Join us at the Detroit Microsoft Tech Center to see the latest in cloud accounting and business analytics, Dynamics Business Central and Power BI! Get a first-hand walkthrough of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power BI on September 19th from 11:00am to 1:30pm! These new offering from Microsoft are changing the way businesses use […]
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When You Need to be Wary of the Hype Around the Cloud
It’s true that cloud-based ERP systems have major advantages. They can get you out of the IT business. Especially for start-ups, paying for a system with the software-as-a-service (SAAS) model can be cost effective when you compare it to paying salaries for an in-house IT Team and costs for hardware, servers, utilities, and backups. Moreover, […]
continue reading...Five Helpful Facts about MRP
MRP and Operations Management Manufacturing is returning to North America in a number of important ways and sometimes in new industries. In the new economy that has emerged following the Great Recession, there is a new structure to how manufacturing is being done, including reaching out across oceans and borders to find new suppliers and […]
continue reading...Cloud Interoperability and Communication
Our first article about cloud interoperability looked about how clouds work and the fact that they operate separately makes having a way for clouds to communicate a necessity. In this article, we are going to take a more technical look at how look into more of the side of how clouds communicate.
continue reading...10 Tips for Manufactures to Go Green, pt. 2
Are you haunted by the thought of your manufacturing business’ electrical footprint, but don’t know what you can do to reduce it? Put those worries to rest and make your process a green manufacturing process which is also more cost effective in the long run. If you haven't read part 1 of this article I recommend you […]
continue reading...10 Tips for Manufacturers to Go Green, pt. 1
Are you haunted by the thought of your manufacturing business’ electrical footprint, but don’t know what you can do to reduce it? Put those worries to rest and make your process a green manufacturing process. It’s an all-around beneficial decision because the greener your business goes, the more “green” your business saves. In this two-part article, […]
continue reading...Cloud Security: The Big, Bad Cloud?
What are the key concerns about the safety of the cloud? Although a majority of companies trust the cloud enough to use it in some capacity, there are still feelings of distrust with the cloud when it comes to security. In 2012, CIO.com took a survey of IT professionals and found that 46% of them […]
continue reading...5 Things to Know About Cloud Manufacturing
You might have already heard some things about cloud manufacturing. Maybe you've heard it's an innovative tool or that it helps increase production efficiency, but there are 5 things everyone should know about the cloud that we'll be discussing in this article
continue reading...5 Tricks to Keeping ERP Costs Down
If you read my previous blog (Why ERP Implementation Costs are so Wrong) you will have read my take on ERP implementation Cost (especially with Manufacturing ERP) overruns. To borrow from Bill Clinton, “It’s the process, stupid!” So how do you, as a customer go about fixing this problem? You can’t really dictate the process. […]
continue reading...What is Cloud Manufacturing?
The cloud is becoming increasingly popular with manufacturers because it caters to their needs with its increased ease of use across multiple locations and the provided IT assistance. This allows manufacturers to spend more time focusing on everyone’s favorite goal, increasing their company's revenue. It’s so well liked that people gave it the heavenly title […]
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