Business success: building relationships with internal, customers, prospects, and partners

Reading Time: 5 minutes Manufacturing leadership was under tremendous pressure before the pandemic to provide growth and profitability in a highly competitive market. Then the pandemic upended everything, throwing manufacturing and the supply chain into chaos. One of the keys to regaining is building relationships with key stakeholders: internal people, customers, prospects, and partners. But first, we need to … Read more

How to attract skilled millennials to manufacturing

Reading Time: 4 minutes Baby boomers are retiring en masse, and the manufacturing sector is hungry for new talent. Millennials may just be the answer. A Deloitte report showed that millennials, who are already emerging as leaders in technology and other industries, will comprise 75 percent of the global workforce by 2025. But while the industry brings in new … Read more

How ERP customers get value from a robust ISV ecosystem

Reading Time: 5 minutes ERP software has come a long way since its introduction in the 1990s. Now, ERP systems are becoming platforms. A platform is a software ecosystem that businesses can use to deploy additional business applications, at less cost and with more flexibility than traditional software programs have allowed. ERP platforms manage the major processes throughout an … Read more

What is ERP? – How to succeed in your ERP project

Reading Time: 6 minutes For manufacturing businesses who are undergoing a process of selecting an Enterprise Resource Planning system (What is ERP Part 2) , a number of critical elements should be considered. These critical factors range from the identification of key objectives, through to top management support and together result in the successful deployment of your ERP solution, … Read more

How ERP can support sustainable business practices

Reading Time: 4 minutes In 2020, amidst the pandemic, Nike pushed the sustainability envelope by producing their most environmentally friendly shoe to date. Fabricated with over 50% recycled material, the shift solidified the rise of recycled materials as a commodity in the circular economy. Circularity refers to the continual use of resources and the elimination of waste. Waste from … Read more