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Internal process integration, near real-time transactional data availability, and back-end processing were probably some of the most exciting and promising technology endeavors the…

The Productivity Paradox

The story of human productivity is tightly integrated with the tale of our technology. (1)…

Answering the question of what Supply Chain Management is, is as simple as breaking down the phrase into its component parts. Supplies are those inputs that a company relies upon to produce the product that will ultimately reach its customers.…

We have visited all the ERP functional areas during this journey and discovered how Artificial Intelligence gives its strength in suggestions, automation, and metric…

The ERP's Project Management area enables the company to shape, follow, and predict long term plans. It delivers efficient orchestration of resources and actions for…

Human capital is a crucial area in the ERP because it represents the engine of the company. Lately, some organisations have started a new strategy in recruiting involving…

During my many years in ERP implementation, I have observed this. Many companies approach ERP Implementation from a project mindset, not with a transformational vision.

What is the difference?

Project mindset asks the question 'How do…

The best way to fail at an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation is to choose the wrong software up front. Choosing software without following some basic guidelines is a sure-fire method for disaster. Probably the worst thing that…

Find out which EAM/CMMS system is best for your needs. Get the pros and cons for each of these top business intelligence solutions across 20 key business and functional requirements.

This competitive analysis report from…

As a management trainee in an export firm, I was expecting to be on the frontlines canting on marketing concepts and market strategies. I was in for a surprise when my manager gave me the apparently mundane task of drawing up an RFP document. Now, an RFP is a 'Request for Proposal'. A seemingly simple name for a fairly innocuous task. I knew about it but was not really expecting it to fall on my plate. Perhaps, seeing my discomfort, my manager said to me,” Good business is always good…

The word Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP conveys a sense of planning the use of enterprise-wide resources to achieve enterprise objectives in the best possible manner. However, ERP has come to mean something much less ambitious. It simply means integrating two or more separate applications.

The integration is done by the use of a common database and multiple software and hardware components. Thus an ERP system can include Manufacturing, Financials, Sales & Distribution, and HR…