A ‘brighter future’ for UK manufacturing

There is much discussion at the moment about the future of manufacturing in the UK. Two of the big issues are (a) high inflation and (b) high energy costs - both of which are likely to have a big impact on manufacturing, at least in the short term.

But before we start moving into the ‘brave new world’ of UK manufacturing, maybe there is some relatively simple housekeeping that can be done today, that will deliver immediate benefits and improve manufacturers bottom lines.

We’re talking about business intelligence software, the key to empowering organisations to maximise the potential of the resources they already have in place, delivering more usable information, greater accountability, increased efficiency and more long term adaptability.

The largest organisations may invest much more than SME’s in their business intelligence, ERP and CRM solutions but that doesn’t mean they have the best solutions. Nowadays working with business intelligence ERP software solutions designed for the mid-market, small to medium enterprises can develop customised, highly efficient and effective information systems that revolutionise the way they do business. And unlike more monolithic Tier 1 ERP systems, flexible and highly customisable programs can deliver all of the benefits of large ERP systems, at a fraction of the cost, in a fraction of the time and with an in-built level of adaptability that leaves plenty of room to grow and change.

Good housekeeping now will lead to operational improvements and cost controls which will ultimately be advantageous in this challenging environment.

If the UK manufacturing industry stops and takes stock of the business intelligence systems today, they can benefit from the improved efficiencies now and use their new knowledge to set a clearer path for the future. Now doesn’t that sound like a ‘brighter future’ for UK manufacturing.

Harry Mowat, Managing Director, Greentree Software Limited - UK