OPERATIONAL VISIBILITY
Production delays, bottlenecks, downtime and quality issues.
- Production visibility
- Shop-floor efficiency
- Quality and rework
BUSINESS CHALLENGES
GROWING MANUFACTURERS FACE INCREASING COMPLEXITY
Fragmented ERP systems, spreadsheets, legacy applications, machines, suppliers, warehouses and disconnected data make it harder to see what is happening and act quickly.
SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
Supplier delays, inventory imbalance and forecasting challenges.
- Supplier performance
- Inventory optimization
- Demand planning
MARGIN PRESSURE
Rising costs, manual reporting and limited profitability insight.
- Product profitability
- Cost visibility
- Financial reporting
DECISION FRICTION
Outdated information and multiple versions of the truth.
- Executive dashboards
- Trusted data
- Faster decisions
TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE MANUFACTURING VALUE CHAIN
Plan → Source → Make → Store → Deliver → Service → Analyze
PLAN
Demand, production, capacity and workforce planning, connected to engineering requirements and design changes.
SOURCE
Procurement, suppliers, purchasing and vendor performance.
MAKE
Scheduling, shop-floor operations, quality and maintenance.
STORE
Warehouse, inventory, lot and serial tracking.
DELIVER
Orders, logistics, distribution and shipment tracking.
SERVICE
Field service, warranties, returns and spare parts, including vehicle ownership, dealer handoffs, and aftermarket support.
ANALYZE
Operational, financial, supply-chain and predictive analytics.
THE CONNECTED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE
Connect the right technology to the right business process.
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
ERP, CRM, SCM, HCM and procurement.
OPERATIONS SYSTEMS
MES, WMS, PLM, EAM and connected plant systems.
DATA AND INTELLIGENCE
Data platforms, BI, predictive analytics and AI.
ERP: THE DIGITAL BACKBONE OF MANUFACTURING
We help manufacturers assess, modernize, integrate, optimize and manage ERP environments based on business objectives and growth plans across platforms such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle, NetSuite, Infor, Epicor and Sage.
FROM SHOP FLOOR TO BOARDROOM.
Connect production events, inventory, orders and financial data so leaders can identify bottlenecks, predict disruption and make corrective decisions with confidence.
Machines
Shop Floor
MES
ERP
Data Platform
Analytics
Management
FROM MANUFACTURING DATA TO BETTER DECISIONS
Turn operational data into clear management action.
PROFITABILITY
Product-level margin and cost insight.
PRODUCTION
Bottleneck and capacity analysis.
SUPPLIERS
Performance and disruption risk analysis.
EQUIPMENT
Predictive maintenance intelligence.
AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING & AFTERMARKET
CONNECT THE VEHICLE LIFECYCLE WITH THE MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
For vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, dealer and service networks, aftermarket businesses, and fleet operators, extend the manufacturing foundation from design and sourcing through build, sale, service, connected operations, and analysis.
SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY
Supplier delays, parts shortages, and demand swings affect vehicle production and service. Connect supplier visibility, parts availability, inventory, and demand planning with ERP and procurement workflows. Route shortage exceptions to buyers and production planners before schedules are committed.
CONNECTED CUSTOMER JOURNEYS
Connect lead-to-sale activity, dealer records, service history, and ownership interactions. Give sales and service teams a permitted customer view and automate agreed follow-ups to support retention and loyalty without losing accountability.
QUALITY, RECALLS & WARRANTY
Connect production quality signals, product and component traceability, warranty claims, and field-service findings. Help quality teams investigate root causes, route corrective actions, and give finance visibility into warranty costs. Recall decisions remain with authorized business and safety stakeholders.
CONNECTED VEHICLES & FLEET UPTIME
Connect permitted telematics, vehicle and asset records, service history, and field-service systems. Surface maintenance recommendations and route approved work orders to service teams to support asset uptime, with data access and operational approvals defined.
Connect ERP, CRM, SCM, dealer and warranty platforms with PLM, MES, quality, fleet, field-service, and enterprise data systems. Use APIs, middleware, iPaaS, and governed cloud data architecture around platforms such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle, and Salesforce where appropriate to the existing environment.
Preserve visibility into vehicle, parts, service, and channel margins; defect, recall, and warranty trends; technician performance and fleet uptime; and sales, ownership, and loyalty. Combine demand forecasting, inventory planning, warranty analysis, service copilots, predictive maintenance, and connected customer engagement with role-based information and human review for consequential actions.
AI AND AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
Move from reactive operations to intelligent operations through predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, production optimization, quality intelligence, supply-chain intelligence, intelligent document processing and AI copilots.
CONNECT SYSTEMS AND ELIMINATE INFORMATION SILOS
NextBits connects CRM, ERP, MES, WMS, PLM, EAM, dealer, warranty, fleet, field-service and data platforms through APIs, middleware, iPaaS, master-data integration and legacy modernization. Connect evidence to owners, route approved work across departments, and provide role-specific information to planning, production, quality, sales, service and finance.
Your systems should not operate as islands.
ASSESS → MODERNIZE → CONNECT → AUTOMATE → OPTIMIZE
Start with a practical technology and process assessment, establish the foundation, connect the business, automate high-value work and continuously improve operations. Agree process owners, data permissions, baselines, approval boundaries, and exception handling before expanding automation. Track outcomes such as planning effort, downtime, inventory availability, warranty turnaround, and service response against the agreed baseline.
WHY NextBits
One technology partner across applications, infrastructure, cloud, data, AI, security and managed services—with the agility and practical focus growing manufacturers need.
WHAT BETTER TECHNOLOGY ENABLES
IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
Reduce manual processes, bottlenecks and downtime.
INCREASE VISIBILITY
Give teams a connected view of operations and performance.
REDUCE RISK
Strengthen security, resilience and compliance.
MAKE BETTER DECISIONS
Put timely, trusted data in management’s hands.
SCALE FASTER
Support new plants, products, customers and markets.
CREATE AN AI FOUNDATION
Connect the data and systems needed for meaningful AI.
LET'S TALK
READY TO BUILD A SMARTER MANUFACTURING BUSINESS?
Let's assess your current technology landscape, identify the highest-impact opportunities and build a practical roadmap for modernization and growth.