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ERP Education: Losing Our Religion
By Steven Phillips | Nov 25 2013
Many organizations have lost sight of the fact that there is a difference between ERP education and ERP software training. End-user software training is very important, but it can be very different from understanding the ... Read More
Should You Test ERP Software Before Purchasing?
By Todd James | Nov 11 2013
Testing the ERP software can be a costly and time-consuming process, eating up IT staff time for both customers and vendors that could be devoted to other projects. Many companies want to get their new ... Read More
The Wrong People to Select Your ERP Software Package
By Steven Phillips | Nov 06 2013
It goes without saying one of the primary goals when evaluating ERP software is to select the "best-fit" package. However, who is selecting the software or making the software recommendation, can have a major impact ... Read More
The Wrong People to Drive Your ERP Evaluation
By Steven Phillips | Oct 25 2013
It goes without saying one of the primary goals for ERP evaluation is to select the "best-fit" package. However, the person selecting the software or making the software recommendation, can have a major impact on ... Read More
“Gotchas” to Look for When Hiring an ERP Consultant
By Panorama Consulting | Oct 24 2013
There are thousands of ERP consultants across the globe angling for contracts. ERP consultants can help you find the best ERP software solution for your company. We outline 3 traps to avoid when choosing ... Read More
Channel Incentives: 3 Ways to Make Your Supply Chain Team Happy (Part 3)
By Michael Kerman | Oct 23 2013
In this final part of a three-part series, Revitas' Michael Kerman wraps up his examination of channel incentives and how they can benefit your team. Read More
From the Community: Are There Worthy Open Source ERP Options?
By Miranda Limonczenko | Oct 18 2013
Today’s question is about the software beast, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). In his question Tony S asks: “Are there any worthy open source ERP options?” As Tony alludes to in his question, there are many ... Read More
ERP Consultants: The Go-It-Alone Scare Tactic
By Steven Phillips | Oct 14 2013
Let's face it. ERP is a multi-billion dollar industry dominated by software vendors and consulting firms. This is not going to change anytime soon since software is the necessity of any ERP implementation. But, ... Read More
From the Community: ERP vs MRP Which is Better For Me?
By Mark Aspillera | Oct 04 2013
This week’s question is from Brenda F., who asks which type of software solution would be a better fit for her business: “ERP vs MRP, which is better for me?” Brenda’s got a business that ... Read More
Are the ERP Needs of SMB Truly Different?
By Steven Phillips | Sep 30 2013
The needs of small manufacturing businesses and the SMB group in general, have received a lot of attention lately in the ERP media. The basic premise is smaller businesses are unique animals. Many in this ... Read More