As more mid-size manufacturers take action to optimize their businesses, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) play a big role in how businesses can move forward and become more successful. The number of KPIs for manufacturing is plentiful and finding the correct ones for your company depends on your product and application. Throughput, uptime, and overall equipment… Continue reading Connecting Manufacturing Key Performance Indicators to the ERP Business Level
Category: Digital Transformation
Who Are You? And Should You Be Here?
The Segregation of Duties and the Common Misconception Surrounding Identity Management It’s not the name of the role, it’s what the role can do! Who does what? At the root, this is what segregation of duties (SoD) and identity management is all about. The roles assigned to the users in your business applications (ERP, HCM,… Continue reading Who Are You? And Should You Be Here?
5 Strategic Reasons for Replacing Your ERP
If you’re thinking of replacing your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, you probably have very good reasons for doing so because it’s a big commitment. But with that big commitment comes big benefits. If you’re holding back, consider these five strategic advantages of a modern ERP solution, from mobility and security to maintenance costs and scalability. Reason… Continue reading 5 Strategic Reasons for Replacing Your ERP
5 Practical Reasons for Replacing Your ERP
Are you considering buying a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution? If so, you have a good reason, but you might be hesitant because it’s a big investment in money, time, and resources, and the entire process of selecting and then implementing an ERP can be daunting–but it’s also worth it. We talk a lot about the… Continue reading 5 Practical Reasons for Replacing Your ERP
The Modern Guide to Implementing an Omnichannel Retail Strategy
What is Omnichannel Retail? Modern Behaviors, Modern Playbook In 1931, Sears encouraged its customers to shop the “modern way” with its 1,100-page catalog, free from the hustle and bustle of stores. And while Sears had brick-and-mortar locations, the company was an innovative retail phenomenon that stole hearts by shipping goods by mail order across a… Continue reading The Modern Guide to Implementing an Omnichannel Retail Strategy
Remote Server Monitoring and Management for Complete Protection Of Your IT Infrastructure
If you manage your own your servers and the rest of your IT ecosystem, whether on-premises or other, you’re familiar with server monitoring and management, the process of tracking resources and metrics to make sure systems and servers are working properly. This not only helps you keep everything up and running, but it also helps… Continue reading Remote Server Monitoring and Management for Complete Protection Of Your IT Infrastructure
National Customer Service Week: A Reminder for All Businesses to Have a Customer/Client-First Focus
If you’re in retail or another customer-facing industry, you might know about National Customer Service Week, October 4-8, 2021. If you’re not in those industries, this might be new to you and might not seem relevant, but it is. In a time when everything has changed, including customer preferences and demands and the level of… Continue reading National Customer Service Week: A Reminder for All Businesses to Have a Customer/Client-First Focus
How Cloud Migration and Digital Transformation Impacts Corporate Culture
For the better part of the last decade, cloud migration and adoption have hogged the headlines. Part of a massive, steady shift toward digital transformation initiatives, analysts had long projected as much as 20% annual growth in cloud adoption as enterprises across industries and markets sought ways of maximizing their operating efficiency while minimizing costs… Continue reading How Cloud Migration and Digital Transformation Impacts Corporate Culture
7 Steps to Digital Transformation
History is littered with companies that failed to see the writing on the wall and did not survive. If I go back too far, I’ll show my age, so I’ll stick to Blockbuster Video, AOL, and CompUSA. When businesses are unable or unwilling to recognize the need for change, either in their business model or… Continue reading 7 Steps to Digital Transformation
10 ERP Trends for 2019
It’s that time of year: Businesses around the world are planning and budgeting for 2019. And if you’re like most businesses, part of the planning process involves looking at current systems and processes to determine what needs to be addressed in 2019. If you’re taking a close look at your ERP system, you’re not alone.… Continue reading 10 ERP Trends for 2019