MRPeasy Manufacturing Podcast

This episode is a live recording from our webinar on product costing for manufacturers. Our guest Yesim Tilley is a chartered manufacturing accountant with over 20 years of experience across many industries, including electronics, automotive, and plastics. Yesim shares her insight on why margins are often lower than expected, where production costs are commonly underestimated, and what manufacture...

Your equipment is running. Your team is working hard. But for some reason, production numbers don’t match what the specs promised. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) solves this puzzle by measuring the true productivity of your manufacturing equipment You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website: mrpeasy.com

Measuring how much of your production capability you’re using is critical. Use too little, and you’re wasting resources. Push too close to the limit, and you risk failure and loss. Tracking capacity utilization helps you discover the sweet spot in your operation. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website:  mrp...

A proactive stance on product returns is an essential aspect of modern trade, as relevant for retailers as it is for wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers. In this blog post, we look at what a modern returns system should include and provide tips for SMEs. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website:  mrp...

For UK-based sauna manufacturer Oceanic Saunas, upgrading the production system with new manufacturing software has brought tangible benefits to sales, shop floor operations, visibility, and finances. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website:  mrpeasy.com

The manufacturing sector is in a constant staffing crisis. Efficient manufacturing workforce management, however, can help mitigate problems arising from worker shortages. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website:  mrpeasy.com

Small businesses need to know exactly what each specific product costs to make. Not just the factory floor expenses. Everything. Production costs and manufacturing costs aren’t the same thing, even though people mix them up constantly. Get this wrong, and your pricing suffers, along with cost control. Your financial statements won’t tell you what’s really happening. You can learn more in this epis...

Lean manufacturing tools help you organize workspaces and fix problems before they can slow you down. With these tools in place, you’ll be able to lower costs, boost quality control, and give your customers exactly what they want.  You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website:  mrpeasy.com

While traditional costing is a simple way to determine manufacturing costs for basic product lines, it’s not always the most accurate. It spreads overhead evenly over all products. For a more accurate picture of what it takes to produce a product, activity-based costing helps SMEs remain profitable by understanding the true cost of manufacturing. You can learn more in this episode or read about it...

Tiered pricing is a powerful strategy for balancing profitability with customer satisfaction. By offering structured price levels based on volume, features, or usage, businesses can attract a wider range of buyers, encourage upselling, and maintain healthy margins across customer segments. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy softwa...

Every manufacturer knows how quickly things can go sideways. A delayed shipment here, equipment trouble there, and suddenly your whole operation falls behind. Decoupling inventory takes a different approach. By placing buffer stock at key production points, manufacturers can absorb these shocks without losing their delivery commitments to meet demand. You can learn more in this episode or  read ab...

Over the past few decades, business structures have shifted from siloed departments to integrated teams, where collaboration is key. This evolution is especially evident in inventory management, where nearly every department now plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth flow of goods and services. You can learn more in this episode or  read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPea...

The complexity of inventory management multiplies with every new storage location you open. This guide will help you wrestle with multi-location inventory management – and come out on top. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website: mrpeasy.com

Some manufacturers hit every delivery date. Others constantly scramble with delays. What’s the difference? It might just be how you estimate and manage lead times. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website: mrpeasy.com

This podcast episode is a live recording of an MRPeasy webinar on the hidden cost of expiring inventory. Our guest Steve Maurer shares practical insights for small food manufacturers on the real impact of expired raw materials and finished goods. In this session, we cover: The direct and indirect costs of expiring inventory Recall risks How expiring goods affect cash flow and customer trust Practi...

Packaging is as much a part of production or shipping workflows as assembly, picking, or any other step in a product’s routing. Modern manufacturing software takes this into account, offering built-in functionalities that make packaging management a breeze. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website: mrpeasy.co...

One quality issue can mean angry customer calls, costly returns, and damage to relationships you’ve worked years to build. For small manufacturers in various industries, the stakes are particularly high. Here’s how to keep quality problems from becoming business problems without breaking your budget. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRP...

Your shop floor and inventory management workflows might be spotless, but if your warehousing practices are poor, overall efficiency can still suffer. Luckily, tracking essential warehouse metrics provides insight into what’s holding you back and why. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website: mrpeasy.com

In this live recording of an MRPeasy webinar, we break down how you can overcome the current labor shortage by building stronger systems instead of hiring new people. Our guest is Sara Duff from Smart Manufacture, a UK-based manufacturing consultancy firm. Sara gives her insight into: Why process clarity beats additional headcount. How better production planning reduces firefighting. Real-world ex...

Most small businesses learn this the hard way – running out of critical components during high season costs far more than regular inventory counts. That’s why smart manufacturers and distributors make stocktakes a cornerstone of their operations. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website: mrpeasy.com

Ymani Efunyale started making her own cleaning product after her toddler experienced a bad asthma attack triggered by a store-bought cleaner. Today, she ships her products all over the US — and here’s how she manages it all. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about the MRPeasy software, visit our website: mrpeasy.com

Next to forecasting customer demand, aligning production capacity with anticipated sales is the stuff of manufacturing forecasting. In this blog post, we go over production forecasting essentials, look at how to implement a forecasting system, and see the role manufacturing software can play in ensuring that the shop floor is aligned with forecasted sales numbers. You can learn more in this episod...

Utah-based premium LED lighting systems manufacturer Technodynamics reached a new level in order, inventory, and cost tracking after implementing manufacturing ERP software. “The more complicated your manufacturing process gets, the more MRPeasy makes sense,” Senior Production Engineer Alfred Neufeld says. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more information about t...

When demand spikes, some manufacturers end up scrambling - which means they also end up paying overtime costs and missing deadlines. Others handle the surge without breaking a sweat. The difference is capacity planning, which is really just matching what you can actually produce with what customers are asking for. It’s simpler than what most people think. You can learn more in this episode or read...

Lean inventory management is a strategic inventory approach that helps companies operate with less capital tied up in inventory while maintaining agility and responsiveness to market demands. Rooted in Lean manufacturing principles, its goal is to reduce excess stock, improve efficiency, and deliver customer value. You can learn more in this episode or read about it on our blog For more informatio...