Enterprise Resource Planning

Having a cohesive information system to cover all business needs from financial controls and reporting, the management of our relationships with and sales to our customers, long range planning of capacity requirements and short range production scheduling, supply chain management, inventory management and cost controls is a worthy goal.

In this paper we’ll explore various ways manufacturers can leverage their supply chain as a strategic advantage. By applying lean concepts at the supply chain level, manufacturers can become more agile and improve service to their customers while simultaneously lowering costs from production to delivery—and enter the era of the Lean Supply Chain.

This white paper discusses sales forecasting from a supply chain perspective. It provides an overview of sales forecasting strategies and best practices to help distributors and manufacturers to better manage their internal and external supply chains, production and distribution plans, and available resources.

The top-performing S&OP companies are realizing these benefits and in the process gaining competitive advantage. This article details the traits of the top performers and gives a practical approach to help others enhance their own S&OP performance level.

Individuals who can offer solid experience in business consulting, analysis, and operations have abundant employment options - as will those who can effectively manage these unique teams.

The decision of whether to buy or build ERP software will require an honest assessment of the needs of your organization, and what it will take to meet those needs. Sometimes the nature of the software project dictates the necessary direction.

What trends will affect the next generation of supply chains? That’s a question more and more SCM professionals are asking themselves. The 10 trends offered here are validated with executive input from senior executives across different industries. By understanding, anticipating, and acting upon these trends, the author believes companies can greatly enhance the value of their supply chain operations.

Trunki, a children's travel product manufacturer and retailer, switched from Sage to NetSuite cloud ERP and SuiteCommerce to streamline key business processes, boost productivity, and support international growth.

NetSuite, the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials/ERP software suites, and Autodesk, the leader in cloud-based design and engineering software, today announced a strategic alliance to offer manufacturing companies seamless integration of Autodesk PLM 360 and NetSuite ERP.

With the powerful on-premise or cloud Microsoft Dynamics SL solution for professional services, operations, field services and construction management, you can be confident that projects are estimated correctly, completed on time, and meet your customers’ requirements.

The supply chain discipline is replete with rules that most managers live by. But in certain cases, true innovation and breakthroughs come only when those conventional rules are broken. By clearly understanding the nature of the rules and the details of your supply chain, you can better determine where and when rule-breaking makes sense.

This exciting new branding reflects our commitment to our customers, our employees, and our partners. Epicor solutions liberate our customers to think about their business from a fresh perspective, to focus on core growth activities, and to be inspired by the possibilities.

The concept of demand management includes demand sensing, demand shaping, demand translation, and demand orchestration throughout the value network.

As a transaction-oriented system, it seems only natural that ERP would have a major impact on the day-to-day activities of finance executives. This Analyst Insight examines the challenges facing finance executives today, and the ways in which ERP is helping them to overcome these challenges.

Top ERP performers report double digit cost savings as well as significant reduction in cycle times and improvements in customer retention and percentage of complete and on-time deliveries. Yet the average ERP implementation in wholesale distribution fails to produce anywhere near the results

Melissa Selig, CFO of Grove Medical, Inc, establishes how Epicor Prophet 21® has given them a competitive advantage to think outside the box and go beyond just order fulfillment.

Motorola Solutions partnered with E2open to design and build a strategic solution for seamless information sharing, exception handling, and closed-loop process management. Chad Werkema of Motorola Solutions discusses the importance of supply chain execution to business success.

E2open's Andrew Atkinson discusses the emergence of a new type of solution that is able to extend existing investments in ERP systems while also facilitating multi-enterprise visibility and collaboration.

Why are millions spent on implementing a new ERP solution only to find an inability to meet the original objectives or take advantage of future benefits via upgrades? We hear these stories daily. The solution is as simple as having a sound strategy, effective management and efficient execution.