Merley saves 20% on operational costs with Priority Cloud ERP

By 2001, Merley's rapid growth strained its patchwork of stand-alone systems. Production planning, inventory control, scheduling, costing, and financial accounting all ran on separate platforms or spreadsheets. Transferring vast amounts of historical data into a new solution without interrupting manufacturing was a critical hurdle. Leadership needed to avoid costly downtime, prevent late deliveries, and gain real-time visibility into product specs, orders, inventory levels, and costs while positioning the business for future expansion.

Merley chose Priority ERP in partnership with Medatech UK for its deep manufacturing functionality and flexible, cloud-based delivery. Key steps included:

• Appointing an internal project manager to coordinate data migration and user adoption 
• Migrating all historic part records, bills of materials, and order data into Priority's single database 
• Activating modules for inventory management, dynamic replenishment, warehouse operations, production planning, costing, and financial accounting 
• Customizing user screens and workflows for each department via Priority's intuitive, web-based interface 
• Conducting hands-on training so that even ERP-novice staff could manage daily tasks and share information cross-functionally without IT dependence

Since launching Priority Cloud ERP, Merley has consolidated all manufacturing and back-office functions into a single platform. The transformation delivered a 20% reduction in administrative spend, driven by a 20% decrease in staffing needs, and fully automated previously manual workflows. Real-time dashboards now provide instant insight into inventory, production schedules, costs, and orders, enabling faster decisions and on-time deliveries.

• By automating all production-planning and scheduling tasks, Merley slashed manual data entry and accelerated assembly-line throughput.
• Real-time inventory and costing provides up-to-the-minute visibility into stock levels, orders, and margins.
• Sales, purchasing, manufacturing, and accounting now share a single source of truth, eliminating cross-departmental silos.
• Cloud deployment removed the need for on-premises hardware and ongoing maintenance, freeing IT to focus on strategic initiatives.