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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26 Feb

From 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.

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Online shops are also part of this
24 Feb

Online 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.

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16 Feb

Let'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.

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15 Feb

Bye 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 This also applies to outdated ERP systems.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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