Malnove's Key to Success: Forward Thinking, Commitment to Customers, Continuous Improvement

Samuelson has been especially pleased with many of the enhancements to the ERP system, such as the ability to provide multiple estimates for a single job and enhancements to the scheduling module that make it easier for Malnove to optimize production across its different locations.

"With the enhanced scheduling capability, we have found that not only are jobs scheduled more efficiently, but we can make better use of our human resources, such as aligning work shifts to meet pressing customer deadlines," he notes. "We can quickly calculate the best way to allocate work across the production platform and ensure we have appropriate staffing to prevent missed deadlines." The scheduling system also helps balance the requirements for short- and long-run jobs, ensuring that fast-turn jobs can be done quickly without jeopardizing delivery schedules for long-run jobs.