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Using an ERP system to provide data for decision-making in manufacturing

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Manufacturers increasingly turning to data and analytics, from an ERP system, to support business initiatives. Data is after all the fuel that runs the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Challenges to using data. Many manufacturers are data-rich but when it comes to using it they are insight-poor.

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Infor’s Strategy for Differentiation

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Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. Infor, with anticipated revenues of $3.4 Infor does as well.

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Why it may be time to upgrade your ERP system

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

In today’s digitalized world, manufacturers must keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology landscape to remain competitive, agile, and to protect their electronic assets such as data. This is particularly crucial when it comes to enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.

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How warehouse management can enhance the value of your ERP

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Many manufacturers have successfully implemented an ERP system to streamline their business processes and improve efficiency. However, for companies with extensive inventory and warehouse facilities, integrating a Warehouse Management System with their ERP system can bring additional value. What is a Warehouse Management System?

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How an ERP can help order fulfilment

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How an ERP system can improve order fulfilment An ERP system has the set of tools that can manage the entire order fulfilment process by integrating the various processes and departments involved. Order processing — an ERP system can receive and process customer orders, automating order entry, invoicing, and payment processing.

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Data-driven decision making in manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Data-driven decision making is the process of collecting the data that a company uses, and transforming it into actionable insights. It is a modern business strategy that lets company staff make decisions based on facts instead of biases. The volume and quality of data is important.

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6 challenges facing medical device manufacturers and how ERP analytics can provide a cure

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

To contend with these pressures, medical device manufacturers crave actionable, real-time, accurate, and reliable data throughout the entire supply chain. Acquiring and consolidating data can be a formidable task, however, especially when data is scattered across different systems and formats.