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March 23, 2017

We are on the cusp of Industry 4.0, the fourth Industrial Revolution. Over the next decade, Industry 4.0 will emerge to meet demand for tailor made products at affordable prices – from mobile phones to cars and from household goods […]

March 21, 2017

There are a host of issues to consider as you plan a global ERP implementation, from differences in languages to a variety of tax regulations in different countries. In this podcast, Gerry Kistler, president and CEO of KCP Dynamics, discusses […]

March 17, 2017

When it comes to enterprise customer care, machine learning enables virtual assistant solutions to automate tasks that used to require a live agent: password resets, address and complex information collection, even sales support. Integrating machine learning into enterprise customer care […]

March 9, 2017

Digital transformation is a fast growing phenomenon with measurable business value and can make a major positive impact on your business. Today’s small business owners need change ready ERP implementation to grow and thrive it’s worth the minimal disruption to […]

February 23, 2017

It can be easy to get caught up in a game of comparisons when searching for new software.  And in some situations, it is very important to compare different solutions side by side, especially when it comes to things like […]

February 10, 2017

How Mattress Giant used its ERP system to triple its in-store sales. A person doesn’t shop for a mattress too often, and the process takes time. Typically, a customer looks over mattresses on display at a store, asks a salesman […]

January 9, 2017

PLM software updates topic drive lot of debates in engineering world. PLM implementation is still a project that can take time, resources and lot of planning from a manufacturing company. So, once implemented, companies keep it running for many years. […]

January 3, 2017

Machine intelligence (MI) is fast outgrowing its cradle in the technology department. This calls for a new, high-level executive function and a strategic roadmap. In this article I’ll outline some areas for your new CMIO to crack during 2017 and […]

December 19, 2016

ERP pricing is a tricky business: One of the most complicated and exasperating aspects of purchasing an ERP solution is trying to sort out your options based on function and the economics of purchase or rental. Recently, I was involved […]

December 16, 2016

Even in our digital age, beginning to rely on information from the IoT (the Internet of Things), the success of an ERP implementation has much more to do with the people who run the project than it does with the […]

October 5, 2016

Like many midsize companies, my organization realized at a certain point that its IT systems were becoming a major cost burden that needed controlling. We had around 1,000 applications, mostly owned by business units, a few hundred of which were […]

October 3, 2016

Why is there so much manufacturing ERP software, created specifically for the manufacturing sector? “Manufacturing ERP must account for and manage the actual production processes and materials on the factory floor,” said Steve Bieszczat, chief marketing officer at IQMS, a […]

September 12, 2016

In the olden days (say 5 years ago) EHR data conversion for a small to medium sized medical practice meant moving from paper records to digital records, and that was bad enough: reams of charts had to be scanned in, […]

September 8, 2016

My attention was caught by tweet promoting CIMdata’s complimentary PLM Leadership Tutorials – a set of videos describing PLM in 5, 10 or 15 min. I found this video set fascinating and interesting. Navigate to the following link to watch […]

July 12, 2016

As we’ve discussed before, to be successful as an eCommerce company you need to invest in the proper tools for both front-end and back-end management. Many businesses entering the eCommerce space often overlook the need for back-end systems to fulfill, […]

July 11, 2016

The global seed market accounted for $23.65 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $55.3 billion by 2022, at CAGR of 11.2%. The numbers can only grow from here with the kind of demand that exists for quality seeds […]