuating demand, globalization, or even the finicky nature of consumers fueled by the pervasiveness of social media, manufacturers must be able to ensure inventory is available in the right amount, the right place, and at the right time.
PROS manufacturing industry experts shine a light on how manufacturers can modernize their sales processes.
This blog was authored by Colin Masson, Director, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group
This blog was authored by Colin Masson, Director, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group
This blog was authored by Colin Masson, Director, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group
This blog was authored by Colin Masson, Director, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group
This blog was authored by Colin Masson, Director, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group.
Commerce throughout the ages has centered around the concept of agreements between parties. The contract itself is the center of this as it documents every aspect of these agreements. The ability to effectively manage this agreement process and then to record all of this in a contract is the foundation of why a contract management solution is necessary for organizations. This is especially true for manufacturers who work with incredibly complex agreements that are tied to not only customer and supplier order quantities, but also now are tied to quality of their products and the overall ability to react to customer needs. As manufacturers deal with increasingly complex business negotiations and subsequent agreements, they stand to gain significant advantages from using an enterprise contract management solution to help drive compliance and ultimately profitability.
This blog was authored by Colin Masson, Director, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group
Imagine it's 5 p.m. on a Friday and one of your key customers calls with an urgent request for a price quote for a large hardware order. What are you going to do? Try not to panic or rely on intuition when filling this request? PROS Smart CPQ can help. With this app you can quickly configure a quote for your customer without delay, so you can be first with the right price in a competitive sales environment.
Even in today’s e-commerce era, many manufacturers struggle with the complexity of the sales process, because distributed locations and multiple order configurations require significant coordination across facilities, departments, and supply chains.