With COVID, the rise of e-commerce, and the pressures of profitability, Industry 4.0 and the digitization of the supply chain is accelerating. What was on track for 2030 prior to COVID should be expedited to 2021 or 2022 to keep pace with needs.
Technology is a tricky topic. On one hand, almost everyone has put technology and ERP implementations on hold due to concerns about COVID impacts and to conserve cash. On the other hand, it is the best time to gain employees' attention and focus to upgrade technology to scale the business, create a superior customer experience and deliver bottom line results.
Transform Your Business with Enterprise Resources Planning The origins of enterprise resource planning (ERP) date back over a century. The ERP process consists of linking or integrating the numerous and disparate functions of an organization, both back- and front-office operations. Rather than relying on an incompatible, cobbled-together group of [...]
I am excited to be featured in SelectHub's extremely popular and recently updated article, "How Do ERP Systems Work?". It provides a good foundation into the world of ERP and what you'd do with an ERP system. Although most clients have an ERP system of some type, by NO means do they understand how ERP systems work and the true value of an ERP system.
We all know the big ERP vendors, but who are the industry movers and shakers? Using Buzzsumo, we’ve searched the Twittersphere for the world’s top ERP influencers. These people were identified based on a number of factors, including tweeted topics, followers, and the number of tweets and retweets around [...]
More change has been foisted upon businesses in the last three months than most of us could have ever imagined. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned some companies upside down, and forced many more to recalibrate their business strategy. Small and medium businesses have had to adjust to new realities [...]
For business leaders looking to modernize their supply chain, the technology investment is the easy part: Evaluate solutions, calculate the ROI, make your business case, and take delivery. Sure, it can be tricky to get sign off on these tech investments, but it’s a business problem with a logical [...]
Think of enterprise resource planning, aka ERP, as a pizza. Each slice represents one set of modules that serves a specific company department. Most people like ERP software because it serves more than one industry. However, vendors also make ERP tailored to specific industries and operations. This guide covers what an ERP [...]
The landscape for supply chain leaders is getting more complex each year – and that’s before taking into account the current global pandemic. We’re facing unprecedented challenges, and there are no easy answers. Thankfully, despite growing headwinds and current conditions, there is no shortage of industry voices with insights, [...]
