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Manufacturers using legacy ERP systems are feeling the strain of manual work, slow decisions and constant firefighting, when what they need is the ability to plan ahead and be proactive in an industry ...

Each manufacturing sector has a distinctive set of tools, processes, technologies, and challenges. These differences make it extremely difficult, costly, and time consuming for manufacturers to adapt ...

It took a worldwide recession to start the trend, but there are signs that companies are getting ERP costs under control, according to a new report from Panorama Consulting. But there’s still more ...

Businesses of all sizes and industries are wrestling with broader economic challenges like inflation, fragile supply chains, and labor uncertainty. Still, the impact lands hardest on small to ...

Many IT managers are becoming increasingly agitated by the ballooning costs of maintaining packaged business applications and the relentless efforts of software vendors to push them to upgrade their ...

Through better cross-team collaboration and increased efficiency, ERP software can help scale up your business and provide more sustainable growth. As ERP software standardizes and automates internal ...

The economic downturn took a bite out of ERP profits, but trends and impending product launches portend good things for ERP in 2010 The global recession had a major impact on the ERP (enterprise ...

ERP investments have long held a stranglehold on corporate IT investments. The Great Recession, however, has pushed boards and budgeting committees to examine IT spending like never before. Not ...