Mastering the Challenges of Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers

Discovering the benefits of ERP with Gil Garcia, Director of Manufacturing Industries for Microsoft Dynamics.

Cincom Recognised in Top 20 Australian Defence Industry SME

Cincom ranked 18th in terms of revenues within the Australian Defense SMEs for the 2011/2012 financial year.

Who Goes There? Vend-or Foe

What do people really think about their ERP vendors and suppliers?

Two-Tier ERP: Define the Right Framework

“How can you better align your IT strategy and ERP strategy to find success?  The latest ERP Market Update episode discusses best practices for building frameworks for a two-tier ERP system.“The truest measure of success in any ERP system is how effectively it accomplishes its goals,” says Dave Schwarber, Cincom ERP Program Director.  Many companies [...]

2013: The Year B2B Manufacturers Need to Get Real About Social Media

One area I consistently see CMOs divided on in their efforts to compete is the value of social media. I think it is incredibly short-sighted of any CMO, whether in B2B or business-to-consumer (B2C) to discount its value and say it is irrelevant to their marketing efforts. Really? Since when is this proliferating set of communication channels and platforms irrelevant? Since when is it irrelevant to connect with customers how they want to learn?

2013: The Year the ERP Customer Takes Control

How the customer side of ERP will advance over the next twelve months.

Manufacturing Dashboards: Are You Measuring Too Much?

How one company shrunk its metrics and beat a foreign competitor.

Four Winning Ring Strategies for Two-Tier ERP

While standardizing systems across business units provides some value, there are also large costs associated with the maintenance and implementation of these huge systems. As these systems grow in size, so does the cost. They become less flexible, slower to upgrade, and inhibit the ability to compete. Like an aging boxer, time is not their friend.

Learning from the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) ERP Project Disaster

The ECSS ERP disaster could have been avoided with the understanding of complexity management.

Yes Virginia, Santa Claus Does Have an ERP System

Santa’s elf remembers the horrible Cabbage Patch Doll Christmas of 1983.