If there’s one thing global competition has taught us, it’s that our attitudes towards technology can mean the difference between success and failure. Industry 4.0, the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, is still in the early days of adoption, but the changes it promises are profound. Over the next decade, forward-thinking businesses will embrace change and transform themselves, through connectivity, data, automation, and an increasingly sophisticated workforce.
Year: 2017
Trends Paving the Way for SMMEs
There has never been a more exciting time to be a small or medium sized business. Technology has levelled the playing field – making it possible for SMMEs to compete with big business. Here are a few of the things making SMMEs smile:
6 Reasons to Go Mobile (If You Haven’t Already)
Traditional ERP systems have simplified and revolutionised modern business. However, in today’s world of globalised and digitised markets, it is becoming increasingly vital to access tools and data on the go. Here are some of the key things driving the move to mobile ERP:
What is Digital Transformation?
Everywhere you look technologists and software experts are banging on about Digital Transformation, the Internet of Things and Cloud this, that and the other.
To Boldly Go in ERP Where Few Men Have Gone Before
I’m a supply chain guy but I started with a narrower focus, in manufacturing, in Glasgow. Glasgow – famous for many manufacturing and engineering innovators including Scottie of The Starship Enterprise fame. You know the guy that always complained “ah canna do it Captain Kirk, the warp drives just won’t take it …”.
9 Ways Cloud ERP is Changing the World … and Your Business
- Boosted capabilities – Cloud gives small and medium sized businesses the opportunity to compete with larger organizations. SMEs gain the ability to use enterprise applications that they otherwise couldn’t afford, letting them compete more effectively.
Tomorrow’s Supply Chains
It’s an exciting time to work in the field of supply chain. There’s a sense of change in the air – an awareness of the future unfolding. There are thought leaders who think we’re headed for a ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, an era of sustainable, socially conscious enterprises, underpinned by the intelligent interconnection of software and machines. For decision makers along the supply chain, it’s time for research – and for vision. In many instances, the adoption (or non-adoption) of today’s technologies will determine who thrives and who dies along the supply chains of tomorrow.
5 Signs You are Ready for ERP
ERP is often considered as something exclusive to large corporations. However, many small-to-medium businesses are fast realizing the power and competitive advantage that ERP brings.
5 Traits of a Great ‘ERP-centric’ CIO
A great CIO is a rare hybrid: one part businessperson, one part computer geek. We so often see in ERP implementations, success requires a CIO who is willing to stand behind the process and drive the necessary organizational change.