Category: ERP Selection

With so many ERP systems to choose from on the market, cloud-based solutions have become common-place. However, many businesses still rely on complicated, outdated on-premises ERP. Read on to learn why your business should consider making the transition to a cloud-based ERP system.   Easy Infrastructure Implementation   One of the advantages of a cloud-based ERP system is simplicity. Because cloud-based systems don’t require a large hardware or IT investment, the amount of time needed...

In complex manufacturing environments, the maintenance of item master, bill of material, and routing data is critical to accurate costing, planning, and manufacturing. Unfortunately, in many ERP implementations, the focus on this data and the conversion of it from a legacy ERP system to the new ERP system starts too late! Some ERP systems manage this data differently for planning, costing and manufacturing. As a result, it is important to...

Defining specific pre and post cutover metrics is an important step in the planning of a new ERP system. ERP implementations are often seen as projects which reduce on-time shipment performance or throughput, for example. The Project Team needs the ability to reference pre cutover metrics and easily compare them to the same cutover metric to assess the positive or negative impact of the cutover. The Project Team (internal and...

As a constantly growing and evolving consulting firm, Logan Consulting is constantly adding new resources to its full-time consulting team and is focused on internal team growth. One of the most important pieces of this dynamic is our annual schedule of internal training for our team. This mandatory training is focused on the two major areas below, addressed in bi-weekly team sessions: Methodology Training – At Logan Consulting, we are...

This is the second in a series of Blogs regarding Sales Tax environments in the United States. This series will describe general considerations, legal environment and other conditions that create impact your business Sales Tax requirements. The complex environment exists because state legislatures create unique sales tax laws. There are some common conventions across the states. They include: • Sales Tax are calculated based on where the product lands or...

Companies on a daily basis deal with large numbers of transactions which can cause lots of ins and outs within the company. This can make managing a company more complex which can cause lots of strain on upper-level management. In today’s day of electronic transactions, it can make it difficult to trust entries and cashing of checks.  Therefore, many Cash Management departments of Banks came out with an automated fraud...

Many ERP implementations involve development as part of the project. Development in this context can mean any or all of the following: Development of new functionality to address a functional gap in the software Development of customer or supplier facing forms such as a Packing Slip, Shipper, Sales Order Acknowledgement, or Purchase Order Development of internal or customer facing labels Development of new reports, inquiries, or browses that present system...

An ERP system is a very viable investment for any organization; big or small. Deciding to implement an ERP system, like Microsoft Dynamics GP, can cultivate many questions for you. There are tons of different options and finding the right solution for your organization can be quite the process. Any company can benefit from an ERP system by providing your organization insight on future trends, streamlining your supply chain, and...

Transitioning your ERP software to the cloud sounds like an easy switch, but, there are a few important steps to take before diving right into the cloud. In order to smoothly transition to the cloud, your organization must be fully aware of the transition that is about to take place. While transitioning your ERP to the cloud, it is important to make security a priority. Continue to make sure your...

What are the Threats of ERP? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Environments play a pivotal role in the day to day operations of any business. These systems allow businesses to create sales orders and purchase orders, apply payments, receive inventory, etc. These transactions produce vast amounts of sensitive information, such as bank account numbers, inventory levels, shipment schedules, financial records, and much more. Although these ERP environments allow businesses to be...