As a business leader, you seek the most sustained value from your enterprise software. Whether you’re in the process of selecting, implementing or improving your systems, we’re looking at the trends and issues that help you get the most out of your business.
3 Types of Businesses that Could Benefit from CRM Will CRM (Customer Relationship Management) really transform my business, make all my customers happy and improve profitability? Looking at the claims various CRM vendors make might have you wondering if their claims really hold up. CIO contributor David Taber addressed this sentiment in a recent article …
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CRM for B2B Sales For a growing B2B sales team, Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the on-premises or cloud version are excellent options. Gartner came out with its Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation and compared Dynamics on-premises and cloud versions to other comparable CRM options. Why on-premises? The features of both versions remain the same …
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ERP Focus, a free online knowledge resource for ERP software professionals, held a twitter chat to get feedback on the top ERP trends of 2014. Under the twitter hashtag #ERPchat, featured guests including @DatixInc, @K3Syspro and @ERP_cindyjutras, weighed in. Fresh off the twitter session, here are some top tweeted trends to consider.
Datix understands that with a myriad of ERP software options it can be challenging to find the best fit for your mid-sized business. ERP software is geared for manufacturing companies because the software fits the complexities manufacturers face. As an investment, ERP software is critical to propelling your business’s competitive advantage.
Training Employees on your Epicor ERP System What happens after your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is installed is vital to the continued and complete use of your new software. At the end of implementation, you as the project lead, may have a good idea of how to use the software, but training your entire …
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5 Reasons to Consider Enterprise Resource Planning 1. Reasonable Cost ERP Costs are lower than you might think and are a proven ROI generator for most businesses. For example, with SaaS ERP (software as a service) the total cost of ownership is low enough for 75 percent of organizations to consider it. SMBs ROI is about 26 …
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Make or Break ERP Update Cosmetic re-seller Avon is a prime example of what happens when end-users are left out of an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementation. The cosmetic giant was in the midst of implementing a $125 million software rollout, Forbes reported, when they decided to nix the project altogether. The reason for the pull-out: …
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Reinventing the monolithic ERP system is not going to happen overnight, but it is happening. What if you could predict what ERP changes would happen in 2016 or 2017? Having a crystal ball to take a look into the future is possible with independent research from Gartner. Their research – Predicts 2013: Reinventing the Roles …
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Is ERP Essential for a Better Customer Experience? Can ERP help businesses craft a better customer experience? IDC Manufacturing Insights conducted research on 460 companies globally. These companies are from all types of industrial backgrounds including high tech, equipment manufacturing and metal fabrication. ERP and Improved Customer Experience The research indicates that an improved customer …
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6 Challenges Manufacturers Can Solve With an ERP System You might need an ERP system if you are currently wasting time with manual data entry or you see inaccuracies in reporting because they are not happening in real time. Take a look at the common challenges and concerns manufacturers without an ERP system face.
It may not be simply a rhetorical question or thought exercise as to if robots will be capable to do many human jobs by 2050. Cost saving measures are typically cited as a major reason for implementing automation. Robotics could save Amazon more than $900 million a year, according to the Wall Street Journal article: …
Leadership Skills CFOs need for a Successful ERP Project CFOs can have a major role in the success of an ERP implementation. I gained valuable experience during my first Epicor ERP implementation at a former company. As CFO, I was the project manager. Other CFOs may play more of an executive sponsorship role. Whatever the …
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What Manufacturing Executives Can Learn from the Healthcare Rollout As a company, which specializes in software deployments, we have been paying close attention to the roll-out of the new healthcare site. The mishaps that have mired the website are an all too frequent and often preventable occurrence. Looking at this situation, I have seen similar …
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Outgrown Quickbooks and Need an ERP System? If your organization is reaching a point where the business is outgrowing Quickbooks, that means your organization is growing; and likely in the need a of a more comprehensive enterprise solution. First of all, you may have asked the question “do I need an ERP System?”. In some …
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The Global Edge, Manufacturing as a Strategic Partnership? Can global manufacturing create more strategic partnerships? Recent reports are citing the surge in American Manufacturing. And with these reports will be the need to evaluate partnerships and global positioning. The Boston Consulting Group recently published a report about the boom of export manufacturing in the United …
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