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- 7 steps to choosing the right ERP software
- With so many ERP options in the marketplace today, selecting a package for your business can be an overwhelming task. While many companies feel that any software will work and their organizations will simply conform to the functionality of the software, widely-publicized ERP failures indicate that this isn't the best...
- Tags: ERP, ERP Project, Chances, Eric, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Eric Kimberling
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- Are the rewards of ERP systems worth the risk?
- The country's biggest trash hauler, Waste Management, has announced that it is suing SAP for $100 million as a result of the failed implementation of SAP's ERP package. The suit claims that, "Unknown to Waste Management, this 'United States' version of the Waste and Recycling Software was undeveloped, untested,...
- Tags: ERP System, ERP, Waste Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- So tell me again why you were fired
- Maybe it has never happened to you, but I have been fired twice in my career. Depending upon how you approach it, the unpleasant experience of being fired can be disastrous or it can be one of the best learning experiences of your career. In my case, I got to pass through this...
- Tags: Management, MRP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Professional Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Tim Malone
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- Microsoft announces delay in update to Dynamics
- Microsoft has announced a further delay in the release of the next version of Dynamics NAV, saying that version 6.0 will be released mid next year. A quote from PC World: "We decided we need a little more of what we call 'bake' time," said Kirill...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-10-28
- Use Pareto Analysis to attack complex problems
- Instead of addressing project problems as they crop up, you can use Pareto Analysis to spend your time more wisely. A few years ago, I was observing the implementation of a major Enterprise Resource Planning ERP implementation. The implementation team knew that there would be problems--hundreds of...
- Tags: Tom Mochal, Team management, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Project management, occurrence, Pareto analysis, Project Management Newsletter, Team, Problem, Attack, Error, Enterprise Software, Management, Software
- Technical articles 2006-03-21
- Radius Solutions Case Study: Berlin Industries
- Berlin Industries, one of the top 50 commercial printers in North America, is a full service direct mail, commercial web printer that offers a complete range of in-house services from electronic prepress through printing, bindery, personalization, custom imaging, letter shop, mailing, distribution, and fulfillment. In search for a single system...
- Tags: RADIUS, ERP System, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Network Security, Printers, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals
- Case studies 2007-06-27
- Improving Financial Performance with Enterprise Resource Planning
- Large IT enterprises for many years now have realized the improved financial performance of integrated ERP application suites. Some of them have also experienced the challenges and difficulties that come with being pioneers in business process improvement. But those pioneering efforts have brought us to a point where modular, value-based...
- Tags: Financial, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-03-12
- Print Business Software - When Only Lean Manufacturers Survive, It's Time for ERP
- In recent years, survival of the fittest has become the mantra for businesses across various industries. For the flexographic printing trade, it has become a guiding principle. For years, printers/converters have been challenged by ways to avoid commoditization of their offerings while finding new methods to improve the bottom line....
- Tags: Business Software, ERP, Pricing, Document Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2006-07-01
- Selecting a Platform for Your ERP System
- Many organizations have chosen to build their business systems on Mainframe, Midrange, and the UNIX/RISC platforms. Now, as the life cycles of many of these legacy platforms come to an end, these organizations are choosing to migrate their critical business systems to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition with...
- Tags: Platform, ERP System, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-01
- ParkwayHealth Singapore Reduces Total Cost of Ownership by 40%
- In 2004, ParkwayHealth decided it was time for a complete technology refresh. The healthcare provider's existing SAP-based technology platform had proven to be inflexible and costly to maintain. The organization went to tender for applications infrastructure to replace the existing SAP R/3 implementation and an IS-H MED hospital system at...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, TCO, ParkwayHealth Singapore, Data Centers, Roi/Tco, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Operational Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Star Technology Services Integrates Its Business on an Enterprise Resource Planning Application
- Star Technology wanted to deliver, maintain, and enhance a world class business infrastructure to enable Star to achieve and exceed its corporate objectives and develop an integrated system which supports Star's requirements and proposed business growth using a scalable solution. The challenge was to increase employee productivity using a central...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Benefits, Software, Finance, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Multi Packaging Solutions Selects Radius Solutions for State of the Art MIS/ERP System
- Multi Packaging Solutions is a leader in supplying high-end print and packaging, supported by outstanding customer service and technology innovation. MPS has acquired a number of leading organizations including The John Henry Company, Steketee-Van-Huis, Hilltop Press and Hamilton Printing. The company required a standard MIS/ERP system that fitted its operational...
- Tags: MIS, RADIUS, ERP System, ERP, Packaging Solution, MPS, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Network Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking
- Case studies 2007-05-01
- Protect-All Selects Radius Solutions as New MIS/ERP Provider
- Located in Darien, Wisconsin, Protect-all, Inc, is a world-class manufacturer of standard, specialty, and custom extrusion coating and adhesive lamination products. As a growing organization, Protect-all, Inc. executives wanted to replace its existing, outgrown system with a fully integrated manufacturing/accounting ERP System to gain additional efficiency and productivity throughout the...
- Tags: MIS, RADIUS, ERP, Protect-All, Protect-all Inc., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Network Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking
- Case studies 2007-08-27
- KDV Label Chooses Radius Solutions as MIS/ERP Provider
- Founded in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1974, KDV Label is one of the largest family owned label printers in the nation. As a growing organization, KDV Label executives wanted to replace its existing, outgrown ERP system, with a fully integrated solution to gain additional efficiency and productivity throughout the business. The...
- Tags: MIS, RADIUS, ERP, KDV Label, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Network Security, Software, Networking
- Case studies 2008-01-11
- AmeriVault Case Study: Harford County Public Schools
- Harford County Public Schools HCPS has been using computers - and backing up the data on those computers - for decades. Each one of the 51 schools is networked to a central computer center, where a community portal serves both internal and external users. The school system needed to address...
- Tags: AmeriVault, Computer, Harford County Public Schools, Productivity, E-mail, Portals, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Internet, Software
- Case studies 2008-04-15
- Experience, Focus and Commitment Have Made Radius Solutions the Leading ERP/MIS System for Packaging and Printing Organizations Worldwide
- In nowadays highly competitive environment, the right ERP Enterprise Resource Planning software can make a huge impact on the management and success of the organization. ERP software can help to streamline the business operations, to provide superior customer service, to increase employee productivity, to access critical business information for accurate...
- Tags: MIS, RADIUS, ERP, Printing, Radius Solutions, PECAS Vision, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Document Management, Network Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- ERP & Lean
- The printing and packaging industry is facing a number of challenges which threaten the very existence of many well-established companies. Historically, the industry has been extremely cost conscious, priced its products based on a cost-plus philosophy, and has been slow to adopt new concepts and technologies, such as Lean Manufacturing...
- Tags: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, ERP, Finance, It Operations, Managerial Accounting, Roi/Tco, Software, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000
- White papers 2008-02-01
- TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Runs SAP (Level 200)
- This webcast describes how the Enterprise Application Services EAS team in the Microsoft Information Technology IT department utilizes the new database mirroring and online indexing features in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to dramatically increase the availability of SAP R/3 at Microsoft. The presenter also discusses how, by using the 64-bit...
- Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Mirroring, SAP R/3, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Roi/Tco, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), 64-Bit, Enterprise Software, Databases, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-01-17
- European Fashion Leader Significantly Reduces Customer Waiting Times With Dell | EMC and Oracle Solution
- The Veldhoven Group is a multinational company which designs and markets three premium fashion labels: Sandwich, Stills and NO-NO. The company needed to upgrade its Enterprise Resource Planning ERP system, which uses an Oracle 10g RAC database. This involved replacing the existing server infrastructure so that it could provide users...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Leader, EMC Corp., Veldhoven Group, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Storage, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-18
- SAP With Veritas Storage Foundation HA on IBM System x and IBM Bladecenter
- More and more enterprises are running mission-critical applications like SAP that are fundamental to their core business. A failure of this kind of applications could be potentially disastrous to the business. As Windows server operating systems become increasingly accepted in the large scale and high-end mission-critical parts of organizations, meeting...
- Tags: IBM eServer BladeCenter, VERITAS Software Corp., VERITAS Storage Foundation, SAP AG, IBM Corp., Blade Servers, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software
- White papers 2007-02-02