# Global Shop Solutions

> Global Shop Solutions is a family-owned manufacturing ERP developer founded by Dick Alexander in 1976. Its integrated software connects quote-to-cash operations for discrete manufacturers, with cloud and on-premise deployment, embedded AI tools and in-house implementation and support. In March 2026 the company reported serving more than 1,800 top-level manufacturers and their associated operations.

- **Founded:** 1976
- **Headquarters:** The Woodlands, United States
- **Founders:** Dick Alexander (Founder and Chairman), Kathie Alexander (Co-founder; identified as Founder in the company’s 2017 headquarters announcement)
- **Products:** Global Shop Solutions ERP, Advanced Planning & Scheduling, Job Costing Accounting, Shop Floor Data Collection, Cloud ERP
- **Notable:** Reached its 50th anniversary in 2026 while reporting continued family ownership and independence., Reported more than 1,800 top-level manufacturing customers in March 2026., Magnus case study reports 99.9% inventory accuracy and 65% less physical inventory-counting labor.

## Products & services

- **Global Shop Solutions ERP** — Integrated discrete-manufacturing suite spanning estimating, orders, purchasing, inventory, production, quality, shipping and accounting.
- **Advanced Planning & Scheduling** — Plans jobs using work-center and labor capacity, constraints and production priorities.
- **Job Costing Accounting** — Connects labor, material and overhead costs to jobs and financial reporting.
- **Shop Floor Data Collection** — Records work activity and job progress at shop-floor stations.
- **Cloud ERP** — Vendor-hosted ERP with managed maintenance and backups, using Amazon Web Services infrastructure.
- **On-Premise ERP** — ERP deployed on customer-controlled infrastructure.
- **Genii AI** — Embedded AI initiative; capabilities described include document extraction, chat, monitoring, report building and task assistance.
- **CAD and Nesting Interfaces** — Interfaces include SOLIDWORKS CAD and SigmaNEST nesting workflows.
- **ERP Implementation, Training and Continuous Improvement** — In-house implementation assistance, learning resources and ongoing professional and technical services.

## Achievements

- Reached its 50th anniversary in 2026 while reporting continued family ownership and independence.
- Reported more than 1,800 top-level manufacturing customers in March 2026.
- Magnus case study reports 99.9% inventory accuracy and 65% less physical inventory-counting labor.
- Adams Automatic case study reports quality and on-time delivery rates above 99%.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Announced the 50th anniversary; reported more than 320 employees, seven international offices and no outside investment.
- **2026-04** — Recognized Trent Maynard’s ten years at the company and his leadership of Product & Engineering and Genii.
- **2026-06** — Published guidance explaining ERP pricing drivers including user needs, complexity, data migration and implementation scope.
- **2026-09** — Published ERP for Small Manufacturers You Can Actually Run on September 21, emphasizing usable scope and gradual adoption.
- **2026-10** — Simplify 2026 is scheduled for October 12-15 in The Woodlands; this is a future event as of October 2, 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.globalshopsolutions.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-shop-solutions/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/globalshoperp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/globalshopsolutions
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/globalshopsolutions/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/globalshopsolutions

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Last updated: 2026-10-02