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:
Read MoreFrom big to small - and still in business worldwide
Imagine that: You produce in Colombia, the sales department is in North Carolina, the head office is in Miami and you sell throughout North and South America, as well as Europe. Such companies are no longer the exception? That is true! Nevertheless, managing the data and figures of a company of this size is a challenge.
Read More"Simple, Secure, Smart" - credit card management with B1
The topic of credit card payments is usually associated with caution. This usually makes payments in the online area or even in the company's accounting system a little cumbersome. Integrated solutions therefore offer a remedy.
Read MoreOnline shops are also part of this
Once we lived in the countryside, then in cities and now on the internet. That's what the film "The Social Network" says. The success stories of online retail show that it is not only social networks that are tearing down the boundaries between the real and digital worlds.
Read MoreClairvoyance with SAP Business One 9.2
he ability of SAP HANA to use reporting to look into the future, so to speak, is one of the key arguments in favour of the in-memory database. A new video from SAP shows what you can do with it in CRM 9.2.
Read MoreScience fiction ERP: What we would like to have...
Industry 4.0 - Although we are still a long way from the picture that some science fiction films paint of the time around 2016, we can observe technological changes. It is realistic, for example, that machines and materials will soon be communicating with each other in production plants.
Read MoreElearning for all: openSAP platform offers online courses
You don't have to be a digital native to benefit from the range of courses available on the web. More and more people are taking advantage of the opportunity to train directly at their own desks through online courses.
Read MoreSAP Business One -Product Configurator Integration
The CAP product configurator can be used to create configurations and price calculations for numerous applications. The software is used by tank builders, pipework constructors and mechanical engineers.
Read MoreLet's be honest: What does an SAP Business One project cost? - Part 3 -
After the first part of our ERP costs series shed light on the basic orientation of an SAP Business One implementation, we looked at add-ons and their - also financially sensible - use in B1. Now we move on to a part of the topic that is particularly important to us as a provider and consultant: the cooperation with the customer in the ERP project.
Read MoreBye ERP : when a farewell is needed
Sometimes it's the company strategy, sometimes it's growth. Sometimes it is simply time: when a new ERP solution becomes necessary.
Saying goodbye is hard. Nevertheless, every now and then we have to say goodbye to someone or something. This also applies to outdated ERP systems. True to the principle of "never touch a running system", software solutions are often part of companies for longer than they should be. But how do you recognise when the last hour of your in-house ERP has come? Not at all!
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