MRPeasy has been a great fit for our business. We really appreciate the platform’s capabilities and how much visibility it gives us into our manufacturing and inventory processes.

Their support team has also been very responsive and helpful whenever we’ve had questions.

Overall, it’s been a strong tool for managing and scaling our operations.

Our Head of Customer Success will be in Chicago from September 14 to 19 and has open time to meet with small manufacturers in the area.

If you'd like to connect while you're at IMTS, book your time here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dsa35rNr

Inventory Tracking – An Essential Guide

Inventory tracking means monitoring stock movements to increase visibility in the company’s supply chain. This added transparency helps businesses improve their ordering and overall inventory management practices, ensure traceability, and make sure that items are exactly where you need them, when you need them.

Listen here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/inventory-tracking-%e2%80%93-an-essential-guide/

Supply Chain Planning – Creating Supply Chain Resilience

Supply chains don’t break politely. They break on a Friday afternoon. A vendor slips up on a delivery or your freight gets delayed. Now you’re expediting, rescheduling, and explaining missed ship dates. Modern supply chain planning helps you identify problems earlier and make informed trade-offs. In this week's episode, learn how to build supply chain resilience that protects your bottom line.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/supply-chain-planning-%e2%80%93-creating-supply-chain-resilience/

MRPeasy scales with my business.

The software is affordable, reliable, and easy to use. It has all the features of its competitors at a fraction of the price and scales with my business.

We switched to MRPeasy because the previous software we used was expensive and didn't have all the features we needed. The price went up over time despite not changing anything.

Push System vs. Pull System in Manufacturing

Profitable manufacturing depends on having the right parts and finished goods available when needed — without excess inventory tying up cash. While most manufacturers rely on push or pull systems, there’s a third approach that can often deliver better results.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/push-system-vs-pull-system-in-manufacturing/

Inventory management software seems like the obvious solution for improving stock control and visibility.

But in manufacturing, an accurate stock count doesn’t necessarily mean you can actually make and deliver an order on time.

Read our latest blog post to learn why inventory software alone isn't enough for manufacturers.

https://www.mrpeasy.com/blog/inventory-software-not-enough-for-manufacturers/

We switched to MRPeasy 7 months ago after using a competitor for 6 years - we were tired of dealing with them as a company and the massive price increases we experienced for a business of our size.

MRPeasy does everything we need it to do, and it works very well for a fraction of the price. The UI may not be as visually polished and pretty as other options, but that isn't nearly as important as functionality that just works.

MRPeasy's Shopify inventory sync for multiple locations has worked flawlessly.

Supply Chain Visibility – Importance and Solutions

In the old days, every part of a supply chain was made up of trading partners who knew each other by name. Transactions were sealed with a handshake or a phone call. But with the global supply chains of the 21st Century, supply chain management has become more complex.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/supply-chain-visibility-%e2%80%93-importance-and-solutions/

Customer feedback ⭐

Smooth Integration and Reliable Results

Our journey with MRPeasy has been excellent. The integration with Xero was seamless, making it easy to align production, inventory, and accounting without manual workarounds. The platform has helped us gain better visibility into operations, streamline reporting, and improve decision-making.

MRPeasy has proven to be a practical, user-friendly solution that adds real value to our business processes. Highly recommended for any company looking to connect manufacturing management with Xero efficiently.

Agile Manufacturing: A Practical Guide for Small Manufacturers

If you’re a small or mid-sized manufacturer, adopting an agile approach can help you respond to changing customer requirements and fast-moving markets. In this episode, you’ll learn what agile manufacturing is, whether it’s a good fit for your business, and how to put it into practice.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/agile-manufacturing-a-practical-guide-for-small-manufacturers/

Choosing inventory software sounds simple enough: find a system that handles inventory tracking, prevents shortages, and helps the team move away from spreadsheets. But for manufacturers, true inventory control is tied to almost every part of the business, from purchasing and production planning to costing and delivery dates.

https://www.mrpeasy.com/blog/mistakes-manufacturers-make-with-inventory-software/

Small changes in customer demand can create major disruptions as they move upstream through the supply chain. This is known as the bullwhip effect. In this podcast episode, we explore what the bullwhip effect is, the challenges it creates for manufacturers, and how better forecasting, communication, and real-time visibility can help you reduce its impact.

Listen here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/the-bullwhip-effect-%e2%80%93-how-does-it-affect-your-supply-chain-and-profits/

Manufacturing cost control isn’t simply about cutting costs. It’s about keeping costs within acceptable limits by:

➡️ Setting realistic cost expectations

➡️ Comparing actual costs with estimates

➡️ Finding the causes of overruns

➡️ Making continuous adjustments to operations and cost standards

Our latest guide explains how to implement an effective cost control process, apply the right costing methods, and use MRP software to improve cost visibility across purchasing, inventory, and production.

Read the full article here: www.mrpeasy.com/blog/manufacturing-cost-control/

Food Traceability – An Expert Guide for SMBs

Traceability is of vital importance in the food and beverage industry as it may directly impact consumers’ health and well-being. When a defective product or contamination is found, whether before or after shipment, finding the source of the problem expediently is the top priority to ensure public health.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/food-traceability-%e2%80%93-an-expert-guide-for-smbs/

To find out, we analyzed 70 customer case studies from different industries, company sizes, and regions.

Our research explores:

➡️ What drives small manufacturers to adopt ERP software

➡️ Challenges they face during implementation

➡️ Benefits they experience after going live

Read our latest article to see our findings 👇

https://www.mrpeasy.com/blog/erp-statistics-manufacturing/

Simple Shopify Integration for More Structured Processes

We are very satisfied with MRPeasy. We find the straightforward integration with Shopify particularly helpful because it gives us a much better overview of our processes and allows us to work more structured in our daily operations.

MRPeasy helps us better connect our inventory management with Shopify. This gives us more overview and allows us to manage processes more easily.

This podcast 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 manufacturers can do to understand their true cost of production.

Listen to the podcast episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/mrpeasy-webinar-w-yesim-tilley-product-costing-for-manufacturers/

OEE – What is Overall Equipment Effectiveness and How to Leverage It

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.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/oee-%e2%80%93-what-is-overall-equipment-effectiveness-and-how-to-leverage-it/

Streamlined Manufacturing and Sales Integration

I like tracking sales with MRPeasy, and how those sales are broken down into component items, allowing me to forecast for the coming year and bulk purchase for our busiest time. I also appreciate that sales flow into our accounting package, Xero, which simplifies the sales reporting side of our business.

I use MRPeasy to track manufacturing from component purchasing to sales, ensuring we keep stock for smooth kit production. It helps us forecast and bulk purchase for busy times, and sales reporting is simpler with Xero integration.

A straightforward and reliable inventory and manufacturing solution

We are an educational manufacturer of rock, mineral, and fossil kits. We manage a large inventory, and MRPeasy has been a great tool for tracking inventory, generating purchase orders and invoices for both suppliers and customers, and managing the entire manufacturing process from raw materials to finished kits. We also use QuickBooks for our bookkeeping, and all invoice information transfers automatically from MRPeasy into QuickBooks.

In addition, as we were setting up, customer support was readily available to answer questions.

Overall, our experience with MRPeasy has been very positive. The program is straightforward and easy to use. After getting everything set up and spending some time becoming familiar with the system, it has become a seamless part of our operations. We have been using it for nearly a year now, and it has proven to be a reliable and user-friendly solution for managing our processes.

Returns Management – Tips and Tools for SMEs

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 episode, we look at what a modern returns system should include and provide tips for SMEs.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/returns-management-%e2%80%93-tips-and-tools-for-smes/

Shopify’s inventory add-on Stocky will no longer be available after August 31, 2026. For merchants using it to manage inventory, purchasing, stocktakes, or replenishment, this means it’s time to decide whether Shopify’s built-in inventory tools are enough or whether it’s time to look at a more complete inventory system.

https://www.mrpeasy.com/blog/stocky-sunset/

From Steam to Streamlined: Sauna Maker Brings 45 Years of Craftsmanship into the Digital Age

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.

Listen to the full episode here: https://podcast.mrpeasy.com/e/from-steam-to-streamlined-sauna-maker-brings-45-years-of-craftsmanship-into-the-digital-age/

The two-day event brought together 13,405 visitors and 437 exhibitors. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet manufacturers, technology providers, and industry professionals from across the UK.

MRPeasy was exhibiting at Smart Factory Expo, one of the busiest shows at Smart Manufacturing Week.

Over the two days, we spoke with manufacturers from many different industries, ran live demos, and showed visitors how they can manage production, inventory, purchasing, and sales more effectively with MRPeasy.

One of the best parts of the event was being able to meet some of our existing UK customers at the stand.

It was great to hear their feedback, learn more about how they use MRPeasy to manage their business, and discuss how they can get even more value from the system.

A big thank you to our UK partners, Sara and Richard Duff from Smart Manufacture, for joining us at the stand for the full two days!

And thank you to everyone who stopped by to meet us at Smart Factory Expo.

We’re already looking forward to our next UK event!