February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Modifying and Maintaining ERP Systems: The High Cost of Business Disruption
Today’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are challenged to provide the architectural agility necessary to support businesses in a high-change, global environment (e.g., to accommodate merger and acquisition [M&A] activity, new financial or regulatory requirements, organizational restructuring, or new business processes). A recent IDC survey shows that the negative impact of business disruptions attached to ERP modifications is simply too high: a 20.9% decline in stock price, a 14.3% revenue loss due to delayed product launches, and a 16.6% decline in customer satisfaction.
February 27th, 2012 | | Comments Off on VAI: Smith Drug Company
By implementing VAI’s S2K for Distribution, Smith Drug Company enhanced existing, and acquired new and valuable technological capabilities. Due to S2K’s user-friendly interface, employees can quickly create reports and retrieve customer and order information. As a result, calls to Smith Drug Company’s IT department dropped 75 to 80 percent, noted Isaac Rogers, Vice President of Operations. This allows personnel to make better use of time, focusing on exceptional customer service and accurate inventory management.
Warehouse management software delivers efficiencies inside and outside of the warehouse, throughout a company’s entire supply chain. Without warehouse management software, order fulfillment and returns can become very confusing. Read more to see how WMS software can help you.
Supply chain management software is a robust, feature-rich technology softwares that enhance operations from end-to-end. Read on to learn more about the powerful capabilities of supply chain.
ERP vendors expect their customers to negotiate for the best ERP deal. Keeping that in mind, chances are the price that the sales rep quotes you will probably be the straight from their price book and be marked up considerably.
February 27th, 2012 | | Comments Off on WMS in the Cloud – Real-World Business Option, or Just Fluff?
So the world probably doesn’t need another whitepaper detailing the benefits of a warehouse management system (WMS) – which, by the way, are increased productivity, real-time access to information, up to 99+ percent inventory accuracy, faster shipping, better collaboration with partners and improved customer service, to name a few.
SAP offers a full-featured suite of financial management functions available in its SAP ERP Financials platform as well as a number of other modules. SAP Accounting Software enables businesses to improve insight into their fiscal processes by streamlining accounting procedures and better managing risk.
A warehouse distribution center is the focal point of the supply chain, and a successful strategy for planning the distribution center will reap positive results at several points, from receiving of products to distribution to customers.
Microsoft develops and markets software, services and solutions that deliver new opportunity, convenience, and value to people’s lives. The company’s […]
Are you having trouble getting clients to pay the bills on time? Are you tired of making phone calls to remind them of when invoices are due? Why not use a software package that offers you the ability to communicate the same information through forms like customer statements?
