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ERP Software Suits Small, Medium-Size Manufacturers and Job Shops

ProfitKey, a provider of ERP solutions and services for small and medium-size manufacturers (SMMs) and job shops, offers PK 8.1, a major release of its next-generation ERP suite.

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ProfitKey, a provider of ERP solutions and services for small and medium-size manufacturers (SMMs) and job shops, offers PK 8.1, a major release of its next-generation ERP suite designed to help manufacturers increase operational efficiency, increase sales, improve inventory management and enhance customer service levels.

PK 8.1 features a new user interface that delivers one-click, streamlined navigation and the look and feel of a Microsoft Office-type environment. The release also includes multiple enhancements to its native CRM application including new Opportunity Analysis functionality, enabling a company to track its sales pipeline based on parameters that include confidence of quote and weighted by a confidence percentage. This enables sales managers and representatives to focus proactively on activities with the greatest impact on deal closure.

PK 8, the next generation of the company’s Rapid Response Manufacturing ERP suite, provides discrete manufacturers and job shops complete visibility across their operations and functionality for managing production processes, suppliers and customers, while tracking sales, orders and inventory throughout the supply chain.

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