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Humanetics ERP Case Study

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Industry

Metal Fabrication

Challenge

Managing operations across four production plants, Humanetics faced inefficiencies due to reliance on legacy third-party software for HR and time tracking, disconnected databases and manual scheduling. This fragmented approach resulted in duplicated work, data errors and limited real-time visibility, which hindered process optimization and made it challenging to support 450 employees efficiently across a 300,000 sq ft manufacturing footprint.

Results

By deploying Global Shop Solutions ERP, Humanetics centralized all plant data onto a single private cloud server, replaced third-party HR and time tracking software and adopted advanced planning and scheduling (APS) tools. These enhancements delivered measurable time savings, more accurate payroll, improved labor cost estimation and reduced IT administration. Automation of core processes and unified data flow enabled HR, accounting and plant management teams to operate more effectively, supporting high-quality, on-time production for over 20 years.

Key Applications

Advanced Planning & Scheduling, Shop Floor Data Collection, Job Costing Accounting, Accounting, Cloud ERP, HR & Payroll

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100%
Timekeeping Consolidated
4
Access Systems Eliminated
3x
Faster Scheduling Decisions
$2M
Cost Savings

With Global Shop Solutions, you can customize it to your liking. More than that, it’s the people, the ownership and the constant innovation that set Global Shop Solutions apart. They keep moving forward with the software, and they’re dedicated to helping their customers succeed. We haven’t had to change our ERP software in more than 20 years, and we don’t foresee doing it any time in the future.

James Hux

Chief Information Officer

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About Humanetics

Humanetics is a Dallas-based precision sheet metal fabricator serving industries such as aerospace, telecom, semiconductor, medical, transportation, defense, ATM and alternative power systems. Operating for over 50 years, it runs four production plants and is ISO 9001 2008 certified.

The Challenge

With over 450 employees and four production plants spanning 300,000 sq ft, Humanetics needed a scalable solution to address inefficiencies from outdated software and disjointed systems. Managing time and attendance through third-party tools created data silos and unnecessary manual work, while lack of real-time scheduling across plants led to resource allocation issues and inconsistent process control.

The Solution

Humanetics selected Global Shop Solutions ERP after identifying the need for an integrated manufacturing ERP platform that could automate shop floor processes, consolidate data and optimize scheduling. The implementation included features such as Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS), Shop Floor Data Collection and biometric timekeeping - all managed through a single private cloud server. According to James Hux, Chief Information Officer at Humanetics: “Global Shop Solutions biometrics enabled us to discard that old software and move all our time and attendance data into the ERP system. Now, the data is more accurate and we don’t have to manage two different pieces of software. With about 450 employees, the time savings add up quickly.” The ability to check capacities across all locations on one server further enhanced production agility. Hux adds, “With APS, we can quickly determine whether we have the available capacity to pull a job in. And because all our plants are on the same Global Shop Solutions server, we can check the scheduling at our other locations to see if they have capacity as well.”

The Results

After more than 20 years leveraging Global Shop Solutions ERP, Humanetics has unified its 450 employees and four manufacturing plants onto a single operational platform. The transition to a private cloud environment reduced IT administration and improved connectivity between HR, accounting and plant management. "The time savings of having just one server are significant. It requires less IT administration. HR and accounting can do their jobs more efficiently. The Global Shop Solutions systems in each plant now ‘talk’ to each other more effectively," says Hux. Automated labor cost estimation, accurate payroll and real-time data visibility have driven process optimization and enhanced employee services.

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