Steps to Proactively Safeguard Your Valuable ERP Investment

Reading Time: 7 minutes Business leaders take many steps to safeguard their organizations. They make sure they’re in the best location, hire key talent and train them to provide exceptional customer service. They ensure that their employment contracts are legally compliant, that intellectual property is protected and that restraints of trade are in place for customer-facing staff. When it … Read more

An Engaging ERP UX is as Important as its Functionality

Have you ever been lost in an application? Or frustrated because you are unable to find what is required from you within an application? How many times have you been scrutinizing the screen to find the ‘missing’ item resulting in conflicting feelings between relief and foolishness because the placement of the missing item was just not that apparent.

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8 Steps to Selecting the Right ERP

Amazingly, the ERP industry is now over 40 years old.

In 40 years, most veterans of ERP will have noted that the ERP industry has transformed from an ‘ERP solution sold on the golf course’ to a solution that is discovery led and drives business benefit. With more online ERP content being published by providers, promising you increased business success, with a higher ROI than ever, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by information. This can make it difficult to understand what is and isn’t achievable from the solution, and who is best placed to deliver the solution that fits your business needs.

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6 Tips for Growing Your Cannabusiness

Reading Time: 4 minutes With rapid growth comes change – and the Cannabis Industry is no exception.  Whether changes are innovative, or a setback on the road toward federal legalization, potrepreneurs in the new green economy must have insight into their business across the entire supply and demand chain.  Once you have a true understanding of your operation’s financial … Read more

Driving User Engagement across the Supply Chain

My daughter is currently completing her final year of high school. As a parent, I am extremely grateful for the way in which technology is being used to provide instant access to information concerning my child’s progress.

Take Moodle, for example. Moodle is a free and open-source Learning Management System that offers customizable management features to extend and tailor the learning environment. Basically, it is a nifty way for me to access detailed updates on her academic performance from my mobile device. And the best part of it? It is user-friendly, highly configurable and feature-rich – all the things that have come to be expected in the 21st Century.

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Creating Cross-generational Business Technology

At a time when some areas of technology seem to be moving at warp speed, the challenge of implementing new business software can leave one feeling a little thrown. When it comes to technology, not all of us share the same preferences. I recently discussed this with Gavin Verreyne, SYSPRO USA Chief Services Officer, and we agreed that our cross-generational user base possesses distinct differences based on their exposure to different forms of technology. SYSPRO builds its software to support today’s workplace, which is composed of three generations, absorbing technology in different ways, at their own pace:

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How Electronics Manufacturers Can Benefit from ERP

It’s an exciting time to be offering ERP to APAC manufacturers – especially our partners in the electronics industry. In 2017, APAC was the largest region in the electrical and electronics manufacturing market, accounting for approximately 55% of the global market share. That’s quite a feat, but no one, especially in the dynamic world of electronics manufacturing, can afford to rest on their laurels.

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