Tips

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• ERP reporting tools effective first step in exploiting data

  Here's how ERP's built-in reporting and SQL tools can be effective at exploiting company data without full-blown analytics -- within limits.  Continue Reading

• The four best ways to tailor ERP packages to your needs

  Despite the standard advice against doing it, sometimes you just have to modify an off-the-shelf ERP package. Here are the main routes that ERP vendors provide.  Continue Reading

• Industries turn to digital twin technology, IoT to boost profits

  From design to predictive analytics, the use of digital twins is becoming more prevalent. Here's a look at how it can help different sectors.  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

• Seven supply chain risk factors that affect assessment, mitigation

  Over the years, managing supply and demand has become increasingly complicated. Here's a look at factors that influence today's supply chain risk assessments.  Continue Reading

• Hard truths you need to know about customized ERP

  It's true that companies sometimes believe packaged ERP doesn't fully support every business process. But here's why you might want to just say no to modification.  Continue Reading

• Why internal supply chain alignment is critical -- and how to get it

  The internal supply chain -- from procurement to sales -- is critical to your company's success. Here's how to make sure your departments are aligned, and not working at cross-purposes.  Continue Reading

• Supply chain, logistics and inventory go 3D with additive manufacturing

  Additive manufacturing -- popularly known as 3D printing -- has been touted as the next big thing in manufacturing, but its impact will soon be seen in supply chain management.  Continue Reading

• How to decide if ERP best practices are the best for your business

  ERP vendors often claim their software incorporates business process best practices that are best left unchanged. But how do you know if these ERP best practices are right for you?  Continue Reading

• B2B processes get smarter in the cloud

  Major cloud platforms are offering more and more analytics tools. It's a development that should be beneficial for the continuing growth and alignment of B2B partnerships.  Continue Reading

• Three measures for capturing the value of data-driven decisions

  Here's advice on how to track not just the amount of use of the analytics team's data and insights, but the value of the analytics they bring to the entire organization.  Continue Reading

• Why customizing ERP software is usually a bad idea

  To get the functions and flexibility that support your organization's competitive edge, try these five solutions first, before customizing ERP as a last resort.  Continue Reading

• Trump presidency makes supply chain disruption planning critical

  The current political climate is a charged one. Companies that have a global supply network should start thinking about risks -- and how to handle them -- today.  Continue Reading

• Driverless vehicles to rev up supply chain management

  If self-driving forklifts and fleets of trucks guided by technology sound like science fiction, think again. Here's a look at what's happening today -- and what's coming tomorrow.  Continue Reading

• How lean production systems cut the fat out of manufacturing, ERP

  From its introduction, the lean approach has influenced manufacturing efficiency, and ERP systems have incorporated its concepts to a greater and greater degree. Here's a look at how lean and ERP have grown increasingly intertwined.  Continue Reading