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Top 10 ERP Tips from College CIOs

09/21/2010 at 10:33 am

Think back for a minute – when did you first become interested in business? For some of us, it may have been as children and for others, it might have been in middle adulthood. But for many of us, our business appetites were first whetted in college. College kids are a smart bunch, and many…

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Handling Problems with an ERP Core Team

08/26/2010 at 4:08 pm

Many businesses that choose to implement an ERP system also decide to elect and train a core project team to help manage the ups and downs of the process. Usually, this is a great idea – it takes some of the stress off of employees dealing with the change and provides a go-to group of…

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Going Green with ERP

08/25/2010 at 10:00 am

In a slow economy, business owners are looking for any way to cut costs. For some, investing in an ERP system can be an excellent way to squeeze a little more out of every dollar. By trimming the proverbial fat surrounding many business processes, companies can do a lot to improve their bottom lines. But…

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ERP trends for the second half of 2010

08/23/2010 at 10:17 am

A field as dynamic and complex as enterprise resource planning is always shifting and changing to meet the mercurial needs of businesses. ERP vendors are always working to customize and update their offerings to remain as relevant as possible – and the way they price their products is no different. Now that we’re more than…

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Tips for ERP Success

08/09/2010 at 10:00 am

Success is a nebulous concept. After all, how can we define it? Do we measure it in happiness, money, power or something else entirely? Success in life depends as much on an individual’s construction of it as it does on any outside factor. Measuring the success of an ERP system, however, is much simpler. Of…

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Lean Manufacturing and ERP Can Be Complementary Processes

08/05/2010 at 1:44 pm

In the past, some businesspeople have advocated the cancellation of an ERP system if a business decides to practice lean manufacturing. They claim that the elimination of excess required by lean manufacturing also requires the elimination of ERP. However, when run together, ERP and lean manufacturing strategies can actually get along quite well. A tailored…