Category: Professional Services

ERP implementations are complex, involving substantial planning, resources, and coordination across departments. While every project has its challenges, certain signs indicate that an implementation might be headed off track. Recognizing these early can make a huge difference, saving your company time, money, and headaches. Here are the top five warning signs to watch for during an ERP project. 1. Missed Deadlines and Delays Missed deadlines are often one of the...

EDI was developed in the 1960’s by Ed Guilbert as a form of electronic communication between shipment supply chains in the US Army. It is now looked at as more of a methodology, combining best practices, standards, processes, and technology to allow the flow of information between businesses. The information has been formatted into a set of different standards for both domestic and international use. The standards set the baseline...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are designed to streamline and optimize business operations, integrating various functions such as finance, supply chain, human resources, and production into a cohesive system. One common approach to ERP implementation is using templated business processes (sometimes referred to as "Fit to Business"). These involve pre-built, industry-standard workflows that promise to fast-track implementation by relying on established best practices. While this approach can seem appealing due...

The pandemic caused a sudden call for business leaders to adapt, transition, and readjust to new short-term and longer-term challenges. During the initial period of uncertainty and anxiety, business leaders were mostly in a reactive, tactical mode, navigating the chaos by prioritizing tasks and executing well.  After the initial chaos, some businesses were able to proactively identify new opportunities and assess longer-term threats.  All of this resulted in organizational change,...

Recent decades have witnessed major advances in medical technologies that have been responsible for earlier and more accurate diagnoses, more effective treatments, and the ability of people to live longer, healthier lives. But because new technology is the primary driver of rapidly rising health care expenditures, these advances do not come without risks and costs. To minimize risk and control costs, health care facilities are now being more selective in...

In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, manufacturers across the globe have made difficult decisions to keep up with the rapidly changing demands of the market and to mitigate unforeseen and often devastating risks to their businesses. Whether it be supply chain disruptions, factory shutdowns, or under- or over-production of inventory, almost all industries have felt the wide-reaching effects of the pandemic. As budgeting season rolls around, it is important...

Utilizing both 5G and IoT will soon be the global standard for optimizing your ERP solution. Now, you might be asking, what are 5G, IoT and how do they relate to my current ERP system? That’s easy, lets start off with some basic definitions of 5G and IoT.   What is 5G? – 5G is the 5th generation mobile network – the new global wireless standard. While there is not...

During an implementation, one of the most important steps is importing old GL data. Prior to uploading historical GL balances, you must open those historical periods. Without opening the historical periods, you will not be able to upload any historical balance. In this blog I will illustrate how to effectively and efficiently open and close GL periods and provide some useful tips and tricks to make your data import job,...

Acumatica Profit Decisions  Welcome to the third blog of the “10 Profit Decisions Service Firms are Making Blind: How a Progressive ERP Ends the Guessing” series. In this blog, we will look at how proactive information from Acumatica ERP will build revenues and reduce costs to improve project success and profitability. Professional service organizations can increase revenue by optimizing training opportunities and reduce costs by making remote work more efficient....

Acumatica ERP – Professional Services Welcome to the second blog of the “10 Profit Decisions Service Firms are Making Blind: How a Progressive ERP Ends the Guessing” series. In this blog, we will look at how proactive information from Acumatica ERP will build revenues and reduce costs to improve project success and profitability. Professional service organizations have a demand for top talent personnel which comes with having to compete for...