ERP & Enterprise Systems

5 Tactics to Jumpstart Your S&OE Center of Excellence

Five Tactics to Jumpstart Your S&OE Center of Excellence

April 1, 2021

No matter how well your team has done its supply chain planning, it seems like exceptions keep arising and you’re constantly in fire-fighting mode. In the case of supply chain, the issue isn’t so much about operations, it’s about the ability to collaborate quickly and effectively when an exception deviates from the established plan. This is why forward-thinking organizations are creating Centers of Excellence for their supply chain.

Case Study

Product Manufacturer Tackles Custom Orders With ERP Upgrade

March 7, 2021

Sarah Nicastro, SCB Contributor

Outgrowing it’s ERP software, a global manufacturer of power products set about removing roadblocks that were hindering essential business changes. With the assistance of a dedicated materials requirements planning (MRP) functionality, the company was able to reduce stock-outs, improve order turn time and enhance customer experience.

To Manage Critical Oxygen Supply, ERP Tech Offers a Better Way

March 5, 2021

Roger Landman, SCB Contributor

Last year saw a number of oxygen supply shortages around the world. Here's how we can prevent them in the future.

Aptean Launches Industrial Manufacturing ERP Cloud Solution

February 11, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, recently announced the release of its Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP offering that provides discrete manufacturers with full cloud functionality.

Five Problems With Today’s Demand Planning — and How to Solve Them

February 2, 2021

GEP

With the coronavirus pandemic and its lingering effects, companies have now experienced how challenging it can be to plan and maneuver their supply chains around uniquely disruptive, once-in-a-lifetime events. But the unfortunate truth is that less severe events overwhelm or undermine supply planning all the time. Legacy tools are no longer up to the task of getting supply where it is needed most.

ANALYSIS

The Transformation of ERP Into ERP 4.0

February 1, 2021

Rich Sherman, SCB Contributor

The year 2021 is expected to be a turning point for enterprise resource planning (ERP) business applications, as the pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities resulting from ERP’s functionally siloed architecture.

In 2020, Supply-Chain Digitization Is No Longer Optional

The Great IT Debate: Best-of-Breed or Single Suite?

January 3, 2021

Tom Hennessey, SCB Contributor

Should your manufacturing business choose a single enterprise system, or adopt a best-of-breed strategy for enterprise systems selection?

The Future of Enterprise Mobility: Making the Shift From Windows CE to Android

November 10, 2020

Barcoding

The days of Windows Mobile serving as the backbone of enterprise mobile technology have passed, with the majority of the market choosing Android as its new mobile operating system.

Epicor Announces Updates to Prophet 21 Digital ERP Solution for Distributors

November 2, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, recently announced the 2020.2 release of its Prophet 21 solution.

Gaining Control in a Turbulent World: The Case for Supply-Chain Control Towers

October 26, 2020

Magnitude

Cross-process tools and control-tower functionality can provide visibility, insight and agility across the supply chain.

ERP & Enterprise Systems

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and systems and their impact on supply chain management. New developments in ERP software - used by organizations to streamline day-to-day business activities like accounting, procurement and project management - are transforming the way companies operate and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using ERP systems for supply chain optimization.