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MYOB Acumatica ERP for Manufacturing

Streamline your manufacturing operations when you manage your organisation with a specialised cloud-based business management platform.

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing (formerly MYOB Advanced Manufacturing) is a powerful manufacturing ERP system designed to meet the needs of larger, more complex organisations across Australia and New Zealand. It is best suited to discrete, project-centric manufacturing, rather than process manufacturing.

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing is a specially developed industry edition, with enhanced functionality for manufacturing organisations. It is a robust ERP system for the manufacturing industry, having grown in its development over time. By using a manufacturing ERP system designed for your industry, you are better able to meet complex compliance requirements, automate processes across the entire business, and build one core system as your single source of truth for data.

Discrete manufacturing creates singular products or kits that can be separated or returned to raw materials (e.g. machinery, furniture, electronics).
Process manufacturing combines or blends raw materials to make an entirely new product that cannot be disassembled after production (e.g. chemicals, paint, beverages).

Benefits of ERP Solutions for Manufacturing

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing is an end-to-end platform that automates, simplifies, and connects key business processes to improve business efficiency. It offers several benefits for Manufacturing companies:

One core business management system as your single source of truth that also supports manufacturing requirements.
Integration with your production software, plus capacity planning and production scheduling.
Sophisticated Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) to make sure you are efficiently producing the right items to meet customer demand.
Real-time data visibility from production to sales and management-level reporting so you can quickly and accurately manage budgets, estimate and track costs, allocate resources, and monitor progress.
Flexibility to scale the system as your organisation grows.
Local support from a system, vendor, and support partners that understand the idiosyncrasies of ANZ manufacturing.

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Manufacturing ERP Features in MYOB Acumatica

In addition to the powerful financial features of MYOB Acumatica, the system can support your end-to-end Manufacturing management operations.

Feature	What it does
Bill of Materials (BoM)	Set up detailed production requirements per product for consistent production
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)	Accurately calculate materials and components based on BoMs and historical data
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)	Analyse market demand to inform production and ensure you have the right goods in the right place at the right time; for manufacturers who make-to-stock
Production planning and scheduling	Manage machine capacity at scale to manage large and varied production orders
Shop floor control	Real-time visibility over planning and scheduling with
Estimating	More accurate price estimates based on historical data to ensure profitability for every order
Product configuration	Complex quotes and billings that handles kits and assemblies
Quality control	Track compliance on quality controls across the production schedule
Mobile access	Your team can see and act on key metrics from any location at any time.

Payroll and Workforce Management to complement your Manufacturing Solution

MYOB Acumatica Payroll is an integrated Payroll module to support MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing. It is a modern, cloud-based, and compliant (including STP and Payday Super for Australian businesses) payroll and HR solution. Integration with MYOB Acumatica means that timesheets captured from your team are automatically loaded into payroll for approval and processing. You can also track payroll costs against specific projects for billing, if required.

Tax rates and thresholds are maintained in real-time by MYOB, so you are always working with the correct figures when processing every pay run. The MYOB Acumatica Workforce Management module extends the capability for organisations with larger shift-based or casual workforces. You can use the two modules to track clock-in and clock-out, timesheet approval, leave balances and approvals, onboarding, and rostering. The powerful payroll functionality brings enhanced flexibility to your pay cycles, allowing customisable pay groups and pay frequencies.

Our MYOB Acumatica Implementation Services

Choosing the right implementation partner is as important as choosing the right software. The partner’s role is critical to the long-term success of the software in your organisation. MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing is a reliable, stable, well-supported, powerful ERP system. It has shown a strong return on investment for other manufacturing organisations. A successful MYOB Acumatica implementation relies on managing the three types of risk:

Software risk
Implementer risk
Self-Inflicted risk

To manage implementer risk, engage the services of a trusted, experienced, low-risk implementation partner. The Kilimanjaro Consulting team are expert MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing implementers that can help you manage the three areas of risk, ensuring a successful implementation and a strong return on your investment.

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing Implementation

An ERP implementation is a one-off project to set up and customise the system to fit your business. This is a significant undertaking regardless of the complexity of your organisation. It takes time, careful consideration, and a thorough investigation of your organisation to appropriately configure the system to meet your needs. While this may seem like a daunting project, you can engage an expert implementation partner to guide you through to a successful outcome.

Kilimanjaro Consulting has developed a structured, low-risk methodology for MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing implementations. The process combines your understanding of your business with our understanding of the software and experience with implementations to ensure that your investment gives you the anticipated and best outcome. Following a structured implementation methodology ensures we get everything right for your organisation the first time.

Risk/Benefit Assessment – evaluate the benefits of your new system before locking in your choice.
Design – MYOB certified consultants plan configurations and customisations to suit your requirements.
Build – Our consultants build the system based on the design. This stage also includes data migration and workshops.
User Acceptance Testing & Training – test the new system in a fully operational sandbox environment with training provided by our team.
Go-Live – the final reconciliation and data conversion marks your transition to a new ERP system.
Post Go-Live support – our team will support your through your first period rollover to ensure your team will be self-sufficient into the future.

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing integrations and customisations

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing supports Application Programming Interface (API) integration with specially developed, best-of-breed third-party applications that can extend the scope of your software’s capabilities. These systems are specifically developed to meet individual industry or departmental requirements and allow you to build a truly custom system for your organisation. Common applications that are integrated with MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing include:

MORE MX Optiplanner – for streamlined, easy-to-use capacity scheduling
ProjectManager – for managing complex projects without compromising MYOB Acumatica as the single source of truth
OpenFreight – for automated freight and distribution pricing.
Netstock – for powerful inventory control and demand forecasting.
Phocas – for real-time team-wide reporting and data visibility.
eveXso – for superior warehouse control, including streamlined picking and packing.
Eworkplace apps – Process manufacturing and quality assurance

Business Process Improvement

Business Process Improvement (BPI) is a systematic approach to helping an organisation optimise its processes and improve efficiency. For manufacturing companies, BPI can include optimising production schedules and material usage. A manufacturing ERP implementation does not necessarily drive these improvements, but areas for optimisation become faster and easier to identify based on analytics and reporting from your ERP system.

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing Training and Support

Training is included as part of the MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing implementation, so your team has the confidence and skills to effectively use the platform from the first day you go live. To manage your ongoing training requirements, including custom training or getting new starters up to speed, you will also have access to our online, on-demand training portal for extra learning resources and tailored training around your specific requirements and workflows.

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After the implementation, our team of experienced and friendly Support Sherpas will be on hand to provide ongoing guidance, drawing on decades of combined experience and a proven methodology to resolve issues and keep your system running efficiently.

Case Study: RML Engineering

RML Engineering is a parts manufacturer that operates across New Zealand, Australia, and India. They use MYOB Acumatica for its robust yet simple reporting system that can produce real-time data to drive decision-making at the highest level. After their implementation, production and timelines became much more streamlined. The cloud-based functionality removed the need for on-site hardware and allowed the flexibility to integrate add-ons and customise the capability of the software.

FAQs

How do I choose a manufacturing management software solution?

There are many options for cloud-based manufacturing management solutions. You should trust the advice of a software expert when it comes to assessing the many available options for cloud-based manufacturing solutions.

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing is best suited to discrete or project-centric manufacturers. Discrete manufacturing processes better align with the wider strengths of the MYOB Acumatica platform. Process manufacturing organisations may be better suited to a different manufacturing ERP system

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Why should you choose MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing?

Choose MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing if you require:

A modern technology solution specific to the Manufacturing industry,
A flexible and configurable system to support you now and in the future,
An AI-powered platform that interprets your data in real-time and helps you make better decisions,
Automated processes that save time and reduce errors.

An expert MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing implementer can help you identify the signs that you are outgrowing your current system and why you should move to MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing. To get a head start on this evaluation process, consider where your business is being held back from maximum productivity:

Are you spending too much time generating reports?
Do you lack visibility over important areas of your business?
Do you work across a complicated ecosystem of disconnected products to manage your business?

Why should you not choose MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing?

MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing is a complex, sophisticated business and Manufacturing management platform. It requires in-depth solution design and configuration to meet your requirements and to add the most value to your organisation. It may not be a good fit for every type of manufacturing organisation, including:

Organisations looking for “out-of-the-box” functionality or a low-cost entry point when upgrading from accounting systems to ERP software.
Organisations with process manufacturing workflows (permanently changing raw ingredients into a new product).

Regardless of your business type or situation, it is best to engage a trusted software advisor to assess your requirements and help you determine if MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing is a good fit.

How long does an MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing Implementation take?

You should anticipate a minimum of 4-6 months for the entire implementation project, from design through to go-live. However, the exact length of an MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing implementation varies from business to business.

But a new ERP system is more than just the implementation; it is a commitment from your business to focus on continual, long-term improvement supported by technology. You should choose an implementation partner with a long-term outlook, who will be with you every step of the way from implementation to go-live and beyond. They will play a key role in continuing to customise the platform to meet your evolving requirements.

How much does MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing cost?

Every MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing site is different and requires different functionality from the system. The final price and implementation cost will reflect this

An MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing implementation will cost between $50k and $100k, depending on the individual requirements. More complex organisations could fit outside this range. Ongoing licence fees are based on the number of active users and can range between $2k to $5k per month.

Your organisation may be more or less complex than the exemplar. The best way to find out how much it will cost is to talk to an expert. Our team will attempt to understand the uniqueness of your organisation, how MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing can best meet your needs, and provide a quote for implementation and ongoing licences and support.

Take Advantage of Our Experience to Help Your Organisation

Kilimanjaro Consulting is a leading MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing implementation partner; recently a finalist in MYOB’s Manufacturing Partner of the Year award. Contact us to organise a free, no-obligation assessment of your organisation and whether MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing is right for you.

Email sales@kilimanjaro-consulting.com or call 1300 857 464 (AU) or 0800 436 774 (NZ).