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How to choose the right ERP system for your business

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Assess Your Current Radar: Knowing if it’s time to upgrade starts by surveying your airspace. Does your existing software/ERP system have demand forecasting tools or data-analytics in the system? Set a Clear-Course Budget: Define a comprehensive budget for the ERP transition. Consider this a 5-step preflight checklist: Step 1.

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Why Planning and Forecasting are More Important Than Ever

Now, That's Logistics

And even if there’s an imbalance, good forecasts allow organizations to course-correct before a real problem emerges. In surveying the global ocean market right now, Bennett says there’s not much additional tonnage available. Then, orders are delivered late, customers are unhappy and supply chains stagnate. Covering the Demand.

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Email Tips for Ecommerce Businesses

Ship Monk

Email vs. Other Forms of Communication For many years, email has been the gold standard of communication tools for DTC businesses. Your products are different, your sales cycle might be longer or shorter, your customers are different — so it’s useless to compare your conversion rate, for example, to an industry average. The downside?

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FedEx CIO Attests to Data-Driven Strategies in Pandemic Times

IoT World Today

Indeed, according to the 2020 IoT World Today IoT Adoption Survey, 51% of respondents said the virus spurred the need for new digital initiatives. We have an opportunity to revolutionize that industry for a lot of our customers that want to dispatch into neighborhoods in a cost-effective and environmentally effective way.”.

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Generative AI: Cheat Code to a More Competitive Supply Chain Business?

Logistics Viewpoints

This is called ChatGPT, a natural language processing (NLP) tool that runs on artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct human-like discussions in order to assist you with various requests. The best course of action is to learn more now. We’re already seeing it in diverse applications, such as writing emails or essays. Make no mistake.

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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

As semesters unfolded, students saw course syllabi come to life in news headlines. These Generation Z graduates are strengthening an existing trend – 50% of millennials surveyed in an APICS report cited a strong corporate environmental responsibility program as a key factor in choosing an employer.

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

Even before the emergence of COVID-19, next-day and same-day delivery promises from mega retailers, as well as new delivery models such as store pick-up, were driving increasing customer expectations — not just in retail, but in every industry. In fact, the on-demand industry was estimated to account for $75 billion in 2018. [1]

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