Digitalization for manufacturing companies
You come with a problem, for example "I want to produce more at a lower cost", and we take you from the analysis of your internal processes to the right software or hardware solution and the vendor that delivers it. We have seen manufacturers from almost every field: doors and windows, solid wood and modular furniture, electronic components, timber and veneer, food products, metalworking and plastics.
Sound familiar?
- The stock in the system does not match what is physically in the warehouse.
- Goods receipt and deliveries to customers produce errors and delays.
- Production lead times promised to customers are not met.
- Production planning is done in Excel and you do not know the real capacity of each machine.
- You cannot quickly tell which batch of raw material a product came from and which customer it went to.
- Quotes for made-to-order products are prepared by hand and take too long.
- A large customer asks for traceability, proof of quality or of data security, and you have nowhere to pull it from.
- Inventory is kept in Excel and basic accounting software, or in an old system that can no longer keep up.
- You have no IT person to look after data security and suggest improvements.
- You know you need an ERP or a WMS, but you do not know which one to choose.
- Skilled or available staff are hard to find in your area.
- It is hard to find new customers, especially abroad.
If you ticked at least two, the problem is not a lack of software. It is the way information moves between people, systems and departments. That is where we start.
Where you start from
In manufacturing, companies usually start from one of two opposite ends.
Excel and basic software
Inventory, production and deliveries are kept in files and in software built for accounting, not for a factory. It works up to a point, then every extra order means more manual work and more errors.
The ERP that came from the group
Companies that belong to large groups usually receive an expensive ERP chosen at group level. The software is a given, so the work moves to the processes around it: how people use it and what still lives on paper.
What we digitalize, in the order that matters
We do not start with the biggest project, but with the one that brings a visible result quickly and prepares the ground for the rest.
Stock and inventory
Stock you can trust: what is in the warehouse, what is reserved for orders and what needs to be ordered, without manual reconciliation at month end.
Goods receipt and deliveries
Goods received checked against the order, deliveries planned and tracked, with no paper lost between the warehouse and the office.
Production lead times
Orders planned against the real capacity of the factory, so the date promised to the customer is one you can keep.
Batch traceability
For every product you know which batch of raw material it came from, when it was made and which customer it went to. You answer a complaint or an audit in minutes, not after days of searching through paper.
Real data from the shop floor
What each machine does, how long it stands idle and how much scrap comes out, collected directly from production through a manufacturing execution system (MES), not from reports written by hand at the end of the shift.
Quoting for made-to-order products
For products made to order, with many variants of size, material and finish, the quote and the price follow clear rules, and the accepted order reaches production without being retyped.
The right software: ERP, WMS, MES
If your current software is outdated or missing, we establish what you need, arrange meetings with 2-3 vendors for each solution and help you understand and negotiate the offers.
New customers, including export
An organised sales process, with quotes and customers in a CRM, so you can also look for customers abroad.
Where the industry stands today
Even across the European Union, the basic tools for running a factory are far from universal. The figures are for manufacturing enterprises with at least 10 employees, in 2025.
58%
of EU manufacturers use an ERP
42% still run without one
72%
reach at least a basic level of digital intensity
28% are below it
17%
use Business Intelligence software
83% do not
How we work with manufacturing companies
Three stages, each with a clear result. You can stop after any of them.
RIFT Discover
2-3 weeks
We talk to management to understand what you want to improve: the processes, production or both. Then we interview people from accounting, inventory, production and deliveries, because that is where the real problems show. At the end you receive a report with the optimisation solutions, which we go through together.
RIFT Discover detailsRIFT Navigate
2-4 weeks per solution
For each solution we explain what it means in practice, software or hardware, and roughly what it would cost. If you agree, we arrange meetings with 2-3 vendors for each solution (ERP, CRM, WMS, MES) and help you understand and negotiate the offers.
RIFT Navigate detailsRIFT Transform
for the length of the implementation
We coordinate the implementation alongside your team and the vendors, measure progress and make sure people actually use the new tools.
RIFT Transform detailsFrequently asked questions
See where your company stands
The free digital audit takes 5 minutes and shows you where you stand against the European average. If you would rather talk directly, pick a slot in the calendar.