Business Automation and Software Blog

Have you Started on your Systems’ Spring Cleaning?

Posted by Robert Baran on Wed, Apr 17, 2013 @ 10:24 AM

Now that the tax season is finally over it’s time to take a minute, reflect on the past two months and find some ways that life could have been more efficient and a lot easier. Did you find yourself saying any of the following “if only” statements during tax season?

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Topics: business management software, organizational efficiency, document management

Integrated Data Analysis and Response for Business Management Systems

Posted by Robert Baran on Thu, Jan 12, 2012 @ 03:46 PM

Part 6 of a 6 part series on Overcoming Latencies

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Topics: business process automation, Business Data, organizational efficiency

Solutions for Businesses - Improving Business Reporting Procedures

Posted by Robert Baran on Tue, Dec 13, 2011 @ 11:26 AM

Part 5 of a 6 part series on Overcoming Latencies

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Topics: business process automation, organizational efficiency

Business Intelligence for Small Business: Forecasting with Confidence

Posted by Robert Baran on Thu, Dec 08, 2011 @ 10:00 AM
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Topics: business intelligence, accounting software, organizational efficiency

Overcoming Latencies in Your Manufacturing Business Process – Part 4

Posted by Robert Baran on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 @ 12:49 PM

In part four of our series on overcoming latencies in your manufacturing business process, we will be focusing on Monitoring and Processing Incoming Email.

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Topics: ERP Software, organizational efficiency

A 360 Degree View of Business Process Automation in your Warehouse

Posted by Robert Baran on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 06:13 PM

Part 2 of 2: The Value of Automation and Efficiency for an Optimized Warehouse

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Topics: organizational efficiency

The Importance of a Good Social Media Policy

Posted by Robert Baran on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 06:08 PM

The internet and social media have undoubtedly changed the way we do business. Companies today are smarter, faster, and have better access to information and marketing options than ever before. What’s more, even if your organization isn’t actively participating in it, chances are that your customers, prospects, vendors and employees certainly are. However, while social media presents several benefits to your organization, it can also pose some threats which is why it is essential that you have a good social media policy that governs how your employees interact with it on your behalf during work hours, on a personal level at work, as well as during their ‘off hours’.

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Topics: Social Media and Business Management, organizational efficiency

Disaster Recovery Plans

Posted by Robert Baran on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 @ 06:04 PM

Every company needs to be prepared for emergencies; however there is an astounding percentage that are not. If some sort of catastrophic event were to happen, would your company be ready? Do you have a disaster recovery plan in place that will get you through? Keep in mind that the term ‘Disaster’ applies to many different types of events. Not only encompassing events brought by mother nature, but also accidental, or deliberate human influence such as fire, flood, a loss of communication or even a virus.

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Topics: organizational efficiency, Disaster Recovery

Overcoming Latencies in Your Manufacturing Process – Part One

Posted by Robert Baran on Fri, Sep 23, 2011 @ 05:58 PM

In our last Positive Point we introduced our new series on Business Latencies – slow processes within your company that can and should be automated to increase efficiency. This week we’d like to take a look at Executing Redundant Tasks.

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Topics: Business Data, organizational efficiency

PositiveVision Cooks Up Efficiency At Bernard Foods

Posted by Robert Baran on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 @ 05:53 PM

Since 1947, Bernard Foods has been providing award winning food products, and is the largest family owned and operated food manufacturer in the United States.

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Topics: Sage PFW ERP, Software Updates, organizational efficiency