Manufacturing Information Systems:

A majority of businesses (both manufacturing and service providers) grow organically over an extended period of time. As the organization grows, a variety of Information handling tools are developed to deal handle local issues, each of these "point solutions" assists the people involved but as the complexity grows it soon becomes apparent that the overall "system" is non-optimal. At this stage the business (or usually a very limited part of it) will decide that an overall Management Information System (MIS) is required.

Unfortunately the success rate for implementing these systems has never been very good. In survey after survey, in the USA, Europe and elsewhere, less than one third meet the basic criteria set out at the start of the implementation. In many cases the implementation has been directly responsible for a serious degradation in effectiveness and efficiency. It is not that these systems are bad it is just that they are often not implemented correctly due to a basic lack of understanding concerning the actual operation of the business itself. 

We have been involved numerous Technical Audits designed to detail the requirements for a suitable MIS and to make detailed recommendations concerning the improvement of internal processes that are required to make the most of the system when it is finally operational. Listed below are some of the types business for whom we have provided this service.

• Distribution business (T/O ~£1M) 
• Construction and shop fitting business (T/O ~ £2M)
• Electronic sub-contact manufacturer (T/O ~ £1M)
• Manufacturer of industrial gas-handling products (T/O ~ £ 4M)
• High volume manufacturer metal components (T/O ~ £ 6M)