Ted on Tech How ERP is changing
Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to review almost a dozen enterprise resource planning systems for several web sites. Though I haven’t updated these reviews in a year, there are a number of thoughts about ERP that I would like to share. One is that the “E” in ERP doesn’t quite stand […]
How to Reduce ERP Security Risks
Sean Michael Kerner Sean Michael Kerner is an Internet consultant, strategist, and contributor to several leading IT business web sites. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are among the most critical enterprise applications that an organization operates and as such, they represent a lucrative target for attackers. In a session at the RSA Conference last week, […]
8 tips for downsizing disruption during technology transition
Anne Flynn Wear | Associate Editor awear@furnituretoday.com Anne covers the evolving landscape among retailers and manufacturers in the Bedding, Technology, E-Commerce and Disruptive Retail segments. People commonly exhibit four stages when it comes to adopting new technology, according to futurist Brian David Johnson, and he notes that they are surprisingly similar to the accepted stages […]
ERP: Enterprise Reporting Partner or Problem?
Ayla Queiroga Technically, “ERP” stands for enterprise resource planning. That said, given its importance to the CFO, to the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team, and to the health of a company’s broader financial systems, it should really stand for “Everyone’s Reporting Partner.” But, if we’re being honest, as it relates to its potential […]
The Problem With ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software has been the backbone of modern business since it emerged in the mid-1990s. Hundreds of billions of dollars have gone into ERP implementations with the promise of enhanced business processes automation. But was it all worth it? According to new research from Computer Economics, the answer is not clear. Every […]
How To Choose An ERP Software For Your Manufacturing Business
By: Pablo Luna Are you aware of the fact that selecting the best ERP solution for your manufacturing business is a critical task? What you need to keep in mind is that it will take a considerable amount of time to deploy the best ERP software, and your resources need to get committed to this […]
GSD Company, a Salesforce partner, has acquired Audaxium, an Oracle NetSuite cloud services consulting partner, for an undisclosed sum.
By: Ty Trumbull GSD Company, headquartered in New York City, is a technology consulting firm with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia, Toronto, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia. The company provides customer relationship management, customer service management, and marketing automation solutions primarily on the Salesforce.com platform. The company works largely in the financial services, nonprofit, consumer, […]
8 Deliverables You Can Expect from Cloud ERP
By: Lucy Thorpe In business you live or die by results – so any decision to adopt new technology has to be driven by the outcomes you expect to achieve. Luckily cloud ERP delivers on multiple counts, from flexibility to accuracy. For example; organisations pivot quickly in response to changing customer needs when they take […]
After launch of 1 million sq.ft plant, Fabuwood Cabinetry lauded for ERP roll-out
Cabinetry firm Fabuwood was honored for its ERP computer management implementation in Houston last month. The kitchen cabinetmaker retooled its business operating system when it moved in August from Jersey City into a new, one million sq.ft. headquarters plant in Newark, New Jersey, moving its operations from four different buildings to one all-encompassing superstructure on […]
Moving ERP to the cloud? Expect delays
By: Peter Sayer Businesses are attracted to cloud ERP systems by their scalability and security patch automation, but compliance challenges and difficulties in moving sensitive data to the cloud are still a concern, a study by the Cloud Security Alliance reveals. Almost two-thirds of businesses are planning to migrate an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system […]