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Send us Fan Mail Do you know an ERP platform that started with the investment from Unit4 as the subsidiary but ended up being on its own and calling itself an ERP? Do you know an ERP system that got its PSA capabilities from the Salesforce consulting firm Appirio, which is now part of Wipro? Do you know an ERP platform that is primarily targeted at service-centric industries? If you have guessed F...

Send us Fan Mail Most people when they start on their ERP journey feel it's more of a science, which engineers can figure out easily. But then they quickly realize that irrespective of whether the model is built on a spreadsheet or a complex computer program, it relies on the quality of inputs and the context. And that’s what makes ERP implementations so hard as it’s really more of an art tha...

Send us Fan Mail What comes to mind when you think of engineering change control? Well, if you are a small shop with a few changes per month (or relatively straightforward products), then you might not see as many change orders. But if you are a highly engineered shop or sell custom products, you might receive change orders even after shipping your products. Heavy on change orders? Then you must n...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know an eCommerce platform that is open source but has UX as good as Shopify? Do you know an open-source eCommerce platform born out of Germany? Do you know an open-source platform that has that is built on PHP but can support headless? Do you know an eCommerce platform that is upcoming and targeted for SMBs? If you guessed Shopware, then you are right. In today's epis...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know a Sage ERP that is designed for companies with up to 100 employees? Do you know a Sage ERP that was part of the MAS portfolio, just like MAS 500? Do you know a Sage ERP that has a contractor version, just like Sage 300? Do you know a Sage ERP that might allow multi-companies as part of its database but doesn't allow intercompany transactions? If you have guessed S...

Send us Fan Mail Most people struggle to understand the data migration challenges with ERP systems. They also struggle to understand why ERP data is harder to migrate than other technical systems such as CRM. The challenges could be even more grave if there are multiple currencies involved. As well as when you might be migrating data from incompatible or incomplete sources. So what are the best pr...

Send us Fan Mail How hard could ERP document management be? Just get a dropbox subscription, and dump all your files into that. Well, regulated industries may have significantly complex processes. The needs could be as simple as maintaining the versions of drawings. Or as complex as driving your quality and production processes. Not having a good document management system could throw off your pro...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know a platform that is fully integrated, whether you need mobile commerce, store experience, merchandising, or personalization? Do you know a platform that has out-of-the-box processes, whether you need BOPIS, ROPIS, Curbside, or Whitelabel dropoff capabilities? Do you know an eCommerce platform that truly gets the DTC experience with the merge of physical and digital expe...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know an ERP system that was once considered SAP from the USA? Do you know an ERP system from Oracle that has enterprise-grade capabilities for complex manufacturing organizations? Do you know an ERP system from Oracle that is still supported but may have an uncertain future? Do you know an ERP system from Oracle that has super-deep functionality for F&B and pharma-centr...

Send us Fan Mail When you think of industry4.0 technologies, maybe you are thinking of them as increasing operational efficiencies. Or reducing waste. But did you know that industry4.0 technologies can drive customer experience and sales? And we are not talking about the companies that might be selling industry4.0 components to system integrators or OEMs. These are upsell and crosssell opportuniti...

Send us Fan Mail Product traceability is extremely complex to implement. If it is mandated by the regulations, you might not have much of a choice. But to shoulder the administration overhead imposed by traceability processes. It could be so challenging that it might break your processes while inputting serial numbers during your receive operation. There is also a very thin line in deciding betwee...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know an eCommerce platform that was the hottest before the .com bubble? Do you know an eCommerce platform that has personalization built as part of its core before personalization was a thing? Do you know an eCommerce platform that had a market valuation of $11 billion but now has less than $100 million in revenue? Do you know an eCommerce platform that has a very tight rel...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know a Sage ERP that was very similar to Acumatica with its data model and functionality? Do you know a Sage ERP that was targeted to discrete manufacturing, distribution, and project-centric manufacturing companies? Do you know a Sage ERP that was SQL-based and allowed multi-company accounting? Do you know a Sage ERP that is in maintenance mode and not going to receive any...

Send us Fan Mail Which country would you think would be most strategic for you for your supply chain? Which country would be the most strategic for an apparel business? Do different components such as Zippers vs textiles need to be sourced from different countries? How do different regions of India provide different textile materials such as performance fabric vs organic? How would this all help i...

Send us Fan Mail Fixed asset management could be extremely complex whether you are implementing it for the first time. Or calculating the depreciation schedules on an ongoing basis. Changing regulations could also add to the complexity. So what do you need to know about managing fixed assets? Do different countries or states have reporting requirements? If so, what do you need to look for in an ER...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know an eCommerce platform that is designed for enterprise-grade websites? Do you know an eCommerce platform that is primarily designed for B2C experiences with the ability to build composable experiences? Do you know an eCommerce platform that is? Net-based? Do you know an eCommerce platform that can accommodate up to five rules to provide personalized experiences through...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know an ERP that is targeted at fortune-500 industries? Do you know an ERP that can process more than 200 million journal entries per hour? Do you know an ERP that can accommodate more than 200 countries in one database? Do you know an ERP that can be sold as individual cloud apps such as SCM or PPM? Do you know an ERP that is primarily targeted for banking, insurance, medi...

Send us Fan Mail The world may have come closer due to the penetration of the internet. But the eCommerce practices and consumer behavior remains very different in terms of payment methods, email open rates, and ad performance. The Europe market, in particular, is very different, with market patches that behave very differently. And brands that want to scale in the Europe market must have a compre...

Send us Fan Mail How hard could managing your business bank accounts be? Just run your EFT, receive your statements, and match your transactions. Right? Well, bank account management could get extremely nuanced as well. For example, if you are not set up positive pay, your accounts could get locked down for several days. Sure, you will get your money back if you have had a fraudulent transaction....

Send us Fan Mail Do you know an eCommerce platform that is open-source and targeted at SMBs? Do you know an eCommerce platform originated in France? Do you know an open-source platform that has thousands of installations? Do you know an eCommerce platform that makes money primarily from selling add-ons? Do you know an eCommerce platform that is built on PHP but not on Magento? If you guessed Prest...

Send us Fan Mail Which ERP system has been in the market for more than 20 years? And designed from the perspective of job shops? It is the ERP that was built by shop owners who had owned a shop before. It is the ERP that gets its name from its owners' last name. It is also the ERP that would be fit for smaller shops and that ECi acquired in 2000. Which one did you guess? If you have guessed,...

Send us Fan Mail The ERP needs of make-to-order manufacturers are completely different from the make-to-stock ones. The make-to-order manufacturers need to collaborate with their customers during the design phase. And even after finalizing the design, there might be several change orders. These iterative changes make planning extremely difficult for the make-to-order manufacturers. And understandi...

Send us Fan Mail If you ask anyone what's most important for a business, they will have a million different answers. The answers could be things such as marketing, engineering, quality, and employee experience. But if there is one thing that matters more than anything else, it's cash. Either you have it, or you don't. You can fake marketing. You can fake revenue. You can fake succes...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know a headless platform that has received millions of dollars in funding in the last two years? Do you know a headless platform that is equally strong with B2B and B2C but primarily targeted at retail-centric brands? Do you know a headless platform that has logos such as GNC, McDonald's, and BodyBuilding.com? But it's not commercetools, Spryker, or Elastic Path?...

Send us Fan Mail Which ERP is designed for people-centric industries in mind? It is the one that Oracle acquired. And got two major ERP brands in one go. In fact, this brand was so big that they ended up rebranding some of JD Edward's ERP assets to this one. This is also the Workday of the 80s and 90s. And the first Windows HRMS application in the era when most other systems were mainframe-ba...