The Connection Between Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
For most programs, BI functionality will already be built into the ERP system. However, the core functionality may not be enough for larger organizations that experience large quantities of data every day. In these cases, these companies may...
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Digital Transformation: The Game Changer
Put simply, Digital Transformation is the integration and adoption of digital solutions and technologies throughout an organization, transforming both internal operational efficiencies as well as how value is delivered to customers. Digital Transformation uses technologies such as machine...
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Cloud ERP vs. On-Premise ERP
Cloud? Or on-premise? This is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most frequent questions our clients ask when purchasing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Cloud-based ERP systems are becoming more common than...
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IIoT Vendor Selection – Proof of Concept vs Demo
IIoT or "Industry 4.0" is one of the hottest and most highly rated technologies for manufacturers today. Picking the right partner and solutions provider is paramount to success.
As a manufacturer, there’s no doubt you have seen the high levels...
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IoT in Manufacturing part 5: Analysis and Reporting
Manufacturing processes typically are in place for quite some period of time, often months if not years. During this time changes in process can occur and the use of IoT collected data can be highly...
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IoT in Manufacturing part 4: Process Workflow from Events and Alerts
Just knowing an alert has occurred and sending it to a human user may not be the ideal outcome. Again, just like in the previous sections, depending on humans to handle tasks introduces variability and more important, excess cost....
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IoT in Manufacturing part 1: Start Listening to Your Production Machines… They Have Lots to Say
Currently, you cannot avoid the deluge of hype and pitches around the ‘Internet of Things’ – IoT and how this is going to revolutionize the world in which we live. As a manufacturer you may...
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Clock-Watchers – How to Make It a Positive Behavior for Manufacturers
In the past if you were labeled a clock-watcher that typically came with a negative connotation and would lead to a career limiting activity. You would have been the one that was just waiting for it to be 5-O’clock...
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The Spreadsheet That Ate Chicago – Why Running Your Business with Him is Risky
Excel is probably one of the most widely used software programs among students, businesses, and manufacturers. It is incredibly versatile and relatively simple to use. Despite its simplicity, it can even compute and perform complex mathematical operations. It is...
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