ERP for manufacturing

To remain competitive and drive sustainable growth, manufacturers need the right ERP. We help you choose, implement and integrate a new ERP to streamline your operations and help you become more profitable.

How we help you

A new ERP can make your manufacturing business more intelligent, efficient and profitable — or be an expensive failure. We help you choose an ERP tailored to your needs, then deeply integrate it into your business to drive stronger results.

Choose the right ERP system to fit your needs.

Integrate your new ERP into your operations and processes.

Connect your ERP with your other core systems like your MES.

Operate more efficiently and effectively.

Leverage automation to speed up cumbersome tasks.

 Experienced support to choose and successfully implement your new ERP

 Wipfli’s experienced manufacturing technology advisors help you get the most value out of a new ERP. We’ll learn about your needs, processes and workflows and then help you implement your ERP to maximize your ROI.

Relationship-led

Our professionals embed themselves in your teams to help ensure manufacturing technology solutions are adopted, scalable and sustainable.

Technology and business alignment

Our holistic advisory services bridge the gap between operations and technology so that your ERP initiatives stay aligned with your priorities.

Deep manufacturing experience

Our technology team has decades of experience serving manufacturing businesses and understands the nuances and unique needs of the industry.

Explore our ERP for manufacturing services

Wipfli brings deep experience across a wide range of manufacturing sectors, giving us a strong understanding of your operations from the shop floor to the back office. This insight allows us to recommend systems that align with how you work, support the data you need to capture and track the KPIs that drive meaningful business outcomes.

Our process-based approach takes a close look at your business and objectives so that every recommendation helps support immediate performance improvements and long-term success.

Software selection

Find the ERP that suits your objectives, resources and financial processes with Wipfli’s ERP selection services.

Our platform-agnostic services provide tailored recommendations to help you find the system that best fits your processes. Whether you need solutions for automation, improving supply chain strategy or building financial resilience, we help you choose from any ERP solution on the market.

We also support through every stage in the software selection process, including:

Requirements gathering

We bring extensive manufacturing industry and technology experience to help you answer critical questions, including:

Which ERP provides capabilities that fit your unique processes?
Which ERP is easy to scale as your business grows and tech stack evolves?

Vendor processes

Wipfli offers support to help you negotiate with vendors, including support for:

Vendor RFP processes.
Vendor presentations, including provider demo scripts and demo scorecards to help you stay focused on high-priority functionality.
Provider due diligence.
Contract negotiations.
Statement of work review and execution.

Implementation advisory

Wipfli’s implementation advisory team addresses three areas critical to your ERP implementation:

Planning and processes: Wipfli’s process-based approach means we work to deeply understand your processes, pain points and opportunities before developing a first phase implementation plan. From there, we help you develop a multi-year plan that addresses how your business can continue using your ERP in the future.
Integration: We can help you navigate how to leverage the industry-specific data ERP can produce as well as the challenges around accessing and integrating that data. Additionally, Wipfli offers support for solutions like integration platform as a service that can help you unify data and gain a 360-degree view of your business.
People: Wipfli recognizes that successful implementations don’t happen without people. Our change management services help minimize disruption and prepare your users for the transition so that you have a smoother implementation process. We offer support for critical areas including addressing training needs, identifying potential resistance and fostering adoption through advocacy and communication.

Project management

Implementing ERP solutions for manufacturing requires dedicated staff that can help manage the steady execution of your initiative. Wipfli provides project management support that can fill that role in your business.

Our project managers can help you:

Ensure project tasks are completed on time.
Provide regular communication to keep staff informed about the project.
Determine who is responsible for ERP project work and keep individuals accountable.
Maintain relationships with your implementation partners.

Business analyst

Our business analysts work to understand your unique needs to help ensure that your ERP is aligned with core business processes and capable of driving efficiency and clarity. With a strong understanding of manufacturing operations, they help bridge the gap between business needs and system capabilities.

Solutions

While Wipfli can help you select and implement ERP solutions from any vendor, our experience with platforms like Microsoft Dynamics 365 and NetSuite helps us deliver faster deployments and long-term value.

Experience an ERP designed for the realities of food and beverage manufacturing. Our Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central–based solution can help you take control of production, compliance and profitability.

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Business Central is an all-in-one ERP solution designed to unify and streamline operations across your business. It provides real-time visibility into key functions like finance, production, inventory and customer management, enabling better decision-making and operational efficiency.

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NetSuite provides manufacturers with a powerful platform to drive agility, scalability and operational clarity. With real-time financial and operational insights, NetSuite helps unify business functions and streamline decision-making.

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Case study

Powertex Group

Custom manufacturer streamlines operations with flexible ERP

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The challenge

PowerTex Group, a custom-branded merchandise manufacturer, needed its business systems to adapt as flexibly as its production process, but out-of-the-box ERP couldn’t handle custom orders.

The approach

Wipfli customized Oracle NetSuite to allow order-by-order bill-of-materials adjustments and enabled PowerTex to process multiple work orders simultaneously.

The results

PowerTex Group consolidated its tech stack into a single, cloud-based ERP that flexes with its custom manufacturing process, enabling more efficient order management and production.

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Implementation advisory

Wipfli’s implementation advisory team addresses three areas critical to your ERP implementation:

Planning and processes: Wipfli’s process-based approach means we work to deeply understand your processes, pain points and opportunities before developing a first phase implementation plan. From there, we help you develop a multi-year plan that addresses how your business can continue using your ERP in the future.
Integration: We can help you navigate how to leverage the industry-specific data ERP can produce as well as the challenges around accessing and integrating that data. Additionally, Wipfli offers support for solutions like integration platform as a service that can help you unify data and gain a 360-degree view of your business.
People: Wipfli recognizes that successful implementations don’t happen without people. Our change management services help minimize disruption and prepare your users for the transition so that you have a smoother implementation process. We offer support for critical areas including addressing training needs, identifying potential resistance and fostering adoption through advocacy and communication.

Project management

Our project managers can help you:

Ensure project tasks are completed on time.
Provide regular communication to keep staff informed about the project.
Determine who is responsible for ERP project work and keep individuals accountable.
Maintain relationships with your implementation partners.

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