According to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, RV markets saw significant growth in 2012 with wholesale shipments, finishing the year with an increase of 13.2% over 2011. This is the highest annual total for RV shipments since 2007. When it comes to implementing an ERP system, managing this uptick in activity is critical. ERP Trends [...]
Cloud ERP: Are We at a Tipping Point?
3.28.13:
Through our work with manufacturing organizations in a variety of sectors, we often team with companies that wish to move away from traditionally purchased ERP licenses deployed in their own data centers. That’s why we read with interest a recent Cloud ERP industry study about the willingness of manufacturers to adopt Cloud ERP. Sponsored by [...]
ERP Systems and Manufacturing: Here They Grow
3.19.13:
Spring is in the air, and so is news of steady growth in the US manufacturing sector. We’ve recently seen reports that forecast US manufacturers bringing production back to the United States. These so-called “reshoring” trends stem from rising costs in energy and offshore wages – making homeland production more economically feasible. Growth has also [...]
Business Intelligence Trends: ERP and Business Intelligence
2.14.13:
Most manufacturers enjoy access to accurate and timely data managed by their ERP system. What’s key for overall business performance, however, is the ability for manufacturers to use consolidated data for powerful insight into context and trends. Beyond Data ERP systems adequately track functional areas of an enterprise, such as shipping, inventory, accounts receivable and [...]
Your ERP System: Would You Rather Fight than Switch?
2.12.13:
There’s a struggle going on within many of today’s manufacturing organizations. The challenges involve a manufacturer’s ability to meet customer demands, to handle an ever-changing competitive environment, all while coping with the limits of their legacy ERP systems. When a manufacturer operates with an outdated ERP system, they reduce their ability to enter new markets [...]
ERP Systems in 2013: What‘s Ahead?
11.27.12:
Ultra teams with numerous companies in a given year. Whether complex manufacturers, food processors, automotive, heavy duty, consumer products, or manufacturers from other sectors, these companies were faced with a decision to move away from legacy ERP. They looked to streamline manual processes and reduce the number of stand-alone silos of information that limit their [...]
Will ERP Go Mobile in 2013?
11.20.12:
In the coming year, how important will it be for the small to mid-sized manufacturer to access real-time business information quickly and securely via a smart phone or other device? In a word: very. The manufacturers we team with are finding it necessary to move beyond the confines of their desk, warehouse, shop floor, workstation [...]
Looking Back: Were 2012 ERP System Predictions Accurate?
11.16.12:
In the early days of 2012, the ERP industry news outlet Enterprise Apps Today posted an article that predicted a flurry of lawsuits generated from failed ERP implementations. Other “Top 10 ERP Predictions for 2012” suggested that there would be increased litigation related to ERP implementations gone sour. In the waning weeks of 2012, it’s [...]
ERP Software: From Automation to Amplification
10.29.12:
According to a recent article in InformationWeek, 2012 will go down in the history books as year-one of a three-year shift in the fundamental responsibilities of the CIO. That’s according to Gartner Group’s Mark McDonald. As Gartner sees it, the three-year shift is moving a CIO’s focus “from cost to a focus on growth, from [...]
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