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"We were doing our planning in spreadsheets."

That's how Amir Banimostafavi, CEO of SIPCO Innovations, describes their procurement planning process before BatchMaster ERP.

Many process manufacturers make purchasing decisions based on spreadsheets, historical trends, and disconnected planning systems. As demand changes, procurement teams often struggle to respond quickly and accurately.

In this clip, he shares how moving from static planning methods to a more dynamic MPS and MRP-driven approach improved visibility into demand, simplified purchasing decisions, and helped the team make more forward-looking procurement decisions.

Watch how they approached the challenge.

We had two separate systems, one for manufacturing and one for accounting that barely talked to each other.

It sounds manageable but for SIPCO Innovations, it meant procurement, inventory, and financial information lived in different places, making it difficult to get a complete picture of the business.

Most process manufacturers face similar procurement challenges including disconnected systems, spreadsheet-based planning, manual purchasing workflows, and limited operational visibility.

In this short clip, Amir Banimostafavi, CEO of SIPCO Innovations, explains the P2P challenges they faced before BatchMaster ERP and why visibility across operations became a priority.