Fine-tuning your supply chain

The McKinsey Quarterly is out with an interesting point, in regards to the challenges of consolidating supply chain data — and some advice for focusing IT resources to make sure you’re capturing the data that matters most.
The problem is, according to the report, is that companies today not only buy more from far-flung third parties [...]

19 Steps to Maintain an Accurate Inventory (Step 1-7)

Peter Drucker, the foremost author and expert on enterprise and self-management, and one whom I am sure everyone reading this has probably heard of, stated, “We know little more about distribution today than Napoleon’s contemporaries knew about the interior of Africa.”

What is ERP

Short for Enterprise Resource Planning software.
Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP is a business management system that means to integrate all facets of the business, including sales, manufacturing, planning, and marketing into a single coherent system.
As the ERP methodology has gained popularity among business managers, software application programs have been developed to enable them to implement [...]

Increase Small Business Efficiency

Using technology to integrate processes and information offers small and medium companies a way to cost effectively streamline operations and gain a comprehensive overview of the business.
The smaller your business, the less you can afford inefficiency or waste. Intuitively, it might seem easier for a smaller business to achieve efficient processes and for management to [...]