November 2022 - SYSPRO Blog

How Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Thinking About ERP (TAE) can be used with an ERP system

January 27, 2023November 29, 2022 by Matthew Gordon-Box

Reading Time: 4 minutes A movement has been around for a few years called Business Transformation. Twenty years ago, a different action — Business Process Improvement — helped to encourage a concept called the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Finally, fourteen years ago, a book called ‘Thinking about ERP’ was published, which explained how businesses should think about selecting, deploying … Read more

The role of inventory management and inventory optimization in ERP

January 9, 2023November 22, 2022 by Matthew Gordon-Box

Reading Time: 5 minutes Inventory management is important because it provides a buffer to balance out the uncertainties between demand and supply. However, while it can be viewed positively, holding inventory also creates problems. Physical space used by stock comes at a cost – inventory ties up cash and working capital which could be better deployed elsewhere. As an … Read more

Four growth tactics for manufacturer and distributor success

January 9, 2023November 15, 2022 by Jaco Maritz

Reading Time: 5 minutes It is no secret that the manufacturer and distributor sectors have been some of the hardest hit by the global health crisis and recent geopolitical instability. In many cases this has forced decision-makers to take a step back and reassess the bigger picture and implement changes where necessary to meet the growing need for agility … Read more

How do Units of Measure (UOM) work within an ERP system

January 9, 2023November 8, 2022 by Matthew Gordon-Box

Reading Time: 4 minutes When you go to a store to buy a soda, you expect to be able to get it in a can or a bottle. But when the store owner buys sodas from a supplier, they order them in packs or boxes. It’s all the same item, a soda, but the units of measure are different. … Read more

The role of ERP in the smart factory

November 15, 2022November 1, 2022 by Kevin Dherman

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can a manufacturing business today become an intelligent and automated ecosystem – a smart factory that drives productivity, performance, and profitability? Despite external challenges such as economic conditions, fluctuating customer preferences and unexpected global events that change the way businesses perform, the manufacturing industry continues to experience growth. The more technology shifts manufacturing structures, … Read more

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