by: Jacqui Shemilt, 21 July 2026 I was in a 50-person manufacturing business last month. Strong leadership. Strong demand. Good people. But every department had its own version of the truth. Different spreadsheets. Different stock numbers. Different job status updates. Everyone was working hard. But leadership didn’t have clean visibility. What most businesses miss: Growth amplifies data inconsistency. If your ERP isn’t used consistently, it becomes a reporting tool instead o