ERP Whitepapers

This white paper from Epicor identifies three areas where the application of lean techniques to existing business processes would yield immediate benefits.

This white paper discusses some of the myths and realities related to connecting the shop floor to top floor.

This white paper suggests ways to simplify your ERP selection process and points out the differences between industry-specific and generic ERP solutions.

This white paper to understand the 10 essentials of a complete financial management system and how the right solution can help you keep up with the rapidly changing business world.

The majority of enterprise software is now consumed via SaaS or cloud deployments. Despite a perception of simplicity in software acquisition, many cloud contracts require all the rigour and due diligence of contracts for on-premises licensed software.

In the business world today, cloud is the buzz word, cloud is the future – it’s here now, and before long it’s going to be where all data is stored, and where all business applications are hosted. But is that the reality? If you’re looking at a significant computing upgrade, should the cloud be your first option? Will a wholly cloud-based system suit your needs?

Information technology (IT) continues to be a major business driver in the distribution industry. As distributors plot the future direction of their ERP systems, they have a multitude of options. This paper provides an overview of several of the key IT strategies now available to support customer service, collaboration, decision-making and other aspects of modern distribution.

Businesses thrive or fail based on their ability to identify, define, track, and act upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Intelligence tools have made it possible to quickly calculate and report Key Performance Indicators and metrics.

Like a civil engineering endeavor or sizable construction project, implementing an enterprise-wide application like an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is a costly and complex process. This whitepaper provides short and to the point steps to successful ERP implementation.

Powerful enterprise asset management (EAM) software has become a requirement rather than a luxury. But yet, most EAM software fails to offer broad enough or thorough enough functionality to truly maximize asset output while minimizing asset cost. This whitepaper analyzes the reasons that this is the case and offer advice for navigating an EAM software selection cycle that delivers the functionality today’s executive requires.