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Monday, September 17, 2012

Demand Solutions Offers Common Platform Integrated Sales & Operations Planning

Demand Management Inc., a leading global resource for supply chain management solutions, recently announced its new Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) module for its DSX supply chain software that fully integrates sales and operations planning with demand forecasting and requirements planning.

The new module is designed to meet Gartner’s Stage 3 S&OP architecture requirements which call for a single technology platform including supply chain modeling, scenario planning, financial reconciliation, performance management, workflow, hierarchy management and collaboration. In addition, the DSX S&OP module features the most up-to-date forecasting available so that if needed, strategic decisions can factor in the actual forecast.

Read more about this new offering on the Demand Solutions blog...

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Acumatica Partners with Accellos for Cloud ERP and Warehouse Management

Accellos and Acumatica, a provider of Cloud ERP and financial software, recently announced the availability of an integration between Acumatica Cloud ERP and AccellosOne Cloud WMS. The integration gives manufacturers, distributors, and retailers a seamless workflow between ERP and WMS across orders, inventory, and fulfillment processes.

The new interface uses Acumatica Web service integration tools and also includes certain extensions to Acumatica ERP using Acumatica Studio. The extensions facilitate immediate information transfers between ERP and WMS. This approach ensures that orders and inventory are kept in sync at all times across both systems. To read more about the features available, visit the Acumatica blog.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Cloud Computing: Debunking the Myths

For the past few years, the IT world has seen the increasing popularity of cloud computing, easily becoming 2012’s most talked about business software solution. More and more organizations have chosen to adopt the cloud to some extent. In Asia Pacific alone, a 2011 Frost & Sullivan survey indicated that cloud computing has emerged as the #1 priority for a significant number (38%) of businesses.

Cloud solutions and services come in various forms and pricing models, which may have caused some IT professionals to be sceptical on how this new technology may affect their businesses. Frost & Sullivan dispelled a few of the most common Cloud myths in its recent white paper. Visit the Cloud NetSuite blog to read more.

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Demand Forecasting: The Next Big Wave of Innovation

Why care about demand forecasting?

When you forecast demand for finished goods, the financial consequences of inaccuracy can be huge. Forecast errors cause you to run out of stock. The result is missed sales and unhappy customers. Forecast errors can also cause you to carry too much inventory. You may have to borrow money to pay for the excess. You may also have to mark inventory down, donate it or even junk it just to get rid of it. Forecast error reduces profit. It can also reduce cash flow and increase the need for capital. Excess inventories yield a lower return on assets. Conversely, more accurate demand forecasts can reverse all of these problems. They can improve in-stock performance, increase revenue, improve customer satisfaction, reduce inventory investment, improve cash flow and improve return on assets.

Read more about the art and science of demand forcasting on the Blue Ridge blog.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Infor and The End of Monolithic ERP

In a recent interview with Deal Architect, Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor, discusses the transition from monolithic ERP suites to loosely coupled applications. In Phillips' view, suites should automate in areas where they add value and integrate to other specialized applications where they lack depth.

Moving into the future, Phillips sees integration as simple, loosely coupled, and based on the most successful integrated application of all time: the Internet. In relating this to the needs of businesses, the internet integrates data and applications at scale with simple standards like XML resulting in a system that is both durable and dynamic. The internet doesn’t break when web sites change and can easily accommodate new applications. To read more, visit the Deal Architect blog...

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Improve Scheduling, Production, and Quality with Epicor Express

Epicor Express is a comprehensive software system for all types of discrete manufacturers. Whether you are in business as a stamping firm that makes standard products sold from inventory or a job shop that makes complex, multi-assembly custom products that involve numerous sub-contractors and iterations with the customer, Express can easily accommodate your unique requirements.

The advantages for small and mid-sized manufacturers include minimal upfront and reasonable ongoing investment, the elimination of traditional ERP barriers (e.g., implementation, system maintenance, upgrade and migrations), and enabling focus on a company’s core business rather than IT issues. All of this facilitates capacity for growth. For more information on how cloud-based Epicor Express can help your small business, visit the Epicor blog.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Key New Features in Acumatica 4.0

Acumatica, a leading provider of Cloud ERP and financial software, recently previewed Acumatica 4.0’s upcoming new features at its annual partner summit. Acumatica partners attending were given first looks at the new Acumatica 4.0 interface and learned about the new financial, CRM, and supply chain features to be released in the software this fall. Highlighted features include a new tablet-friendly interface, new financial and supply chain features, and new third-party integrations.

To read more about the new features found in Acumatica 4.0, visit the Acumatica blog.

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