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How ERP Supports Accurate Forecasting for Make-to-Stock Manufacturers

Make-to-Stock (also sometimes referred to as Made-to-Stock or MTS) manufacturing hinges on accurate forecasting. Without it, companies will constantly overproduce items that take up space in storage and understock on the products that customers want now. Unbalanced inventory levels easily have the potential to take down MTS manufacturers, making it essential to precisely estimate demand …

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Top SaaS ERP Concerns—And Why You Shouldn’t Be Worried

Addressing the Top SaaS ERP Concerns What Is SaaS? Software as a Service (SaaS) is simply the technical term for software, or applications, hosted in the Cloud. Instead of you paying a one-time fee to buy a piece of software to run on your own systems, that software is offered as a service by a …

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The Rundown On The New Epicor ERP Configurator

The Rundown On The New Epicor ERP Configurator In the latest installment of our series detailing the many reasons why a business should be considering upgrading to the newest version of Epicor ERP, we turn to one of its most impressive features; the configurator. With capability beyond the basic engineering functionality and the ability for …

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ERP Software Integration Platform or Custom Coding: What’s Best?

Is ERP Software Integration Platform or Custom Coding Better? When it comes to enterprise application integration, there’s two different points of view when it comes to approach. While some businesses choose to build their own sync through careful coding software development, the emergence of the ERP software integration platform has begun to make the need …

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Reasons to Upgrade to Epicor 10: Engineering

Upgrade to Epicor 10: Engineering. Here’s Why. In part one of our newest series of posts centered around the many reasons businesses should consider an upgrade to Epicor, we covered the application’s agility and ease of use when it comes to production manufacturing. In second first part, we’re going to be focusing on a feature …

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Transforming Your Business In The ERP Implementation Process

The ERP Implementation Process; A Tool For Bottom-Up Improvement If you’re just getting started on the long road of the ERP implementation process and have sifted through several options for your platform provider, you’ve probably heard it all from the software sales people. How ERP software can make your organization’s day-to-day operations thousands of times …

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Using ERP Software for Process Manufacturing

Correctly Use ERP Software for Process Manufacturing Prioritizing systems built for the wrong type of manufacturing is one of the biggest mistakes we see manufacturing businesses making when selecting new ERP software. This statement might not make much sense initially—but let me explain. Manufacturers can either deal in discrete or process manufacturing, which can often operate in …

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ERP and CRM Integration Best Practices

Best Practices To Consider When Integrating ERP and CRM Software Integrating your ERP and CRM enterprise software systems may not seem like an essential item on your business’ to-do list, but the fact of the matter is that in today’s ever more competitive world of business technology, software integration is now a non-negotiable. By weaving …

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Integration in the Cloud: The Future of Enterprise Software

IPaaS: Integration in the Cloud As the cloud and cloud-based services gather more and more traction within the enterprise technology world, it’s hard to think of a software solution or platform not making the move to the web. The transformation in software hosting towards the cloud is hardly a surprise—web-based instances provide every business with a scalability, reliability …

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CRM and ERP Training Strategy for Your Next Project

Your Next CRM and ERP Project Needs A Training Strategy It’s no secret that enterprise software like CRM and ERP can truly revolutionize the way your business operates, connecting your shop floor with your sales team in entirely new (and more efficient ways) to share data and streamline processes across your entire operation. Partly because …

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Need ERP Help? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Go to Your Software Vendor

Why You Shouldn’t Go to Your Software Vendor When You Need ERP Help Looking for ERP software help can feel like no easy task, especially when some function has failed drastically and you need support immediately or your system is just not running efficiently on the whole and you don’t even know where to begin.Unfortunately, the …

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Your Legacy ERP Software Is Damaging Your Business

Your Legacy ERP Software is Damaging Your Business: Ditch It And Grow Now There simply no denying it; enterprise software is expensive. It also has a nasty habit of losing its utility over time, especially in the fast paced, ever-modernizing industry of technology. Investing in the latest and greatest ERP software update or platform can become a vicious …

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5 ERP Failure Stories and How to Avoid Becoming One

It’s a fact that not many like to acknowledge, especially those embarking on a new project: ERP failure stories happen. Because ERP implementations take up so much of a company’s resources and are intended to support such a wide range of processes, failures can be truly devastating when they do occur, and big-name ERP failure …

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