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Manufacturing with MYOB Acumatica

Modernise production, planning, inventory and financial operations with a connected cloud ERP platform — enhanced with AI-driven insight and intelligent automation.

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to manage complex production processes, control costs, improve visibility and respond faster to changing demand.

At your MYOB Acumatica review, we’ll explore how a modern cloud ERP platform — combined with practical AI capabilities — can replace disconnected systems, spreadsheets and manual processes with real-time visibility across engineering, planning, production and financial performance.

We’ll also show how AI can support better decision-making across production efficiency, margins, inventory and capacity planning.

Location: Online, at Your Offices or at Our Offices

Delivered in the format that best suits your business — online or on-site with your team.
ERP System Evaluation Checklist

Control Costs. Optimise Production.

A practical ERP briefing for manufacturing leaders

This session is designed for businesses managing production, planning, engineering, inventory, procurement and financial performance across one or more sites.

MYOB Acumatica provides a modern cloud ERP platform that brings finance, production, inventory, planning, procurement, CRM and reporting together in one connected system.

You’ll see how manufacturers can gain real-time visibility across work-in-progress, improve production efficiency, align demand with materials and capacity, control costs, and give teams role-based dashboards that support faster, more informed decisions.

 Proven Outcomes for Manufacturing Businesses 

Production Visibility & Operational Control: Modern manufacturing businesses are transforming how production is managed — moving from fragmented systems and delayed reporting to a connected, real-time view of work-in-progress, labour, materials and performance. When production is integrated within ERP, teams gain immediate visibility into jobs, costs and progress, enabling better coordination, improved efficiency and stronger control across the shop floor.

Johnathon Keogh
Practice Director | Cloud Factory

Increased Throughput & Production Efficiency: Manufacturing teams are shifting from manual scheduling and bottlenecks to streamlined, coordinated production processes that improve throughput without increasing headcount. By connecting planning, scheduling, shop floor data capture and production workflows in a single platform, businesses can respond faster to demand, reduce downtime and increase output with the same team.

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Sam Bishop
Sales Lead - MYOB Acumatica | Cloud Factory

Cost Control & Inventory Optimisation: Successful ERP implementations in manufacturing are redefining how businesses manage costs and materials — moving from reactive purchasing and limited cost visibility to structured, data-driven control. With real-time insight into materials, labour and overhead, organisations are improving cost accuracy, reducing excess inventory, optimising stock levels and protecting margins while maintaining production continuity.

Simon Bishop

Digital Transformation Advisor
CloudFactory

From Production Complexity to Real-Time Control

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to manage complexity across production, planning, costs and supply chains — yet many are still operating with:

Disconnected systems across engineering, production, inventory and finance

Limited real-time visibility into work-in-progress, production performance and costs

Manual processes across production planning, scheduling and shop floor reporting

Difficulty aligning demand, materials and production capacity

Limited control over engineering changes, product configuration and production workflows

Reactive decision-making due to delayed or incomplete production and financial data

Modern cloud ERP platforms like MYOB Acumatica are enabling manufacturers to move from production complexity to real-time control — delivering greater visibility, coordinated planning and improved operational performance.

What You Can Transform with MYOB Acumatica

Running a growing manufacturing business often means balancing production demands, material availability, engineering changes, cost pressures and customer expectations.

🏭 Improve Production Visibility

Gain real-time insight into work-in-progress, labour, materials, production status and operational performance.

⚙️ Reduce Manual Work

Automate production, procurement, approvals, reporting, order processing and financial workflows.

📅 Optimise Planning & Scheduling

Align demand, materials, labour and capacity with better planning, scheduling and production coordination.

💰 Control Costs & Protect Margins

Improve visibility across labour, materials, overheads, standard costs, actual costs and production variances.

🔗 Connect Engineering, Production & Finance

Bring BOMs, routings, production orders, inventory, purchasing, sales and finance into one connected system.

🚀 Support Scalable Growth

Scale manufacturing operations with cloud ERP, role-based dashboards, automation, integrations and adaptable workflows.

What We Assess to Unlock These Outcomes

🧩 Product Definition & Engineering

BOMs, routings, engineering changes, product configuration, revisions and integration between design and production.

📅 Planning & Scheduling

Material planning, demand forecasts, production schedules, capacity planning, work centres, machines and tooling.

🏭 Production Management

Production orders, WIP visibility, labour reporting, material movement, shop floor data capture and performance tracking.

📦 Inventory & Materials Management

Raw materials, sub-assemblies, finished goods, replenishment, traceability, lot/serial tracking and stock optimisation.

🧾 Order & Procurement Workflows

Sales orders, production orders, purchasing, supplier coordination, approvals, invoicing and quote-to-cash processes.

📈 Dashboards, Costing & Reporting

Role-based dashboards, production reporting, WIP analysis, cost visibility, margin analysis and financial performance insights.

Supported by the Cloud Factory MYOB Acumatica User Group 

MYOB User Group

Manufacturing Checklist

Expected Impact for Finance Leaders in Manufacturing

Real-time visibility of production costs, work-in-progress, inventory value and working capital across operations

Stronger margin control across products, production runs, labour, materials and overhead costs

Improved production planning and scheduling with better alignment of demand, materials and capacity

Reduced manual effort across production reporting, approvals, reconciliations and financial processes

Connected financial and operational insight across production, inventory, procurement and overall business performance

Faster, more confident decision-making with real-time dashboards, production metrics and role-based reporting

Reduced working capital tied up in raw materials and work-in-progress through better planning, scheduling and inventory control

Ability to scale production output and improve throughput without a corresponding increase in headcount or operational overhead

AI-supported forecasting, planning and cost analysis to improve production efficiency, reduce variability and support more informed decision-making

How This Session May Support Your Planning and Decision-Making

Clear visibility of how production, planning, inventory and finance should operate together in a modern manufacturing business

Practical ways to improve production efficiency, scheduling and capacity utilisation

Insight into how to reduce manual work across production reporting, planning, procurement and financial processes

A better understanding of how to control costs and protect margins across labour, materials and production activities

Real-world examples of connected ERP across engineering, production, procurement and financial operations

A clear pathway to modernise your systems with MYOB Acumatica and support scalable manufacturing growth

Insight into how emerging AI capabilities can support forecasting, production planning and cost visibility across your operations

Arrange Your MYOB Acumatica Manufacturing Review

Create a modern platform that supports your team, improves performance, and prepares your business for growth.  

Exclusive Offer

AI in Manufacturing

Turn Your ERP Investment Into an AI Advantage

As part of this session, attendees will receive early access to Cloud Factory’s:

AI Enablement Programme for Financial Directors

A structured, post go-live initiative designed to embed AI directly into your finance and production environment, enabling the Financial Director to lead AI adoption using Microsoft Copilot — delivering real-time insight across production costs, work-in-progress, inventory, margins, cash flow and operational performance.

This programme is intentionally designed as a finance-led initiative, giving Financial Directors in manufacturing the ability to move from retrospective reporting to forward-looking, data-driven decision-making across production, planning and financial performance.

Start where value is proven first — in Finance for Manufacturing.

What’s Included

Financial Director-led AI enablement using Microsoft Copilot

Real-time insight into production costs, work-in-progress, inventory and working capital

Margin analysis across products, production runs, labour, materials and overheads

AI-driven forecasting across demand, production planning, capacity and cost pressures

Hands-on support to implement and validate AI-led finance and production workflows

Ongoing optimisation aligned to production performance and financial outcomes

Exclusive Funding Benefit

Microsoft Copilot Licensing and Associated Consulting Costs Covered – First 6 Months

Microsoft licensing and associated consulting costs for AI usage will be covered for the Financial Director-led deployment, enabling you to test, validate and prove AI-driven insights across production, costs, margins, cash flow and operational performance — without risk.