Somic America As a leading supplier to the automotive manufacturing market, Virginia-based Somic America manufactures suspension steering components for major auto manufacturers such as Toyota, GM, Honda, and Subaru. Like many other manufacturers, Somic America wanted to find a more accessible way to utilize and pull the data existing in their ERP system. For them, manual entries were already taken out of the equation, with data being directly fed from electronic customer orders and inventory scanned right on the production floor. However, the need to more efficiently assess changes in orders and inventory remained a critical component of their overall…