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It seems that you can’t look in any direction without seeing someone on the phone, iPad, or laptop these days. It’s not only for personal use any longer. Enterprises across the globe are adopting mobile solutions into their businesses. These apps, deployed on tablets and smartphones whenever employees want and wherever they are in the world, have greatly impacted almost every business function there is. Enterprise resource planning is certainly no exception to this new app driven world. Let’s take a look at how mobile ERP solutions like SYSPRO can drive greater efficiency across the enterprise.

Sage 300 at the Top of the List as a Great QuickBooks Replacement

Ready to make a change in your accounting software, but not sure where to start? With 4,000 QuickBooks replacement reviews just a click away, it's hard to know what to believe. We found a breakdown of the most popular QuickBooks replacement alternatives based on actual user reviews. These users considered over 500 product options before formulating their opinions. Do I have your attention yet? I hope so. Let’s start with a tidbit that caught our attention. One of the top three ERP systems buyers considered when they were ready to move beyond QuickBooks was Sage 300.  Not excited yet? Well just wait and you will see why making a move might be right for your company.

In most manufacturing and distribution companies, inventory is the largest component of business capital. When 45 to 90 percent of your capital is tied up in inventory, every improvement you can make in your warehouse practices has a large impact. The more you can take control of your inventory costs, the more you can invest in other products or even expand operations.

You’ve probably noticed a lot of talk about the cloud lately. Cloud technology started with simple applications like photo storage, but lately enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have been rolling out updated, cloud versions of their software. New cloud-based ERP systems are arriving on the business scene as well.

As you move from your ERP selection into implementation, one area that must be addressed is the spreadsheet. While spreadsheets have their place, a sound ERP system will replace the need for stand-alone data collection and manipulation.

Operating a single operations location can be challenging on its own; managing multiple locations adds another layer of complexity and difficulty. Even so, many manufacturing companies have factories, warehouses, and offices located across the country, or even the world, to better serve their customers. In fact, multi-location operations is becoming common even for small and mid-sized companies.

Warehouse automation is a key driver for cutting costs and improving profitability. If you haven’t automated your warehouse, now is the time to consider doing so. If you have implemented automation and a warehouse management system, you can find even greater advantages by bringing mobility to your warehouse.

Keeping your customers happy is one of the best ways to ensure increased revenue and longevity for your company. Happy customers are return customers, and repeat business is the engine that drives profitability. The more you can reduce customer attrition, the better. Sales acquisition costs can skyrocket if your churn rate soars. If you are looking for a way to keep your customers happy and improve your company’s ROI, spend more time streamlining your procedures.

Distribution automation has many benefits that help you reduce costs and errors in your warehouse. One of those benefits is helping you to control and even eliminate shrinkage.

Inventory shrinkage hurts your profitability. Eliminating the mistakes and theft that causes shrinkage is one step toward improving your bottom line. Using barcoding and warehouse management systems, you can get rid of mistakes and reduce shrinkage.