Mixing millennials and boomers: 5 tips for effective ERP training
Your workforce is currently made up of two polar opposite groups of people – Boomers and Millennials. Baby Boomers are associated with virtues such as loyalty, dedication and perseverance and...
View Article7 pitfalls of homegrown software monetisation
A recent Gartner study, Market Trends: Move Beyond Homegrown Licensing and Entitlement as the IoT Creates New Revenue for Software reveals that “By 2020, a failure to put in place a Licensing and...
View ArticleERP in the cloud gaining popularity
Just over a third of organisations have moved all, or at least part of their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to the cloud, a new survey by Hitachi Solutions Europe has found. The survey...
View ArticleA perfect storm: Business software and millenials
Millennials are the first group in history to have grown up with computers and the Internet as natural, ubiquitous parts of life. Through the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, this...
View ArticleFive steps to an effective ERP-MES integration
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions have been at the forefront of manufacturing for several years. Despite this, both technologies have tended to...
View ArticleIs 2016 the end of the road for ERP software?
In the past, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software has always been about tasks and transactions. It has provided businesses with the control they need to manage production lines and supply chains...
View ArticleQ&A: Why you should care about Postmodern ERP
We recently read an article about Postmodern ERP by Forrest Burnson, who is the ERP market researcher at Software Advice, a company that helps buyers choose ERP systems. [see_also] We had some follow...
View ArticleWhat’s in store for enterprise software in 2016?
This is an exciting time to be in enterprise software. There are dozens and dozens of interesting new companies that are reaching scale. Marketplace competition between incumbents and up-and-coming...
View ArticleLet the ERP software manage your expenses
Shrinking product lifecycles accompanied by expanding global markets, has compelled manufacturers to become more agile and responsive. These days, manufacturers are increasingly adopting and unlocking...
View ArticleNavigating the maze: A guide to software decision making
Making a software purchase can be a bit like getting lost in a maze. Turn left and you might be led down a complex path of locating software that doesn’t quite function the way you need. Turn right and...
View ArticleIntegrating CRM and ERP: Unlocking the future of enterprise agility
One may think that enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems have been around so long that those products, and more importantly, their uses, are completely...
View ArticleIs ERP worth the investment? How the right solution pays for itself
When beginning your quest to purchase an ERP solution, building a case for the cost benefit should be your priority. However, focusing on all of the bells and whistles of a new ERP often overshadows...
View ArticleEmployee data: The truth is out there!
If you are working in a company with many subsidiaries and/or offices at an international level, you might have difficulties answering the simplest questions on your workforce: how many employees do we...
View ArticleHow accountancy businesses can navigate the digital landscape
In today’s fast-paced business world, it really can be sink or swim for businesses, both large and small. It’s therefore never been more important for all organisations to be as efficient as possible;...
View ArticleThe secret IT manager
In this series of articles, Joe Bloggs shares his journey as a newly appointed IT Manager finding his way at his new stomping grounds. Now this isn’t a superhero story about me rescuing a company from...
View ArticleIncorporating taxes and duties in supply chain design
The supply chain is core to how your business is run and its costs, profit, and growth. With the increasing globalisation of business, variable taxes and duties across trading borders have a huge...
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