ERP system for manufacturing companies
An ERP system brings the company’s critical processes together in one solution. With Prosmart, manufacturing companies control the flow from order and purchasing through inventory, production, delivery and follow-up. The system is adapted to the business, not the other way around.
What is an ERP system?
ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning. It is the central platform that holds the company’s information and business processes together.
Instead of managing orders, inventory, purchasing, production and invoicing in separate systems, the information can be gathered and used throughout the business. That reduces the need to enter the same data twice and gives more people access to the same up-to-date information.
One shared flow from order to delivery
An ERP system for manufacturing companies has to cover more than the administrative side of the business. It also has to handle the dependencies between customer orders, inventory, materials, purchasing and production.
With Prosmart, you can for example work with:
- Quotations and customer orders.
- Inventory and materials.
- Purchase orders and manufacturing orders.
- Production planning and delivery monitoring.
- Invoicing and follow-up.
- Preliminary and actual costing.
- Time reporting.
- Integrations with finance, logistics and other systems.
When the information is connected, it is easier to see how a change affects the rest of the business.
Common problems with separate systems
When different departments work in separate systems and spreadsheets, gaps in the information appear easily. The same data may have to be entered several times, and it becomes harder to know which information is up to date.
Common problems are:
- Duplicate data entry and manual errors.
- Poor communication between the office and production.
- Difficult to follow an order through the entire flow.
- Routines that depend on specific people.
- Limited overview of costs and profitability.
- Systems that cannot be developed as the business changes.
An integrated ERP system creates a shared structure and a better basis for decisions.
Adapted without getting locked in
Many ERP systems are built around fixed processes that the user is expected to follow. For a manufacturing company, that can mean changing routines that already work, so they fit the system.
Prosmart starts from how the business works. Functions and flows can be adapted to the company’s needs and extended when production, the organisation or customer requirements change.
You do not have to replace every system that already works. Through API integrations, Prosmart can be connected to finance, logistics and e-commerce systems, for example.
Scalable system support for a complex business
Johanson Design uses Prosmart as its production system, together with Fortnox for financial management. The solution handles three production units and is adapted for different languages and currencies.
Despite around 140 employees and a turnover of more than SEK 250 million in the parent company, the finance department consists of only two people. According to the company, this is possible thanks to their integrated system support and automated processes. Read the customer case about Johanson Design.
Frequently asked questions about ERP systems
The terms are often used as synonyms. ERP usually describes a system that gathers and connects several central parts of the company’s business.
Prosmart is a web-based ERP and business system developed for manufacturing companies. It brings business processes and production flows together in a solution that can be adapted.
Yes. Prosmart can be integrated with other solutions in finance, logistics, e-commerce and engineering, for example. That means you can keep systems that already work.
We help you through the entire implementation and make sure the move to a new time reporting system is as smooth as possible. How quickly you are up and running depends on the size and setup of the business, but the goal is always a safe and efficient start.
See how Prosmart can be adapted to your business
Do you want to bring the company’s most important processes together without getting locked into a standardised way of working? Then we will help you find a solution based on how your business actually works. Book a walkthrough, and we will go through your needs, systems and production flows together.
