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A cybersecurity story for today’s CFO

May 10, 2021May 6, 2021 by Marilize Wessels

Reading Time: 6 minutesWalls and watchwords protected medieval castles against plundering masses. But firewalls and passwords cannot withstand cyber-attacks indefinitely. Ultimately, the safety of your cyber-city depends on the vigilance of its citizens. Slight paranoia also helps. Heard the one about the bitcoin billionaire who cannot remember his crypto wallet’s password? It’s no joke. Just ask Stefan Tomas, … Read more

Should customers pay for post-implementation software support?

July 27, 2021May 4, 2021 by Menwil Gordon

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter customers have deployed an ERP system, the next phase is post-implementation support. In some cases, the annual license fee (ALF) may include this, but often end users presume the post-implementation support from the vendor is free. Historically, support packages have not been a value-add service – customers would log their query and the provider … Read more

The future of ERP – from ‘Built to Last’ to ‘Built to Change’

July 27, 2021April 29, 2021 by Phil Duff

Reading Time: 5 minutesNiels Bohr, the Nobel laureate in Physics and father of the atomic model, is quoted as saying “prediction is very difficult, especially about the future”. But if you are doing business, you need to be able to estimate the future. You don’t just make it up on a daily basis. Forecasting gives companies a better … Read more

The Executive guide to ERP: Part 1

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 by Johan Du Toit

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen it comes to an ERP project, many business executives, even some CIOs, delegate their responsibilities for running an ERP project to the ERP solution implementer. They do this because this is an area they have little or no experience of, and no education about. What they need is an executive guide to ERP, and … Read more

A Service Your Customers Expect: Traceability in Consumer Electronics

April 7, 2025April 22, 2021 by Jakes Mantle

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe consumer electronics and semi-conductor companies are in an industry with a high level of product returns and recalls – 15% of all recalls in the EU in Q1 2019, and 29% in the US . Sometimes the returns are not due to a fault. According to a 2011 report by Accenture, Reducing the Quantity … Read more

How SYSPRO Independent Software Vendors can Help you Sharpen Your ERP Systems

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by Sanjay Ejantkar

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat do manufacturers and distributors want from their ERP system? The answers, according to a recent survey to our customers, include warehouse management, automation, and business intelligence. Warehouse management The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken and challenged many parts of the business, including supply chains. Many manufacturing organizations are shortening their supply chain to make them simpler … Read more

SEA as a Central Component in the Global Supply Chain

April 20, 2021April 13, 2021 by Sridharan Arumugam

One of the world’s largest container ships recently made headlines after it became wedged across the Suez canal and blocked normal cargo flows. The daily losses due to the supply chain disruption was estimated at between $12 million to $15 million. This example is just the tip of the iceberg for many manufacturers and distributors, as disruptions, operational efficiencies and disparate systems became the reality over the past year due to the pandemic.

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