Addressing Resistance to Organizational Change
Change can be frightening and stressful for everyone with the largest toll being taken on the employees. Learning a new system or a new way to do things that they might have been doing for years can be...
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Top Four Reasons Why You Should Consider Hosting ERP Manufacturing Software in the Cloud
Companies and businesses everywhere are discovering the ever-increasing benefits of cloud computing. As such, it is no longer a matter of if your company will join the cloud, but rather, when. If gaining the competitive edge is...
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Can Small Businesses Achieve ROI with ERP Software?
ERP Software isn’t just for big companies anymore. There has often been the perception that investing in ERP Software is impossible for smaller companies. However, an examination of the current ERP...
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How to Handle Increased Regulations and Compliance Required in A&D Electronics
Companies that supply components and complete systems for military and defense electronics are facing ever increasing challenges with meeting regulatory requirements such as the ones referenced above from May 12. Regulations such as this not...
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The Manufacturer and The Three ERPs
We’ve all heard the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, but perhaps not always paying attention to the subtle life lessons that we were supposed to be learning from this simple nursery school story. I suppose...
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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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Top 5 Benefits of Owning a VCR – and What That Has To Do With Manufacturers?!
Top 5 Benefits of Owning a VCR:
- You can own a rewinder shaped like a race car
- Remembers where you left off after 15 years on shelf
- Find hit movies for $1 in the looney bin or flea market
- You get to hear...Read more
Efficiencies & Lean Processes: Do More with Less…
We are all called on to trim the fat and become more efficient. You understand the basics but putting thoughts/goals into action is all too often an overwhelming effort. But, an effort worth tackling.
In a recent training class...
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Epic Fails: Dated Software, No Decision, No Investment? ROI Proof for ERP.
When it comes time to make a major purchase, I think we all are concerned about making sure that we get the best deal possible. Nobody wants to make a major purchase and find out later you could have...
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How to Keep the Tide Change From Crashing Your Manufacturing Operation
Most people typically take a little bit of time during the Summer months and go to the beach. It goes along with the phrase, "As American, as apple pie". Going to the beach is just something that many of...
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