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Decision Resource Center Manufacturing Transformations

ERP for Metal Fabrication, Forging, and Steel Manufacturers

We help metal fabricators, foundries, and manufacturers forge ahead of their competition. Think of us as the crew that helps you heat things up, hammer out the kinks, and keep your operation solid from the shop floor to the top floor with Infor CloudSuite Industrial ERP and services built for your industry.

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Fueling Growth for Metal Manufacturers

We know it’s Hollywood, but watching molten steel poured into a mold or sparks fly from a forge reminds us of a real-world truth: the strongest products come from stripping out impurities. The same goes for your business systems. Cluttered data, legacy ERPs, extra bolt-on tools, and outdated manual processes weigh you down like slag in the furnace. If you want to grow, it’s time to scrap the old and pour in something new. At Decision Resources, we help metal manufacturers streamline and modernize operations with best-in-class cloud ERP software purpose-built for your industry. Our team brings both hands-on field knowledge and end-user expertise to shape ERP systems that give you a competitive edge. Whether you’re casting, forging, stamping, or fabricating, we’ve got the tools and experience to future-proof your business and keep your operations running white-hot.

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Built Tough: 5 ERP Benefits for Metal Manufacturers

Increase Manufacturing Efficiency
Infor CloudSuite Industrial provides lot and heat tracking, ensuring you know exactly where every melt, billet, and finished part came from, keeping you compliant with customer requirements and industry standards. At the same time, tying traceability to production data improves manufacturing efficiency; reducing rework, minimize scrap, and keep machines running at peak performance. With built-in quality control at every stage, you can catch issues early, deliver consistent results, and give customers the confidence that every piece meets spec.
Supply Chain Resilience
With Infor CloudSuite Industrial, you can easily overcome disruptions and shortages with real-time multi-site visibility and optimized inventory planning to maintain on-time delivery. For metal manufacturers, that means keeping raw materials like steel, alloys, and castings flowing where they’re needed most, reducing excess scrap, and balancing supply across plants and projects. With smarter forecasting and demand planning, you can cut lead times, minimize costly downtime, and ensure every melt, forge, and fabrication run stays on schedule.
Cost & Profitability Intelligence
Infor CloudSuite Industrial allows you to track labor, energy, and material costs in real time. With razor-thin margins in metals, ERP helps you see what’s profitable, what isn’t, and where to improve. You’ll gain a clearer picture of true job costs, spot inefficiencies before they eat into margins, and make smarter decisions about pricing, sourcing, and production.
Service, Repair, and Maintenance Excellence
Infor CloudSuite Industrial provides you with built-in sales and service modules and dashboards. These tools are essential to deliver both field and shop service offerings that minimize equipment downtime, while keeping the focus on first-time-fix (FTF) repairs to boost efficiency and customer trust. By gaining a holistic view of all customer-facing processes, you can align teams and ensure consistent service across the board. Connected equipment and AI enable predictive maintenance that helps you solve problems before they start, and with full-service contract management, from opportunity through delivery, you’ll have everything in place to provide reliable, end-to-end support.
Company-wide Automation
With Infor CloudSuite Industrial, your team can automate all critical processes like bidding, contracting, quality, execution, MRP, and revenue recognition to keep projects moving smoothly and profitably. With built-in tools to manage production planning, forecasting, demand planning, and scheduling, you can innovate faster and more efficiently while ensuring resources are used wisely and keep costs down.
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30%

Increase in First-time Fixes

Source: Infor

100%

Consolidation Onto One Platform

Ellwood

90%

On-time Delivery

Oberg

99.9%

Inventory Accuracy

Source: Infor

50%

Reduction in Inventory

Metcam

100%

Elimination of Manual Entry Errors

UWC

From the Heart of Steel City – Smarter Manufacturing Starts with Us

Infor and Decision Resources are your secret weapons for staying competitive and future-proofing your steel business. Based in the heart of the Steel City, we know this industry inside and out, and we know a generic ERP won’t cut it. That’s why we deliver Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) ERP, a purpose-built platform with industry functionality and process flows forged specifically for manufacturers like you. By partnering with us, you’ll deploy ERP that aligns every process to your business strategy, improves efficiency from melt to mill, and delivers results quickly.

Improve Profitability & Reduce Waste
Increase Supply Chain Efficiency & Integration
Streamline Manufacturing Processes
Improve Security & Compliance
Gain New Business Intelligence Insights
Strengthen Customer Service & Satisfaction
Increase Quality Control Efficiency
Optimize Service, Repair, & Maintenance

Strike While the Iron’s Hot

We are here to help fuel growth, spark innovation, and keep your business on the forefront of growth. These resources provide a high-level understanding of the value we're driving for metal manufacturers with the sole goal of helping you fuel modernize and gain a competitive edge.

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