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Is It Time to Scrap Your ERP Maintenance Contract?

Many ERP customers, with their installations getting long in the tooth, are considering canceling their vendor maintenance agreements, some of which can run into the millions or tens of millions of dollars.

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Many Manufacturers Still Wedded to Manual Processes, Study Says

While manufacturers remain optimistic about the U.S. economy, a majority fail to either implement or leverage important technological advancements that can help them capitalize on the recovery, according to a survey from Sikich LLP, a professional services firm specializing in accounting.

Animal Health Products Maker's Supply Chain Gets Shot in the Arm

Moving from manual spreadsheets to a global planning execution control tower solution brings major operational improvements to complex animal pharmaceuticals supply chain.

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Data Visualization Can Improve Supply Chain Efficiency

An efficient supply chain is one of the most crucial predictors of a company's success. The supply chain affects almost every marker for industry leadership, including costs, delivery performance and overall customer satisfaction. It's understandable then that the majority of supply chain executives consider visibility to be the most important aspect of any supply chain solution.

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Are Your Trade Promotions Pulling in Sales or Dragging Down Profits?

How much does your business spend on trade promotions to drive product sales? According to a recent Forrester report, the average for a CPG company is 20 percent of revenues, but the investment vs. return doesn't always add up. You already know that some of that money doesn't generate any return, but it gets worse: Forrester estimates that one-third of that spend – about seven percent of a typical company's revenues – actually generates negative returns, cannibalizing high-margin lines and encouraging "pantry loading."

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Epicor Issues Update of Product-Packaging Software

Epicor Software Corp. has made generally available its latest version of product-packaging software known as Epicor AVP.

A Vow After West Coast Port Disruption: Never Again

Typically, when a protracted longshore labor dispute comes to an end, and operations on the docks return to normal, all parties vow to move forward and bury any residual acrimony. This time around, that might not be the case.

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How Can We Manage the Supply Chain If We Cannot See?

Analyst Insight: The term "supply chain visibility" is bandied about, but it lacks a consistent definition. There are many forms of visibility and companies use the term with many different definitions. The first step is getting clear on the definition, and the second is gaining clarity on the technology options. While most companies have made progress in supply chain visibility within the four walls of the enterprise, today, supply chain visibility in the extended supply chain is still in its infancy. – Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights

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Epicor Issues New Version of Eagle N Series, Acquires Insite Software

Epicor Software Corp has released version 24.1 of the Epicor Eagle N series for retail business management.

What's at Risk If My Business-critical Systems Are Compromised?

In 2014, organizations were caught off guard by the increase in advanced threats targeting vulnerabilities within business-critical applications running on SAP platforms. Everything from malware being loaded up on RFID devices and being inserted into the manufacturing process, to high-risk "denial of service" vulnerabilities are challenging organizations to re-think their current approach to protecting critical data.

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Trends in Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud Technology

Analyst Insight: Now that ERP for cloud has crossed the chasm, organizations have a multitude of choices to select the correct software to run their business. New vendors are rapidly emerging in the ERP cloud market. This is especially so within the the SMB market. Vertical specific solutions will disorient organizations by providing too much choice and unnecessarily increase selection time-lines. – Dylan Persaud, Managing Director, Eval-Source

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