Shank’s Extracts Improves Inventory Accuracy and Quality Compliance with Cloud MES

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Shank’s Extracts Improves Inventory Accuracy and Quality Compliance with Cloud MES

Case study showing how Shank’s Extracts replaced legacy ERP with Plex cloud MES to reach 99.9% inventory accuracy and cut audit prep from weeks to hours.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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Shank’s Extracts, a private-label manufacturer of vanilla extracts and flavors, managed 2,400 active formulas and 3,300 SKUs across multiple sites. After moving from on-premise ERP to the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, the company gained real-time shop-floor visibility, centralized formula and quality data, and eliminated hardware upgrade cycles. Results include 99.9% inventory accuracy, faster traceability for audits, and lower total cost of ownership.

Key takeaways

Inventory accuracy rose to 99.9% through real-time lot tracking and shop-floor data capture

Audit preparation time dropped from three weeks to hours with embedded quality records

Central repository now holds 2,400 formulas and 3,300 SKUs with full traceability

Cloud deployment removed recurring hardware investments and upgrade cycles

Real-time material usage and scrap visibility supports immediate corrective action

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