Manufacturing businesses are becoming increasingly complex as they fight to stay competitive. Managing diverse product lines and expanding business functions to support growth often leads to fragmented tools and outdated data, creating significant operational challenges. To overcome these hurdles, many manufacturers are adopting enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. An ERP centralizes core business operations by… Continue reading The Benefits of Using an ERP System in Manufacturing
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AI for the Over 40 – Week 25: 3 Shifts for AI Leadership Transformation
My daughter convinced me to try a Zumba class to start the new year. I was mildly nervous about being the only man in the room, but I figured I could survive the embarrassment to prove to my daughter I was willing to try something new. As it turns out, being the only man in… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 25: 3 Shifts for AI Leadership Transformation
Equipment Dealer and Rental Process Management: How Modern Platforms Can Help Remove the Friction That Erodes Profitability
Equipment dealers and rental companies rely on a combination of systems to manage sales, rentals, service, and parts—but many are still operating without a fully integrated dealership management system or modern equipment rental management software. Why dealership management systems and equipment rental management software matter more than ever As operations grow more complex, disconnected tools… Continue reading Equipment Dealer and Rental Process Management: How Modern Platforms Can Help Remove the Friction That Erodes Profitability
How Tax and Compliance Planning Ties to Your ERP Choice
For executives overseeing an ERP tax compliance strategy, what was once a predictable, back-office function has become a board-level risk that can bring business operations to a halt. Understanding how tax and compliance planning tie to your ERP choice is a critical business factor. Why old-school tax compliance is now a business liability For decades,… Continue reading How Tax and Compliance Planning Ties to Your ERP Choice
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 553
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes building a high-functioning development team, the problem of bringing AI into the real world, and getting symbols without having a BC instance running. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, comprising developers, project managers, and consultants, collaborates across platforms to… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 553
Dynamics NAV to Business Central Migration: ONICON’s Cloud Journey
A Dynamics NAV to Business Central migration often reveals hidden issues, from customizations and integrations to vendor compatibility and data complexity. In this client testimonial, ONICON shares how they approached their NAV 2017 to Business Central migration and why working with an experienced partner helped them navigate the process with confidence. Planning a Dynamics NAV… Continue reading Dynamics NAV to Business Central Migration: ONICON’s Cloud Journey
Designing a Connected Student Engagement Technology Stack
Student unions and student governments invest in a range of tools to improve communication, run events, manage clubs, and engage students. But in many organizations, these tools grow organically over time and end up disconnected, overlapping, or underutilized. The result is often: This blog will help you visualize your engagement technology stack, understand how the… Continue reading Designing a Connected Student Engagement Technology Stack
AI for the Over 40 – Week 24: Why Your AI Project Should Start in Chat
In Week 20, I shared MIT’s finding that 95% of enterprise AI projects fail to reach production. The explanation was the learning gap: organizations try to build solutions they do not fully understand for problems they have not clearly defined. I have been thinking about that statistic ever since—not because it surprised me, but because… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 24: Why Your AI Project Should Start in Chat
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 552
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes enabling indexes in the BC client, Business Central resources for partners from Microsoft, the move to the Responses API for future AI projects, and data positions within streams. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of developers, project managers,… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 552
Moving to Business Central from Dynamics GP: What Marketing Doesn’t Tell You
For your current system, Dynamics GP to D365 Business Central, here are some things to watch out for when moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central. 1. Business Central is not Dynamics GP in the Cloud—Here’s what that really means What marketing says:“It’s a modern cloud upgrade—familiar, but better.” What I’ve actually seen: Most frustration… Continue reading Moving to Business Central from Dynamics GP: What Marketing Doesn’t Tell You