Why do metals and mining companies need ERP software?

Metals and mining companies require ERP software to manage complex, multi-site operations and meet strict safety and regulatory requirements. ERP software improves real-time visibility, reduces downtime, enhances traceability, and ensures compliance with OSHA, MSHA, EPA, and ISO standards.

Can QT9 ERP manage lot and heat number traceability?

Yes. QT9 ERP offers full lot and heat number traceability, allowing companies to track raw material origins, production batches, and test results for compliance and quality assurance.

Is QT9 ERP suitable for both mining operations and metal manufacturing?

Yes. QT9 ERP supports mining operations and metal manufacturing with compliance documentation automation, audit trails, document control, version tracking, and electronic signatures to meet OSHA, MSHA, EPA, ISO, and other industry regulations.

Does QT9 ERP offer real-time inventory visibility?

Yes. QT9 ERP provides real-time tracking of raw materials, in-process goods, and finished products across warehouses and multi-site operations, helping to avoid shortages and excess stock.

Is QT9 ERP available in the cloud or on-premise?

QT9 ERP is available as a cloud-based or on-premise solution. Deployment options include Desktop Cloud, Web Purchase, and Web Subscription to fit different IT environments.

What type of training and support is included?

QT9 ERP includes unlimited training and support, 24/7 self-service Help Center access, free software updates, and professional services for accounting and operations implementation and optimization.

What kind of reporting or dashboard analytics are available?

QT9 ERP integrates with the QT9 BI tool, enabling drag-and-drop dashboard customization and real-time reporting for better data visualization and business insights.

Why choose QT9 ERP as your total enterprise solution?

QT9 ERP is a scalable, integrated system offering over 17 modules, portals for customers and suppliers, inventory control, mobile reporting, and QMS integration—making it ideal for businesses of all sizes.

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Q: Can QT9 ERP handle multi-site and international operations?

Yes. QT9 ERP supports multi-location and international operations with configurable languages, currencies, and user permissions, all managed from a single platform.

Real-Time Inventory Visibility

Multi-Site Production Controls

Quality & Compliance Tools

Multisite Operations

Multiple locations and processes make real-time coordination and visibility a challenge.

Equipment Downtime

Heavy reliance on machinery increases the risk of unplanned downtime.

Supply Chain

Managing the movement of raw materials presents significant logistical hurdles.

Why metals and mining companies choose QT9 ERP

Real-time cost analysis: Gain immediate insights into operational costs, enabling quick adjustments to market changes.
Integrated supply chain visibility: Track materials from origin to destination, optimizing logistics and reducing bottlenecks.
Automated compliance and reporting: Streamline regulatory adherence with built-in tools for audits and documentation.
Predictive maintenance scheduling: Utilize data to forecast equipment needs, minimizing costly downtime.
Optimized inventory control: Reduce waste and overstocking with precise tracking of materials by grade, size and location.
Enhanced data-driven decisions: Leverage comprehensive analytics for strategic planning and operational improvements.

Real-Time Inventory

Track raw materials, WIP and finished goods across warehouses, yards or processing facilities.

Lot & Heat Traceability

Maintain complete traceability for metals and alloys through batch numbers, heat numbers and inspection records.

Quality Control

Capture inspection results and manage testing protocols to meet metallurgical and safety standards.

Multi-Location Support

Manage multiple mine sites, smelters or manufacturing locations from a single ERP system.

Job Costing

Gain real-time insight into material, labor and overhead costs for each job or production run.

Production Planning

Plan and schedule operations based on demand, resource availability and inventory constraints.

Barcoding

Enable accurate tracking of materials and equipment with barcode scanners.

Real-Time Reporting

Access real-time KPIs for efficiency, scrap and output.

Modules for any business size

With multiple modules to choose from, there's solutions for nearly anyone.

A solution that scales with you

Whether you are a large corporation or a small start-up you can use as many modules as you want.

Cross-Platform Support

Whether you use Android, iOS or Windows, QT9 works from virtually any web browser.

Non-conformance and CAPA management

Nonconforming product records and corrective actions can be created in QT9 QMS right from event-driven actions in QT9 ERP. These include PO receiving, inspection and history, as well as from the Jobs/Manufacturing and customer sales and service areas. By giving users the ability to create non-conformance and CAPA records from the ERP, there is full data transfer and permanent linking to your QMS records in the ERP, saving time and maintaining historical data about quality actions in your ERP.

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Supplier and vendor management

QT9 ERP maintains supplier records, while QT9 QMS tracks supplier quality performance and audits. Supplier-related nonconformances, engineering changes, audits and other quality processes in QT9 QMS sync with vendor records in QT9 ERP to ensure compliance.

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Document control and revision management

QT9 QMS document control links with QT9 ERP to ensure only approved, up-to-date documents (e.g., SOPs, work instructions) are accessible for production, engineering and quality teams.

QT9 QMS documents can be approved as part of QT9 ERP Bill of Materials and enable seamless passthrough to the Shop Floor Manager. This gives production-floor employees access to the latest approved work instructions and other controlled documents.

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Production and purchasing inspections

Work orders and production processes in QT9 ERP can create quality inspections in QT9 QMS, transferring the proper manufacturing data to the inspection record.

PO receiving can generate the proper QT9 QMS inspection record for your supplier and material-specific inspections.

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Customer complaints and returns (RMA process)

Customer returns in QT9 ERP have the ability to generate customer complaints and feedback records in QT9 QMS, creating a seamless customer service and quality experience.

Root cause analysis in QT9 QMS feeds into ERP adjustments for inventory, production and supplier performance.

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FAQ: Metals & Mining ERP software

ERP software for metals and mining is a centralized system that helps companies in the metals and mining industries manage operations including production planning, inventory tracking, equipment maintenance, quality control, and compliance reporting.

These industries operate across complex, multi-site environments with strict safety and regulatory demands. ERP software improves real-time visibility, reduces downtime, enhances traceability, and helps ensure compliance with OSHA, MSHA, EPA, and ISO requirements.

Yes. QT9 ERP provides full lot and heat number traceability for metals and alloys, allowing manufacturers to track raw material origins, production batches, and test results for compliance and quality assurance.

QT9 ERP automates compliance documentation and audit trails for OSHA, MSHA, EPA, ISO, and other industry regulations. It provides document control, version tracking, and electronic signature capabilities.

Yes. QT9 ERP enables real-time inventory tracking of raw materials, in-process goods, and finished products across warehouses, yards, or multi-site operations—helping teams avoid shortages and excess stock.

Yes. QT9 ERP supports multi-location manufacturing, mining sites, and international operations with configurable languages, currencies, and user permissions—all from a single platform.

Both! QT9 ERP offers both on-premise and cloud-based solutions. Customers can choose the platform that works best for them from three options:

Web Purchase: Our on-premise solution, where QT9 ERP is installed locally on the client’s web server.
Web Subscription: Cloud-based ERP subscription hosted on QT9’s servers and access via the internet and a web browser.

QT9 offers award-winning support services, including:

Unlimited training, from onboarding to refreshers
Unlimited support for software optimization
QT9 ERP Help Center, self-service support available 24/7
Fully validated platform
Free software updates
Professional services for accounting and operations

QT9 ERP is a comprehensive system that can work for any size company, in any industry, improving efficiency and accuracy through integrated data and automated operations.

QT9 ERP provides more than 17 modules as part of its standard offering, as well as easy access to data and analytics to help businesses make the best decisions for moving forward.

With QT9 ERP you get:

17+ modules
Customer, compliance, supplier and physical inventory web portals
Lot and serial number tracking and inventory control
eDHR/eDHF and eBR/eMBR
Tailored customer support
Real-time reporting with mobile accessibility
Seamless integration with QT9 QMS quality and compliance software

Reach out today for a demonstration or to get started with a free trial.

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Solving the complex demands of metals and mining

Multisite Operations

Equipment Downtime

Supply Chain

Why metals and mining companies choose QT9 ERP

ERP features built for the metals and mining industry

Real-Time Inventory

Lot & Heat Traceability

Quality Control

Multi-Location Support

Job Costing

Production Planning

Barcoding

Real-Time Reporting

QT9™ QMS is flexible for your business.

Modules for any business size

A solution that scales with you

Cross-Platform Support

QT9 ERP seamlessly integrates with QT9's QMS suite

Non-conformance and CAPA management

Supplier and vendor management

Document control and revision management

Production and purchasing inspections

Customer complaints and returns (RMA process)

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