In the fast-moving industry of wholesale and distribution, companies are facing an increasingly challenging operational environment. Technological advances have intensified global competition and unleashed a rise in online ordering – and this in turn has heightened client expectations for wider choice, rapid fulfilment and ever lower prices. Things are getting complicated In an effort to […]
In the past 30 to 40 years, technological advances have helped businesses move from large and expensive main-frame computing to more affordable computer devices able to share and access business data from almost any location. Our children are using computers in almost all of their school classes, producing a highly computer-literate workforce. This means that […]
Designing an efficient supply chain is a challenge in any industry. This is an aspect of the business which feels the brunt of rapid market changes and the march of technological development. However for players in the Food and Beverage Industry where raw materials and fresh ingredients are stringently regulated and prone to limited shelf […]
To what degree does your business run by convention? What sort of value does this cost your business and what level of risk does it expose you to? Data entry and management, document generation, report generation – these are the bread-and-butter functions of ERP systems. But industry leading ERP solutions today can go further, much […]
Well, it’s late on a Friday afternoon again, and I have just finished yet another call about using information in the ERP system to leverage business growth. ERP systems are great at standard reports and providing day to day, bread and butter reporting. However, when it comes to analysing issues and trying to direct the […]
On Saturday night I was engaged in my usual evening’s activities – playing with Qlik Sense. While I was fiddling with some challenging data modelling problems, I began to think about some of the client implementations I have been involved with over the years. One thought in particular struck me – there is a significant […]