April 2021 - SYSPRO Blog

The future of ERP – from ‘Built to Last’ to ‘Built to Change’

July 27, 2021April 29, 2021 by Phil Duff

Niels Bohr, the Nobel laureate in Physics and father of the atomic model, is quoted as saying “prediction is very difficult, especially about the future”. But if you are doing business, you need to be able to estimate the future. You don’t just make it up on a daily basis. Forecasting gives companies a better … Read more

The Executive guide to ERP: Part 1

April 29, 2021April 27, 2021 by Johan Du Toit

When it comes to an ERP project, many business executives, even some CIOs, delegate their responsibilities for running an ERP project to the ERP solution implementer. They do this because this is an area they have little or no experience of, and no education about. What they need is an executive guide to ERP, and … Read more

A Service Your Customers Expect: Traceability in Consumer Electronics

September 2, 2021April 22, 2021 by Matthew Gordon-Box

The consumer electronics and semi-conductor companies are in an industry with a high level of product returns and recalls – 15% of all recalls in the EU in Q1 2019, and 29% in the US . Sometimes the returns are not due to a fault. According to a 2011 report by Accenture, Reducing the Quantity … Read more

How SYSPRO Independent Software Vendors can Help you Sharpen Your ERP Systems

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by Sanjay Ejantkar

What do manufacturers and distributors want from their ERP system? The answers, according to a recent survey to our customers, include warehouse management, automation, and business intelligence. Warehouse management The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken and challenged many parts of the business, including supply chains. Many manufacturing organizations are shortening their supply chain to make them simpler … Read more

SEA as a Central Component in the Global Supply Chain

April 20, 2021April 13, 2021 by Sridharan Arumugam

Reading Time: 4 minutes

One of the world’s largest container ships recently made headlines after it became wedged across the Suez canal and blocked normal cargo flows. The daily losses due to the supply chain disruption was estimated at between $12 million to $15 million. This example is just the tip of the iceberg for many manufacturers and distributors, as disruptions, operational efficiencies and disparate systems became the reality over the past year due to the pandemic.

What is ERP – Before the Project Starts

April 15, 2021April 6, 2021 by Matthew Gordon-Box

Reading Time: 4 minutes

You are a senior executive in a company that is going to implement an ERP for the first time. You don’t have experience with this kind of project. So what should you be planning and doing, when, and who will be involved?

In our series on What is ERP, in Part 1 I explained what ERP is and why it has become such a significant part of most organizations. Here in Part 2, I will be looking at what company executives should be considering Before they start implementing an ERP system.

Leave Nothing to Chance: Reducing Risks Within Your Organisation

April 15, 2021April 1, 2021 by Deirdré Fryer

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Today’s business environment brings challenges beyond the traditional line of simple operational, financial and IT risks. Product recalls, compliance violations and missed deliveries have the potential to cause long-term damage to the reputations of manufacturers and distributors.

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