Top ERP Software for Make-to-Order Manufacturers

Friedman’s industry-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is designed for manufacturers who want a robust, stable, dependable, and secure system. Whether you deploy on-premises or in the cloud, our Frontier ERP software can help you better manage customer and dealer orders, every point in your supply chain, plus your internal manufacturing and financial processes. Frontier is the key to meeting the increasingly high expectations of today’s customers and distributors and making you their manufacturer of choice.

With built-in configure, price, quote (CPQ) capabilities, customers and dealers can order online, even for complex and highly configured products. Frontier ERP software ensures your web data and inventory are always in sync. This means your production and delivery estimates are accurate too.

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A fully featured financial package is part of Frontier. It contains all the basic financial and accounting software tools, plus the flexibility to work with multiple internal companies and different currencies.

The advanced product configurator is what truly sets Frontier ERP software apart from other manufacturing systems. It helps manufacturers reduce the number of SKUs yet still maintain control and visibility. At the same time, it allows you to offer nearly endless options and opportunities to customize orders. With its advanced, parametric configurator, Frontier ERP gives you more options and flexibility than the simpler rules-based types of product configurators. Contact us to learn more.

Sales Order and Customer Management

• Quotation Management
  • Internet-based Quoting and Ordering (Frontier eBusiness)
  • Bidding and project management
• Order Processing
• Order and Quote Pricing
• Purchase Order Generation
• Performance Measurement and Reporting
  • Commission Tracking & Reporting
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Sales Analysis & Reporting
• Pricing & Promotions
• Order Promising
• iProducts Account Management
• Customer Data Management
• Return Authorizations (RMA)
• Service and Warranty
• Engineering Specification & Control

Product Data Management:

• Data Management
• Configuration Management
• Bidding and Project Management
• Engineering Change Management
• Visual Configuration/CAD Flow
• Configured Product Specifications

Manufacturing Management:

• Advanced Manufacturing Execution MES
• Manufacturing Management
• Production Scheduling
• Supply Chain Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Material Planning
  • Purchasing and Receiving
• Production KPIs and Reporting
• Event Notification
• Quality Assurance

Distribution Management

• Shipping/Dispatch Planning (iDispatch)
• Inventory Management and iInventory
• RF Reporting

Financial Management

• Financial Management
• iStatements Financial Reporting
• General Accounting
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Credit & Collections
• iCash Cash Management
• Product Costing
• Multi-Company Architecture
• Transaction Processing for Multiple Currencies
• General Ledger
• Tax Management

…and more

Industry consolidation and the high cost of maintaining custom solutions have many companies wondering how best to move forward. Fortunately, Friedman’s industry-specific ERP systems can help. Our robust industry solutions have been developed over several decades with ongoing input from our customers. The business structure and industry requirements already designed into our comprehensive software will help you implement faster, so you can take your business to the next level.

Kitchen Cabinets
Furniture and Textiles
Window, Panel, & Glass Manufacturing
Window Fashions
Door Manufacturing
Building Products
Promotional & Ad Specialties
Industrial Products
Automotive and Aerospace
Metal Fabricating
…and more

If you are in a make-, engineer-, assemble- or finish-to-order business, there’s an excellent chance that a Frontier ERP system can help you reduce costs and operate more efficiently. Contact us or call +1 847 948-7180 to learn more about how we can help you optimize your business processes with Frontier ERP.

Kitchen Cabinet Makers Select Frontier (PDF)

Why Inscape Solutions Selected Frontier ERP (PDF)

Why United Furniture Industries Selected Frontier Software (PDF)

Don’t see your industry? Contact us for additional examples and references.