ERP Articles

If you are considering buying (or renting) an ERP system, then a good place to start is to complete a cost-benefit analysis. When properly done it will protect you from acquiring a system that would lose money instead of earning it. It is also a discipline that

The processes of make-to-order and make-to-stock are similar at first sight but there are some important differences that have implications for your choice of ERP systems. This article explores the process for both manufacturing environments, and draws some conclusions on what this means for your business system.

From tech leader with business experience to business leader with tech skills… If you’re feeling as though your tech role is rapidly changing and expanding far beyond the traditional realms, you’re not on your own. Covid has pushed CIOs to the front of organisational change and it’s

Digitisation need not be at the expense of legacy… Composable ERP strategies are coming to the fore as companies look to modernise legacy applications, but a lack of integration capabilities is proving a big stumbling block. While digitisation is the name of the game for most companies,

A look behind the figures, and at Netsuite’s A/NZ plans… Australian and Kiwi entrepreneurs have emerged from Covid-19 feeling buoyant and confident about their next stage of growth. That’s according to a Frost & Sullivan study for Oracle NetSuite which says 83 percent of Australian and 75

Alternative cashflow solution offered… MYOB’s is serving up invoice financing for SMEs, inking a strategic investment and partnership with Australian business-to-business transactional funder Butn to deliver the service. The accounting software and solutions company says the deal will provide it with a fully integrated invoice funding solution,

Covid check-ins give QR shot in arm… QR codes have become familiar at the doors to retailers and other premises – now they’re about to hit eftpos payments both instore and online. Eftpos is hoping to capitalise on Australians increased familiarity with QR codes, courtesy of Covid-19

A cloud for every sector… Microsoft has launched industry clouds for the financial services, manufacturing and nonprofit markets, as demand for industry specific cloud heats up – and vendors go vertical in a new sales battle. The three new offerings, which bring together existing products and services

Experimenting still name of the game for cloud… Enterprises overwhelmingly see significant technical and business benefits to public cloud, but few have been able to scale to business-wide cloud usage, with security, compliance and vendor lock-in holding them back. That’s the verdict of The State of Public Cloud

Five tips that can change fortunes… Buying the wrong software is an expensive and painful decision. Splashing out on a new application to run your business is a major strategic decision, but it can easily start off down the wrong track creating problems that will be with