A practical first step towards better business
Tuesday, 23rd February 2027 | 10:00am–2:00pm | Venue to be confirmed
Free to attend, with lunch and refreshments included.
Are spreadsheets, disconnected systems or manual processes making it harder to manage your business?
Join Profitsflow for a practical, half-day ERP Discovery Workshop, designed for Irish SMEs in the manufacturing and field service sectors.
Whether you are exploring ERP for the first time or considering replacing your current system, this workshop will help you understand your options, identify your priorities and prepare for a successful implementation.
You will also see how EFACS E/8 brings business processes together in one integrated ERP system, with a demonstration shaped around attendees’ requirements.
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What will you take away?
By the end of the workshop, you will have a clearer understanding of:
- Where ERP could add value across your operations, from production and stock control to finance and field service.
- How to define your requirements and distinguish essential capabilities from optional features.
- How to prepare your business, including your people, processes and data.
- What to look for when evaluating systems and suppliers.
- What an ERP implementation involves, illustrated through a real customer case study.
There will be opportunities throughout the morning to ask questions, discuss your challenges and meet other Irish businesses considering similar changes.
Who should attend?
This workshop is particularly relevant to business owners, managing directors and those responsible for operations, production, supply chain, finance, IT or field service.
It is suitable for businesses that are:
- Relying heavily on spreadsheets or separate software packages.
- Struggling to get timely, reliable information across departments.
- Managing growth or increasingly complex operations.
- Considering their first ERP system or reviewing an existing solution.
Workshop agenda
1. Welcome, refreshments and introductions
Meet the Profitsflow team and fellow attendees over tea and coffee. Share your current systems, business challenges and what you would like to get from the session.
2. Excel: where it helps and where it holds you back
Explore the strengths and limitations of spreadsheets, including the challenges of duplicate data entry, version control, manual reporting and coordinating information across departments.
3. Getting your business ERP ready
Learn how to approach an ERP project, from mapping your processes and agreeing priorities to involving your team, preparing data and evaluating potential solutions.
4. A real ERP implementation: customer case study
Follow the implementation journey of an established Irish engineering customer. Hear about the business requirements, implementation process and lessons relevant to your own project.
5. Your business challenges and requirements
Discuss the processes you would like to improve and the information you need to manage your business. These discussions will help shape the software demonstration.
6. Coffee break and networking
7. EFACS E/8: see an integrated ERP system in action
See how EFACS E/8 connects different areas of a manufacturing or field service business. The demonstration will focus on attendees’ priorities, with time for questions throughout.
8. Lunch and further discussion
Continue the conversation over a complimentary lunch, meet other attendees and discuss your next steps with the Profitsflow team.
What could you see in the demonstration?
Depending on attendees’ interests, the session may cover:
- Production and materials planning: manufacturing, Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and shop floor data collection.
- Stock and purchasing: inventory visibility, purchasing and material availability.
- Field service: service planning, scheduling and job management.
- Costing and finance: job costing, cost analysis and financial control.
- Sales and customer management: CRM and sales order processing.
- Reporting and automation: dashboards, Power BI reporting, workflows and document management.
Take the next step in your ERP journey
Give yourself time away from day-to-day operations to explore what your business needs from its systems—and how to move forward.
Attendance is free. Lunch and refreshments are included. Please register in advance and reserve a place for each person attending.
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For further information, email info@profitsflow.com or call 01 244 9580 (ROI) / 028 9002 0165 (NI).