An inventory management dashboard is a central command center for understanding how inventory behaves across your operation. It brings together live ERP data from purchasing, production, warehousing, and sales to give leaders a single source of truth.

Instead of relying on spreadsheets or static reports, a dashboard provides continuous visibility into what’s on hand, where materials are located, and how efficiently they’re being used.

At WM Synergy, we help manufacturers harness ERP tools, specifically Infor SyteLine and Acumatica Cloud ERP, to create dashboards that turn raw data into real-time business intelligence.

Why Manufacturers Need an Inventory Management Dashboard

For most manufacturers, inventory represents both a major asset and a potential bottleneck. A dashboard helps balance these priorities by:

  • Monitoring inventory turnover and identifying under- or over-stocked items.
  • Tracking demand patterns to align purchasing and production schedules.
  • Providing financial visibility into carrying costs and material value.
  • Highlighting supplier performance and delivery reliability.
  • Supporting strategic decisions with real-time, data-driven insights.

With an ERP-based dashboard, manufacturers gain the confidence to act proactively, not reactively, in managing materials and cash flow.

Key Metrics Displayed on an Inventory Dashboard

An effective dashboard should communicate the most relevant information at a glance. Typical KPIs include:

  • Inventory Turnover Ratio: Measures how efficiently stock moves through production.
  • Days of Inventory on Hand: Reveals how long current stock will last based on demand.
  • Fill Rate and Backorder Levels: Tracks service performance and supply-chain health.
  • Stock Accuracy and Variance Rates: Identifies discrepancies between physical and system counts.
  • Carrying Costs and Valuation Metrics: Shows how inventory affects working capital.
  • Supplier Lead-Time Performance: Evaluates vendor reliability and replenishment cycles.

When connected to ERP systems, these metrics update automatically, ensuring every department works from the same, accurate information.

How Infor SyteLine and Acumatica Support Inventory Dashboards

Both Infor SyteLine (CloudSuite Industrial) and Acumatica Cloud ERP provide powerful dashboard frameworks that can be tailored to each manufacturer’s needs:

  • Infor SyteLine: Delivers industry-specific dashboards with modules for production scheduling, material tracking, and supply-chain analytics. Users can drill into transactions directly from high-level KPIs to understand performance drivers.
  • Acumatica Cloud ERP: Offers flexible, web-based dashboards that integrate financial and operational data. Its real-time analytics let users monitor inventory health across multiple locations or business units.

At WM Synergy, we customize these dashboards to highlight the metrics that matter most, from real-time WIP status to finished-goods visibility, enabling quick, confident decision-making.

Benefits of an ERP-Powered Inventory Management Dashboard

Implementing a dashboard through your ERP system provides both immediate and long-term benefits:

  • Accurate, real-time visibility into every inventory transaction
  • Faster decision-making with automated updates and alerts
  • Reduced carrying costs by identifying and eliminating slow movers
  • Improved customer service through higher order-fill rates
  • Cross-department alignment as purchasing, production, and finance share the same data

With dashboards built inside Infor SyteLine or Acumatica, manufacturers turn ERP data into daily operational intelligence, creating a culture of transparency and accountability.

How WM Synergy Builds and Implements Inventory Dashboards

For more than 35 years, WM Synergy has helped manufacturers transform their ERP systems into engines of insight. Our approach to dashboard development includes:

  • Defining KPIs aligned with business goals and production processes.
  • Configuring ERP data connections to ensure accuracy and reliability.
  • Designing custom views for executives, planners, and warehouse teams.
  • Automating alerts and thresholds to identify issues early.
  • Training users to interpret data effectively and make informed decisions.

We ensure dashboards are not just visually appealing but operationally meaningful, driving measurable improvement in efficiency and profitability.

An inventory management dashboard is more than a reporting tool, it’s a strategic control panel for modern manufacturing.

By leveraging Infor SyteLine or Acumatica Cloud ERP, and partnering with WM Synergy, manufacturers gain real-time visibility into every aspect of their inventory. The result is leaner operations, stronger decision-making, and a supply chain that supports continuous growth.

At WM Synergy, we help you transform ERP data into clear, actionable insight, so every decision moves your business forward.