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Steve Bassaw

Steve Bassaw is the Product Manager at SYSPRO Canada. Steve has been with SYSPRO for 20 years in diverse roles such as Support, Consulting, Product Management, and Solution Architect. Before joining SYSPRO, Steve was a SYSPRO software super-user at a manufacturing company where he gained hands on experience using ERP to improve Operations and Supply Chain. Steve is also Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Business/IT program at BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology).

Posts by Steve Bassaw

ERP for ManufacturingBusiness software

Considerations and Barriers to Adoption of Smart Manufacturing

Reading Time: 6 minutes Smart manufacturing is enabled by digital transformation. Fully implemented, it optimizes the manufacturing process through technology, like IIoT, artificial intelligence …

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ERP for ManufacturingBusiness software

Has Your Manufacturing Operation Outgrown its Accounting Software

Reading Time: 5 minutes Replace accounting software that your business may have outgrown Orders are up, business is booming, and your manufacturing operation is …

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Applying and Operating ERPERP systems

Calculating an ROI for your ERP investment: Where to look for tangible benefits

Reading Time: 5 minutes In one of my previous blogs, “The Importance of Building a Business Case for ERP,” we looked at the significance …

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ERP ImplementationERP and Digitization

The importance of building a business case for ERP

Reading Time: 6 minutes Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a great place to start digitization of your manufacturing or distribution business …

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ERP for ManufacturingERP and Lean Manufacturing

How to improve quality management in your manufacturing business

Reading Time: 4 minutes The consequences of quality control errors at your manufacturing plant can be huge, potentially resulting in rework, product redesign, recalls, …

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ERP for ManufacturingERP Implementation

How ERP can improve shop floor control and productivity

Reading Time: 5 minutes Years ago, when I was working as a production planner at a manufacturing company, I would often receive calls or …

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ERP ImplementationERP Implementation

Myth or Truth? 6 Tips for ERP implementation success

Reading Time: 5 minutes ERP adoption and implementation can have a wide range of outcomes, so whether you are upgrading your ERP system or …

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Supply Chain Management and ERPERP and Lean Manufacturing

5 Easy Ways to Go Digital in your Warehouse in 2021

Reading Time: 7 minutes Here’s the thing about enduring a crisis: sometimes, you end up better than you were when it started. So says …

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ERP and TechnologyERP and Digitization

4 Key Elements to Ensure Your Digital Transformation Strategy Implementation Succeeds

Reading Time: 5 minutes Competition among manufacturers is at an all-time high due to the increasing ease of cross-border trading, combined with customers demanding …

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