Developed for discrete manufacturers, Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition is built to meet the various complexities and unique challenges facing today’s manufacturing industry.
Our comprehensive solution empowers users to work smarter and faster, make data-driven decisions to shorten cycle times, optimize supply chain management, streamline scheduling, accelerate execution, improve communication and thrive in a lean manufacturing environment.
Now fully integrated with Aptean AppCentral, the Made2Manage ERP experience is more powerful than ever, offering centralized access, AI-driven automation and intelligent workflows that help discrete manufacturers gain full control. From planning to production, AppCentral enables faster decision-making, better connectivity and greater scalability across all operations. AppCentral’s embedded AI and integrated analytics empower users with real-time insights and process automations that drives measurable performance improvements.
Be Future-Ready With Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP
From shop floor to delivery, Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP delivers visibility, control and efficiency. The benefits really do speak for themselves:
› Increase visibility with reliable, digital processes
› Boost productivity and cut costs by digitizing and automating processes
› Create more accurate and dependable plans
› Gain visibility into job costs and profits
› Improve on-time delivery rates
› Maintain maximum throughput
› Make smarter operational and strategic decisions
› Achieve greater flexibility and reliability in the cloud
› Leverage integrations and automations through AppCentral and embedded AI
Run a lean, responsive operation with manufacturing software developed, implemented and supported by industrial manufacturing experts from Aptean.
AppCentral: Your Gateway to Smarter Manufacturing
Streamline. Automate. Connect.
AppCentral is Aptean’s unified cloud-based platform built for the unique challenges of discrete manufacturing. Pre-integrated with Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition and powered by enterprise AI, AppCentral connects critical business applications into a single intelligent experience.
AppCentral’s core modules include:
User Center: Securely manage users, permissions and roles
Insights: Real-time analytics with customizable dashboards and AI-powered search
AI Assistant: Automates tasks, surfaces insights and answers queries contextually
With embedded AI, AppCentral eliminates bottlenecks, automates workflows and provides the intelligence needed to scale and grow. Manufacturers benefit from:
› Faster decision-making with AI-powered insights
› Seamless operations through pre-connected applications
› Scalable infrastructure and simplified IT management
› Personalized, intuitive tools that reduce manual effort
› A future-proof platform with continuous innovation
Apps Workspace: Launch and manage all Aptean apps from a unified hub
Subscription Center: Manage billing, subscriptions and integrations
Connect Workspace: Stay updated on system changes, support cases and news
Planning Suite
Improve productivity with optimized production plans
Plan capacity and material requirements, run simulations, manage production schedules and adjust dynamically with our robust planning suite.
Material requirements planning (MRP) and visual scheduling tools help you optimize production plans, improve resource utilization and respond quickly to changes on the shop floor.
With AppCentral, users benefit from centralized access to integrated business intelligence (BI), enabling teams to analyze planning performance and trends, while the AI assistant supports natural language queries to surface data quickly and assist in scenario exploration.
Production Suite
Maximize efficiency with smarter production management
By enabling you to manage shop floor changes, quality and production orders while providing real-time labor and material reporting, our industrial manufacturing ERP can help you drive improvement in your manufacturing operations. Optimize your production schedule based on machine capacity and constraints like staff and tooling availability. Visual scheduling capabilitiess support drag-and-drop rescheduling, and Shop Floor Manager empowers employees with access to critical job data, including notes, drawings and documentation.
Additionally, AppCentral enhances these capabilities by integrating Aptean Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) to automate maintenance and reduce unplanned downtime. Embedded BI helps monitor production trends, analyze throughput and highlight performance gaps, empowering teams to make smarter, faster decisions using real-time insights.
Engineering Suite
Control engineering data and integrate with your CAD system
Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition features integration with SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, AutoDesk Inventor, SolidEdge and virtually any CAD or PDM application. Bills of materials (BOMs) and routing data can be managed in a “sandbox” feature to simulate changes before committing to production.
Our Product Configurator simplifies the creation of custom-configured products, reducing item proliferation while supporting complex feature rules and variable data. These capabilities help reduce engineering time, increase accuracy and streamline the quote-to-order process.
Materials Suite
Gain total control and visibility over inventory
Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition helps you manage material definitions, track movements within your facility, maintain accurate inventory balances and streamline replenishments. Integrated tools for purchasing and requisitions, along with direct shipping connections to UPS and FedEx, simplify and automate your material flows.
With real-time reporting from Shop Floor Data Collection (SFDC), you can track inventory issues, receipts and movement. Lot and serial number control features allow precise tracking down to the bin location.
And what’s more, AppCentral takes it a step further with integrated access to Aptean Ship, which automates multi-carrier shipments, provides realtime tracking, digitizes documentation and enables cost optimization through automated rate comparisons.
Finance Suite
Automate financial workflows and gain real-time visibility
Effectively manage your financial performance across the enterprise. Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition enables you to monitor receivables and cash flow; control payables; track job costs; compare planned vs. actual costs; create forecasts; automate payroll and taxes; and drill into reports for deeper insights.
Aptean Pay within AppCentral enhances this suite with real-time transaction visibility, digital invoicing and secure processing of ACH and credit card payments. The AP Invoice Automation app further streamlines financial workflows by using AI to extract invoice data, match POs and route approvals; reducing errors, accelerating processing and improving visibility.
Analytics Suite
Make smarter, faster decisions with AIpowered insights
Access your data anytime, anywhere and turn information into action. Aptean BI, now powered by AppCentral, brings together data from across your ERP, CRM, EDI and other integrated applications to provide a complete view of your operations.
Customizable dashboards built on Microsoft Power BI allow users to visualize trends, monitor KPIs and drill into data at any level. AppCentral’s Insights module consolidates this information in one place and makes it accessible to all authorized users in real time.
The embedded AI assistant enables users to query data using natural language, making it easy for teams to uncover insights without needing advanced technical skills. Whether you’re tracking production efficiency, financial health or customer trends, analytics powered by AppCentral supports smarter, faster decision-making across your business.
Marketing, Sales and Customer Service
Deliver exceptional customer experiences
Create, maintain, ship and invoice orders; provide estimates; streamline quote preparation; manage returns and more with our powerful suite.
Our award-winning Aptean CRM software, now integrated with Made2Manage through AppCentral, includes AI-driven sales insights and customizable customer engagement workflows to help drive loyalty and improve satisfaction.
Documents Suite
Experience the power of paperless
Eliminate the need for tedious paperwork with Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition. Capture, manage and archive documents electronically; generate barcode labels; and maintain a centralized library of business processes reducing manual tasks and supporting compliance.
With AppCentral, users gain enhanced document management through a centralized repository, in-app knowledge base articles and a smart AI assistant that retrieves documents, answers questions and guides users through key workflows. These capabilities reduce time spent searching for information, standardize documentation practices and support audit readiness across the organization.
Greater Security, Flexibility and Scalability in the Cloud
There’s a good reason so many companies are moving to the cloud. Cloud-based solutions offer unparalleled security, flexibility and scalability, and we brought all of those benefits to Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Made2Manage Edition.
AppCentral’s unified cloud platform further enhances these advantages by simplifying deployment, license management and app-to-app integrations. All while offering AI-supported insights.
› Enhanced Security – Our secure and monitored online environment ensures maximum privacy and protection against data breaches.
› Scalable Growth – Enable easy scaling through seamless app connections, self-guided implementations and simplified user management.
› Continuous Back-Ups – Rest assured that your data is backed up and available in the cloud.
› Scheduled Updates – Stay current with automated updates pushed through the cloud.
ERP Application Suites
Our comprehensive ERP includes:
› Sales, Quotes and Customer Service: CRM, Quotations, Order Management, EDI, RMA, Field Service and Warranty; includes embedded AI to enhance sales targeting and support resolution workflows
› Documents: Document Linking, Label Management; integrated AppCentral repository and AI knowledge support
› Analytics: Dashboards, BI, Events & Actions, Workflow Management, API Toolkit, Auditing; query with natural language and explore embedded AI insights
