One of the biggest arguments I hear in favor of deploying software as a service (SAAS) applications as opposed to the traditional on premise is the promise of significant cost savings. Being that I represent a reseller organization and am really impartial to the direction a customer takes, I like to present both options and let [...]
continue reading...Archive for February, 2011
New Rules Require Rental Property Owners to Issue 1099s Starting With the Tax Year 2011.
New reporting requirement for rental property expense payments. If you receive rental income from real estate, you may be required to report payments you made for rental property expenses. You will use Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, to report these payments. For more details including exceptions, see the Instructions for Form 1099-MISC and www.irs.gov/form1099misc. The recently [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP Manufacturing: Controlling Manufacturing Production with Bill of Materials and Routing – Part 3 of 5 Part Series
This week focuses on the controls you have with the concept of Bill of Materials (BOMs) and a Routing. Each manufactured item can have multiples BOMs and multiple Routings giving you virtually unlimited adaptability in you manufacturing processes. If you missed Part 1 – Costing and Inventory Control or Part 2 – Controlling Inventory [...]
continue reading...What Does the MS Dynamics GP Project Accounting Module Do?
In the 17 years I’ve worked with Great Plains, I’ve received more questions about Microsoft Dynamics GP Project Accounting than any other module. Customers and prospects have asked “What does Project Accounting do?” and “Do you think I need it?” Below is a brief description of the basics of Microsoft Dynamics GP Project Accounting (PA). [...]
continue reading...Better Compliance and Efficiency with Dynamics GP Not-for-Profit
When people first hear the phrase ‘ fund accounting’, schools, churches, governmental agencies, municipalities and the other thousands of not-for-profit organizations out there come to mind. Thoughts may then move to the complexity of the record keeping that takes place in these organizations, especially when it comes to the financial data. When facing a mandate to [...]
continue reading...Using Dynamics GP2010 Web Services? Here is a Useful Workaround for System Notes
A recent issue i experienced with GP System Notes, E-connect and GP 2010 web services.
continue reading...Outgrowing QuickBooks or Struggling with Disparate Systems?
Are you struggling with disparate systems that require manual rekeying of information for key reporting items, or a system that creates an unstable and unreliable environment with frequent system crashes? Is your organization outgrowing QuickBooks? Celleration, a member of the highly regulated Life Sciences industry, was using a combination of QuickBooks and Excel for their [...]
continue reading...Commission Tracking in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Many of the clients I work with have commission plans for their salespeople and ask about the capabilities and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP for commissions tracking. The software product itself has basic commissions functionality, and there are some 3rd party ISV products that specifically handle more complex commissions requirements than are found in the [...]
continue reading...Material Tracking Systems – Sometimes Smaller is Better than Bigger
It’s true for some fresh water fish, certainly true for laptops, and almost always true for luggage that you are carrying on a trip. Also true for the price, complexity, and implementation of a materials tracking system, as opposed to its warehouse management system [WMS] counterpart. The WMS world fits large wholesale distributors and fairly [...]
continue reading...2011 Outlook: IT Spending Expected to Rise, Yet ERP Investments Expected to Slow
The number of companies planning to invest in their ERP systems will drop slightly this year, according to a Forrester Research Inc. report, even as IT spending overall is expected to rise. One quarter of roughly 900 companies surveyed by Forrester plan to upgrade, expand, or implement an ERP system, down from 29% in a [...]
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