17 may

Industry 4.0 - When the future happens in the present

Everyone is talking about Industry 4.0. Or so you might think if you follow the media or at least many specialised publications. At the same time, however, there is already talk of two speeds, with SMEs taking on the role of the cautious ones. German SMEs, in particular, would even be missing out on digitalisation and thus the core of the fourth industrial revolution.

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4 March

The small difference: ERP and merchandise management

Although merchandise management software and ERP software are sometimes still used as synonyms, they refer to different system solutions. But what is the difference between an enterprise resource planning system (ERP) and an ERP solution? While enterprise resource planning focuses on goods, their storage and related warehousing, ERP software has the task of utilising all resources (goods, capital and personnel) efficiently and thus improving business processes. The difference is best recognised in the areas of responsibility:

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