When it comes to running your business processes, having an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is highly advantageous. More and more frequently, ERPs are being used in the cloud, which has even more advantages, including:
When it comes to running your business processes, having an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is highly advantageous. More and more frequently, ERPs are being used in the cloud, which has even more advantages, including:
Topics: cloud, integration, john shepperson, oates co, analytics, security, access, information backup
No matter how big or small your business is, you receive regular shipments of inventory, supplies, or other goods. Therefore, integrating container tracking and your enterprise resource planning (ERP) is essential for managing quality, timing, and business relationships.
Topics: tracking, integration, john shepperson, oates co, manufacturing, analytics, container tracking, hanjin
Are you thinking about a customer relationship management (CRM) system? As you consider, you probably have one huge question: How will it help my business?
The following tips will help you use a CRM system to build customer relationships and increase the quality and value of your business through improved information management.
Topics: Sage, customer relationship management, sage crm, crm, integration, john shepperson, oates co, social media, email marketing
Modern business practices are moving from traditional hardware and software solutions to the cloud. The cloud is a place where you can host your software and sometimes even hardware on someone else’s system. Hosting your information online has become easier and less expensive with the advances in server technology over the last 15 years. You'll have the same network security as Google, Amazon, or Microsoft but without having to invest the same time, capital, and labor costs.
Topics: ERP, enterprise resource planning, cloud, integration, john shepperson, cloud-based ERP, oates co, customization, scalable, security
Process manufacturing software is a type of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that focuses on streamlining your manufacturing processes. Using an ERP can change the time and energy your company puts into analyzing manufacturing and improving your numbers.
The right ERP software can improve your systems and save you time and money the following 4 ways:
Topics: ERP, automation, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, integration, john shepperson, oates co, real time, process management
Acumatica is a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system for managing distribution businesses. An ERP’s value is often overshadowed by its implementation learning curve, which makes it easy for business owners to overlook their many positive attributes. For distribution businesses considering Acumatica or trying to improve the effectiveness of their current ERP systems, here's how an ERP can help increase efficiency, drive revenue, and cut costs.
Enterprise resource planning systems can:
Topics: ERP, enterprise resource planning, cloud, inventory management, integration, john shepperson, cloud-based ERP, oates co, customization
For most of us, this time of year comes with the best intentions, both personally and professionally. But more often than not, in spite of our good intentions, our resolutions never quite come to fruition.
We talk with a lot of companies that tell us that they’d really like to improve their website. Whether it’s bulking up SEO, leaner order entry processes, or a better customer experience, most companies’ websites are due for an overhaul in 2015.
Topics: ERP, Sage, enterprise resource planning, upgrade, integration, oates co, mobile website, new year, b2b, overhaul, b2c, resolution, seo, website pipeline, 2015
Manufacturing and distribution trends are changing all the time. (You can see some 2014 trends here.) Though the trends fluctuate, it always stands that small and mid-sized distributors must continue improving their quality control, productivity, and competitiveness in order to level the playing field between themselves and larger distribution companies. To do so, many companies are looking at automation and software integration programs like Sage ERP X3. These ERP (an acronym for enterprise resource planning) systems offer increased control over all aspects of running a distribution company.
Here are some tips to use Sage ERP X3 to increase quality and competitiveness:
Topics: ERP, Sage, automation, sage erp x3, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, crm, integration, manufacturing, quality control, distribution, mobile friendly, trends, productivity, offshore control
Getting visibility from the shop floor to the top floor of any manufacturing center begins through the effective use of business intelligence. Manufacturers are streamlining their operations while gaining greater insights into where and how they can improve operations using business intelligence applications and platforms.
In addition, integrating business intelligence applications with customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems provides insights and knowledge about manufacturing operations and company operations that weren’t available before.
Here are some strategies for improving manufacturing with business intelligence:
Topics: ERP, supply chain, customer relationship management, business intelligence, key performance indicators, enterprise resource planning, inventory, crm, integration, john shepperson, oates co, manufacturing, KPI, forecasting, metrics, suppliers
When your distribution company starts to grow, gaining local and global customers alike, your accounting department will find it more and more time consuming to prepare invoices.
Topics: ERP, Sage, tracking, enterprise resource planning, integration, john shepperson, modules, oates co, sage erp, sales orders, credit card processing
