Manufacturing ERP Case Study: How Agri-Plastics Replaced a Struggling ERP and Scaled Manufacturing Operations
Go-live from contract to production
Increase in manufacturing capacity
in Savings across operations
Company growth since implementation
Agri-Plastics designs and manufactures durable plastic products used by farmers, industrial customers, and consumers across North America and international markets. Their growth has been driven by a focus on practical product design and reliable manufacturing.
Plastics Manufacturing
Livestock housing, agricultural products, industrial containers, recreational products
Rotational molding
Agriculture, industrial, recreational
As Agri-Plastics expanded production and introduced new product lines, coordinating manufacturing operations became more difficult.
Without an integrated solution, information was scattered across multiple systems and spreadsheets. That made it harder to plan production, manage inventory levels, and maintain clear visibility into the financial performance of the business. Agri-Plastics needed a solution designed for manufacturers.
At the same time, leadership knew replacing an ERP solution would not be easy.
The team needed a solution built for manufacturers.
Managing raw material supply and finished goods stock across a growing product range relied on manual processes and spreadsheets — making accurate inventory visibility difficult to maintain across the operation.
Without a connected system, purchasing decisions were made without clear visibility into production schedules — making it difficult to ensure the right materials were available when they were actually needed on the floor.
Customer orders moved through multiple disconnected systems, making it difficult to track status from initial quote through production and delivery — and harder to coordinate reliably across sales, production, and shipping.
Operational and financial data lived in separate systems. Understanding actual manufacturing costs and reporting on business performance required manual reconciliation — limiting the leadership team's visibility into profitability and growth.
Agri-Plastics started with a simple goal: build better livestock housing for dairy farmers. What began as a small operation serving local farms has grown into a large manufacturer producing rotationally molded plastic products used in agriculture, recreation, and industry. Today, Agri-Plastics ships products across North America and around the world.
As the company expanded, the systems that once supported the business began to struggle to keep up. Production volumes increased, product lines multiplied, inventory and purchasing became more complex, and financial reporting required more coordination between operations and accounting.
To continue growing, Agri-Plastics needed clear visibility across the business.
That is when they implemented OnRamp.
Manufacturers often reach a point where growth exposes weaknesses in their operational systems. For Agri-Plastics, implementing OnRamp provided the visibility and coordination needed to manage an expanding manufacturing operation.
Today, the company can plan production more effectively, maintain accurate inventory visibility, and connect operational performance with financial reporting. This integrated approach helps Agri-Plastics continue scaling while maintaining control over its operations.
The decision to implement OnRamp was influenced by firsthand experience with the solution in another manufacturing environment.
OnRamp provided the operational foundation Agri-Plastics needed as a growing manufacturer. The system supports key manufacturing processes, including:
The implementation experience gave leadership confidence that OnRamp could support the company’s operational requirements. By bringing critical processes together in one integrated solution, the business quickly gained visibility and control across departments.
With all core functions connected in a single system, teams have clear visibility across operations and can make faster decisions. As Agri-Plastics continues to expand its manufacturing capabilities and product offerings, OnRamp provides the coordination needed to manage growth across production, inventory, and finance.
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Before OnRamp, tracking an order meant chasing updates across disconnected spreadsheets and systems. After implementation, every order from initial purchase through production to final shipment became visible in a single integrated view — giving the team accurate, real-time answers without the manual effort.
Equipment monitoring that once depended on manual checks is now handled automatically within OnRamp, giving the production team real-time visibility into machine activity without the overhead of tracking it by hand. That shift reduced interruptions to operators and kept production moving with fewer administrative touches.
Connecting financial reporting directly to production activity in OnRamp eliminated the manual reconciliation work that had sustained a larger accounting function. With integrated financials, Agri-Plastics produced accurate results with half the team — scaling the business without scaling its administrative overhead.
Manufacturers need visibility across purchasing, production, inventory, and finance. OnRamp connects these functions in one integrated solution designed for manufacturing businesses. Request a demo to see how OnRamp supports growing manufacturers.
Our efforts began as an internal project of Mancor Industries when we identified the need for a more cohesive ERP system to manage the complexity of multiple plants, multiple products, multiple customers and multiple functions.
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