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Thought leadership articles on ERP and business software
LATEST ARTICLES
Thought leadership articles on ERP and business software
How SMEs Can Run Leaner and More Profitably in 2021
As 2021 gets into full swing, business owners are doing whatever they can to make this year’s profit line tracks upwards. SMEs want to run leaner and be more profitable. As an entrepreneur and business owner myself, I understand the full meaning of the statement, “minding your own business.” For your business to grow, you need…
CRM vs ERP
CRM vs ERP – What is the difference, and which one do you need? What is CRM? Essentially, Customer Relationship Management software (CRM) provides a platform for businesses to track and manage all the ways a customer interacts with them. Not only is CRM software used in call centres and support teams, but they are also used…
7 Reasons Why ERP Implementations Fail, and 11 Steps to Ensure they Succeed
In the current economic climate, fear is a very real emotion felt by many business owners. Particularly when that fear is based on a bad experience in the past or even just hearsay. This is true for enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation projects. Every CIO, CFO, and business owner has read horror stories of stalled deployments, ERP implementations that…
How ERP and the Future of Work in South Africa’s Digital Economy are Intrinsically Linked
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently said that harnessing the job-creating potential of the digital economy is how he envisions forging a new post-covid economy. With good reason, as it is estimated that digitisation and automation could bring up to 1.2 million jobs in South Africa by 2030. According to McKinsey’s paper The future of work in South Africa:…
Why Cloud ERP is Your Business’s Vaccine Against Future Disruptions
The last year has been a tremendously strenuous year for manufacturers, supply chain and distribution organisations. The global pandemic – amongst other external factors – meant that disruption was the name of the game. Companies with on-premise legacy ERP systems struggled to make changes quickly and employees who suddenly needed to work remotely were hamstrung…
Warehousing Post-Pandemic Goes Digital in 2021
The global COVID-19 pandemic has altered how manufacturers view warehousing and distribution. Global lockdown caused demand and supply shock waves to ripple around the globe and shift at lightning speed as consumers were forced to swap in-store purchases to online shopping, changing warehousing post pandemic. In spite of the enduring crisis, a silver lining seems…
The Lingering Effects of Covid-19 on Business and How to Survive and Thrive in 2022
By Anton Oosthuizen. It has been nearly two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the world’s economy is ready for some good news. According to the World Bank, a rebound is possible but is likely to be uneven across countries. With the US and China, both expected to be major contributors to global growth…
How to be well-prepared for plant shutdown this festive season with ERP
By Anton Oosthuizen. Planning is already well underway for those industries that close over the Christmas and New year period for any end-of-year plant shutdown maintenance that might be required. Over the last few months of the year, where most plants and manufacturers are ramping up production to stay ahead of the festive season, many may…
How Manufacturers Use ERP to Recover Post-Pandemic
“We must rebuild now!” By Quickeasy Software The world’s economy hinges on the manufacturing and engineering sectors. According to Accenture, these industries account for more than $3 trillion in revenues, a staggering 25 percent of the manufacturing GDP (21.2 percent of GDP in US manufacturing, 25.4 percent in Europe and 32.9 percent for Japan) and up to…
