Business Automation and Software Blog

CRM Training an Essential Step for Your Team

Posted by Linda Baran on Wed, Mar 06, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Congratulations on choosing your customer relationship management (CRM) system! The next step for your company is to ensure that your team members complete CRM training. The training involves much more than ensuring that your team members have names and passwords so they can log in. Learning to use the CRM system effectively is a crucial step toward improving customer experiences and satisfaction rates. Teams must familiarize themselves with all of your CRM’s features to get the most out of this powerful software option.

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Manufacturing Tech Good Fit for Optimizing Process Improvement

Posted by Robert Baran on Wed, Feb 21, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

The modern manufacturing business is challenging. Multiple factors, such as the increasing cost of raw material prices, continuing load-shedding, challenges managing shop-floor processes, and a weak economy all contribute to the uncertainty of running the business. Business owners know that digital technologies have already led to manufacturing process improvement, resulting in increased efficiency and better overall business performance.

 

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Topics: manufacturing process improvement

6 Steps for Successful ERP Implementation Budgeting

Posted by Linda Baran on Wed, Feb 14, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

When a company introduces ERP (enterprise resource planning) to manage day-to-day operations, it's a sign the business has moved on from startup mode. The business is generally well-established, with a steady stream of customers. A successful ERP implementation project requires setting the proper budget.

ERP implementation budgeting must carefully account for changes as the project evolves. The budget should include funding for research and getting quotes, any customization needed, maintenance and support, training, and a contingency fund to pay for unexpected costs. 

 

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Topics: ERP implementation budgeting

Take Steps to Introduce Quality Management to Your Manufacturing Facility

Posted by Robert Baran on Wed, Feb 07, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Quality management (QM) is the series of steps that ensures activities required to make products are performed to the highest possible standards. QM requires a commitment from everyone involved in the company, from the executive suites to the shop floor, to follow the stated quality policy. As a manufacturer interested in introducing QM to your facility, you need to know the specific strategies needed to make it a success.

 

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ERP Trends for 2024

Posted by Linda Baran on Thu, Feb 01, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

As we begin 2024, we see a mixed bag of conditions for U.S. businesses. While the global pandemic has officially ended, it doesn’t mean we have returned to “business as usual.” Businesses of all types are trying to cope with the continued shortage of qualified employees. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being used more often in the business world. It’s difficult to predict precisely how 2024 ERP trends will develop, but there is no doubt it will be an exciting year for business owners.

 

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Calculating ERP ROI: How to Find the Tangible Benefits

Posted by Robert Baran on Wed, Dec 20, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Before your company embarks on an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation journey, it’s crucial to build a business case to calculate the potential ERP ROI (Return on Investment), Taking this step will shine a light into all the corners of the business to reveal the challenges and pain points that are holding the business back.

 

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Topics: ERP ROI

Companies Reskilling Workers in the AI Age

Posted by Linda Baran on Wed, Dec 06, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

In the AI age, reskilling workers has become necessary to prepare employees for new career opportunities. Modern automation is creating a change in the employment landscape of a type we have never encountered before. According to the Harvard Business Review, millions of people are likely to be impacted by this latest technological development. As modern software takes over more and more repetitive tasks, humans are no longer needed to perform them in the workplace. Employers have an important role to play in the new, developing employment situation and it’s not too late for more of them to get on board.

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5 Ways AI Gives You an Edge in Your Inventory Management

Posted by Robert Baran on Wed, Nov 15, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Keeping track of goods is one of the most challenging aspects of running a business that carries inventory. If you have been relying on spreadsheets or another outdated system to manage your inventory records, you have no doubt been finding the process challenging. Deciding to use AI in inventory management means the records will always be up to date, along with several other advantages.

 

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Topics: AI in Inventory Management

How ERP Business Intelligence Software Helps Optimize Manufacturing Roles

Posted by Linda Baran on Wed, Nov 01, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Data is a critical resource for modern companies. The drive for improved access to data-driven tools for making decisions has created challenges for managing and delivering data to users in formats that can easily be used daily. Company owners and managers need ERP business intelligence software to provide access to easy-to-digest reports, charts, etc. Embedded analytics fill this requirement and allow employees to work with fresh data quickly.

 

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Topics: ERP business intelligence

AI in Manufacturing: a Major Force for Change

Posted by Robert Baran on Wed, Oct 18, 2023 @ 11:00 AM

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in multiple industries, including manufacturing. AI in manufacturing has introduced a significant change in the industry with its potential to impact production, improve efficiency, and drive innovation.

 

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Topics: AI in manufacturing