Enterprise Resource Planning, or ERP, is the management of all the information and resources involved in a company’s operations by means of an integrated computer system. It was first defined by Gartner in 1990 to represent a system to manage traditional distribution and discrete manufacturing organizations with repetitive processes. It first encompassed manufacturing resource planning,…
When it comes to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), one size does not fit all, especially for project-driven companies. Project-driven work has clear goals, milestones and deliverables and a defined start and end date. Projects may take hours, months or longer — the duration varies with every project and business need. But the work is aligned…
In our How to Build and Maintain an Effective Budget post, we discussed how to build a budget using your ERP’s budgeting functionality combined with Excel worksheet templates and ERP file import. Most companies today prepare some sort of financial budget. Budgets can be built at a very high level (Sales, cost of sales and…
An accurate budget is the basis of effective business management. Today, most companies prepare a financial budget. Some build budgets at an extremely high level (e.g., sales, cost of sales and expenses), others build a detailed budget (e.g., sales detail by type, expenses by department, capital spending, projects). Companies may also budget the Balance Sheet…
With cannabis strains changing regularly and new strains constantly emerging, it’s enough to make your head spin trying to track strains across multiple items. Cannabis operators need an easy way to create and assign strains to items so they can measure the revenue each strain generates and whether customers are satisfied with each strain. Operators…
An accurate budget is the basis of effective financial and operational management. Today, most companies prepare a financial budget. Some build budgets at an extremely high level (e.g., sales, cost of sales and expenses), others build a detailed budget (e.g., sales detail by type, expenses by department, capital spending, projects). Companies may also budget the…
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To get to this point in your ERP implementation, you’ve gone through a lengthy sales process, selected your solution provider and set your project’s overall goals and objectives. You’ve also commenced a formal kick-off meeting. In the meeting, the project plan was developed including organizing tasks, assigning resources, and setting the project ground rules. If…
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service and Acumatica Service Management are both top-tier FSM solutions with many overlapping characteristics and capabilities. Both Acumatica and Microsoft allow customers to build an FSM stack all their own using integrated, low-code development tools, ISVs, and integrations. Both platforms were designed, not as standalone systems, but as part of a…
An ERP is more than just a tool for managing resources and orchestrating processes. It’s the backbone of your company’s entire digital strategy. The problem is, if you don’t know what you’re doing, finding the right ERP vendor amid today’s crowded enterprise tech landscape is about as easy as finding a needle in a haystack.…
