Government Contracting

Why Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are important for engineering change management, and how they help to avoid increased costs associated with delays.

Learn the eight common capabilities you get when you cross reference the required capabilities of a manufacturing execution system (MES) system with the MESA, ISA-95 and ISO-9001 frameworks. 

Complex discrete manufacturers generate products within a variety of industries. Typically, production is complex, with specific, yet diverse, configurations, and long lifecycles. Here we take a look at how Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) factor in and organize processes.

Automating data flows, reporting and repetitive tasks, like creating projects and time entry, frees your team to focus on controlling costs and scope, the high impact work that leads to better project profitability and customer satisfaction.

Manufacturers are notorious for prolonging the use of their legacy systems. Similar to those of us with automobiles that somehow keep running with only a few hundred dollars in annual repair costs, it is hard to change. However, unlike automobiles, continued legacy system usage can thwart progress and potential growth.

Tips and tricks on how project managers can optimize the project planning and budgeting process from proposal through final project delivery.

Project managers working on government contracts face the additional challenge of having to meet strict contractual compliance requirements, here’s how ERP for Government Contractors can help.

A look at traceability and compliance in the manufacturing process for those with DOD government contracts and complex projects such as satellites, naval vessels and laser systems.

An ERP system that can handle both standard costing and actual costing methods benefits many manufacturers, especially those manufacturing products for both commercial and government sectors.

If your customer is the federal government, they want to see where charges are being made. Read this blog to learn 5 Ways Time and Expense Management can help. Includes webinar on Deltek Costpoint Time & Expense 10 with Diane Hanks of Deltek University.