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August 1, 2014
Step Two to a Successful ERP Implementation: Creating a Winning Project Team
Ali Jani
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation isn’t always successful, but there are ways of improving the outcome. Step one to making the process smoother is planning. Step two is creating a winning…
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July 31, 2014
Technical Tuesday: Flat Rate Shipping
Doug Johnson
Acumatica provides flexible shipping terms, so you can charge for shipping according to your requirements. In this article, I describe how to configure the following examples: Flat Rate Shipping based…
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July 24, 2014
Discrete Manufacturers Who Think They're Too Small for ERP Should Think Again
Jon Roskill
There is little doubt that ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems are complex and time-consuming to implement. However, any discrete manufacturing operation is complex and requires time, effort, and the attention…
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July 21, 2014
Can a Nonprofit Benefit From ERP Software?
Jon Roskill
If you think nonprofit organizations are simple to run, think again. Their internal accounting and reporting processes are just as complex as those of a commercial business plus have limited…
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July 18, 2014
Mobile First, Cloud First; Get There With Acumatica Cloud XRP
Christian Lindberg
While attending Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference this week, I heard Satya Nadella, Kevin Turner and other Microsoft executives urging partners to step up to the plate in this "mobile-first, cloud-first…
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July 18, 2014
Is Your Sales Force Growing At the Expense of Profits?
Jon Roskill
Many organizations drive growth and measure and reward their sales force based on sales volume growth, measured in currency units (dollars). While this approach may grow "the top line," being…
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July 15, 2014
Here We Go Again: Single ERP Integration vs. Best of Breed Functionality
Jon Roskill
When function-rich, integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software burst onto the information technology scene over a decade ago, it brought with it a debate within companies, implementation consultants, and ERP…
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July 7, 2014
Business Process Reengineering or ERP Implementation — What Comes First?
Jon Roskill
Business process reengineering (BPR) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation go hand-in-hand. But which should be done first: BPR, ERP, or both concurrently? Performing business process reengineering first ensures that…
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July 3, 2014
10 Types of Bosses and How to Handle Them
Dorothy Ho
Bosses come in all shapes and sizes. Depending on their personality quirks, there are certain ways to tame them... no matter the nature of the beast.
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July 1, 2014
Technical Tuesday: Building Process Flow Dashboards in Acumatica
Doug Johnson
Acumatica dashboards provide the ability to include HTML widgets, so that you can link to internal pages and external sites. This capability demonstrates the advantage of using a web-based ERP…
