In order to react quickly to changing business conditions, penetrate global markets, and above all remain competitive, businesses have learned that they need to stay informed, efficient, agile, and dedicated to their core competencies. All that, it turns out, is easier to achieve within an ecosystem of trusted partners.
Year: 2016
Innovation is a Healthy Lifestyle not a Fad Diet
Many companies opt for innovation when faced with disruption in their markets. They think of an innovative product or service or even a new mobile app as a quick-fix for dwindling revenues or declining market share – a sort of nip-and-tuck or crash diet for the business that will help it look more attractive to its customers and shareholders.
ERP Tackles 5 Challenges Faced by Manufacturing Companies
Change is everywhere. And it seems to happen at warp speed these days.
Today, from a business perspective, few sectors can escape the disadvantages of economic and/or exchange rate volatility that are a consequence of all this global change.
Developing Useful Mobile Apps
A technical blog can sometimes be as dry as a week old bowl of Weet-Bix left out in the Sahara desert.
Rather than simply rattling off jargon or spouting technical specifications – I wanted my next blog to reflect the human side of what we do.
SAPICS 2016 Offers Sugar and Spice
The second day at SAPICS 2016 started for me with a coffee or two at the SYSPRO Café networking with gurus, customers, and partners and debating the new spin on ERP. Like mobility, visibility, keeping it simple, appropriate and usable rather than treating it like a “big brother” system to be worked round. The chat was heavy and we all needed the coffee.
Streamlining Your Company with ERP
Streamlining isn’t just for planes, trains and automobiles. It’s also a valuable concept in business. Is competition fierce? Profit margins tight? Can the difference between success and failure boil down to a few minutes of lead time? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of those questions, it’s time to look for areas where you can minimize the drag on your business.
Keeping Business Solutions Innovation Simple
Why shouldn’t you let a Pokémon shower with you? It might Pikachu.
Apologies. I couldn’t resist.
Love it or hate it, Pokémon GO has become a global phenomenon. Bigger than Candy Crush, less useful than Gangnam Style, and unfettered by generational barriers, this location-based augmented reality mobile game has become the most talked about app on the planet.
GLOBAL TALK – Knowledge is Power
Experts in every field know the value of trade magazines and industry publications. At the personal level, they can serve as the cornerstone of post-graduate professional development, honing expertise and keeping that expertise on the cutting edge. For organizations, they provide a conduit into the collective knowledge of an industry, supplying insight into broader trends, while at the same time offering specific examples of how other companies are improving and re-defining their competitive edge.
Food Safety is Critical for Your ERP System
Aligning food safety strategy and ERP implementation is critical for manufacturers who wish to gain a competitive edge in a very volatile and competitive market. World class manufacturers understand that traditional manual processes can no longer provide the real time and accurate information required to drive their businesses. Effective use of an ERP system can help push food safety compliance deep into the 21stcentury and beyond.
