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ERP software selection and implementation

• 5 ERP implementation best practices CIOs should know

  Deploying a new ERP system is a risky endeavor, and danger lurks at every turn. Learn how to lower the risk of failure with these five tried-and-true best practices. Continue Reading

• Follow these guidelines for a successful ERP upgrade project

  Get a handle on the time and cost variables of upgrading an ERP system and stay laser focused on value drivers, like analytics, that have the biggest impact on business strategy. Continue Reading

• Deacom ERP helps process manufacturer pump up the volume

  California Custom Fruits and Flavors chose to implement a process manufacturing-oriented ERP tool from Deacom over industry heavyweights like SAP, Oracle and Microsoft. Here's why. Continue Reading

• New ERP skills needed to staff today's cloud systems

  Manufacturers need to cultivate a new class of generalists who have expertise across technology and functional domains, including change management and collaboration. Continue Reading

• Finding the right ERP consultants is key to project success

  With ERP implementations, choosing the right or wrong project consultants can be the difference between success and failure, so experts agree that you should choose wisely. Continue Reading

• IFS CEO Roos: Legacy ERP system owners want 'time out'

  In a Q&A, Darren Roos, CEO of ERP vendor IFS, discusses the company's growth and how it's poised to challenge industry giants SAP, Oracle and Microsoft over legacy ERP customers.Continue Reading

• 7 ways to ensure a successful cloud ERP implementation

  Understand why everything from documenting business processes to managing shadow IT can make or break your ERP implementation. Here's what you should know.Continue Reading

• SMB reaps rewards of migrating QAD ERP system to the cloud

  Moog's medical devices group moved its on-premises ERP system to the cloud, resulting in more reliable operation and a redirected IT focus on adding business value to the entire group.Continue Reading

• Dalsin Industries returns to on premises with Epicor ERP system

  Dalsin Industries implemented a Plex cloud ERP system to replace an old Epicor system but moved back to on-premises Epicor when the cloud proved to be inadequate for its needs.Continue Reading

• Mitsubishi Imaging transforms sales with e-commerce B2C software

  When Mitsubishi Imaging wanted a B2C and B2B web store, it used Sana software to open Dynamics NAV ERP data to e-commerce. Changing business processes was the biggest challenge.Continue Reading

• How to use a new ERP system to improve business processes

  Packaged ERP will not match your business processes exactly -- and that's a good thing. Here's why you should use the prospect of a new system and its implementation to become better.Continue Reading

• Choose the right path for a global ERP implementation

  A global ERP implementation takes careful planning. In this podcast, ERP expert Gerry Kistler provides tips on how to get started.Continue Reading

• Look for warning signs in the ERP implementation process

  In this podcast, Eric Kimberling of Panorama Consulting discusses the 'canaries in the coal mines' of ERP projects that may indicate an ERP project is failing.Continue Reading

• When implementing ERP, governments must focus on public good

  Governments and public agencies have different requirements and goals for implementing ERP than private companies, and they need to understand this before starting an ERP project.Continue Reading

• Who's who among midmarket ERP vendors?

  Whatever your ERP needs may be, knowing the makeup of vendor offerings is the first step in choosing the right software. Here is a quick look at midmarket ERP vendors.Continue Reading