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How does today’s manufacturer go about justifying an ERP investment? The effort involves determining an expected return on investment, anticipating total costs and fully documenting the business case for investing in a new or upgraded system. It’s critical to document the business reasons for an investment in ERP, as well as the expected value Read More
We read with interest a recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “How Technology is Transforming US Manufacturing.” The question and answer format highlights optimism about strong productivity gains and reduced production costs within the US manufacturing sector. The article notes that "U.S. companies are now leading the world in Read More
Mid-market engineering-based manufacturing companies have different ERP requirements than other types of manufacturing. The engineering skills of the company are sought by their customers to design and develop components, end products, systems, installations, or buildings. They have many of the same supply chain needs, but their business processes Read More
A key component to Infor’s acquisition strategy is SOA – the ability to connect different systems through application program interfaces. It works like this: Infor buys a competitive ERP solution, i.e. Syteline. Infor buys a best of breed point solution, i.e. Optiva for PLM (Product Lifecycle Management). Through SOA, Infor makes the two systems Read More
