Calculating ROI from Your Investment in ERP
As independent ERP consultants, we’re often asked about the concept of tracking ROI and inevitably the conversation leads to what returns to monitor.
Considering a new ERP system? Don’t be easily impressed!
Chances are if you are one of the thousands of companies that will be looking at a new ERP this year, you are updating from a 10-year-old system or you are moving to your first major system.
Product Configuration Basics
It’s always interesting to see what questions we’re asked as an ERP consulting firm. Many of the teams we work with face challenges when customizing products to serve a variety of customers.
How to Find the Best Independent ERP Consultant
A handy checklist helps manufacturing, distributing companies locate the best ERP consultants.
We often talk with manufacturers and distributors about their enterprise technology initiatives, and the specific role an ERP consultant can play in evaluation, selection and implementation.
Why Production, Quality and Process Monitoring are the Heart of MES
Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) means different things to different people. I think it depends on a person’s perspective.
How Does Industry 4.0 Impact Manufacturing and Distribution Companies?
As an independent ERP consulting firm, we see that Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 have become almost buzzwords today. But they are more than a fleeting trend.
4 Potential Solutions for the Manufacturing Labor Shortage
Skilled manufacturing jobs continue to go unfilled, despite the ongoing economic recovery from the pandemic downturn, strong job growth overall, rising wages across nearly every vertical and high unemployment in the service sector (and others). The result is production bottlenecks, reduced capacity, unfilled orders, low inventories and lost sales. What…
Global Consumer Goods Organization Improves Business Processes and Prepares for Growth
Global organizations, particularly those dealing in Consumer Goods, often struggle with piecemeal systems, which create inconsistent approaches to business processes and financials.
5 Guidelines for Evaluating ERP Systems for Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers
Today’s ERP systems for Consumer Products Manufacturers (CPG) must drive true transformation. In order to compete, consumer goods companies must keep pace with customer demand while managing margins and complying with ever-changing safety and environmental regulations
