This is part 2 of 3 of a series of posts in which we examine the basic options for customizing your ERP system. You can read part 1 here: Customization options for your ERP: Third-party products. Even though the emphasis here is on Microsoft Dynamics products, the basic ideas apply to most leading ERP systems [...]
continue reading...Archive for October, 2011
How Automotive Suppliers Can Address Scrap Accounting Requirements
There is a step in a manufacturing operation before quality investigates a defective part for root causes, Pareto charts, and the subsequent corrective action in the Quality Management System. That step is merely to separate the possible defective parts from those qualified to move to the next step, or to the customers receiving dock. This [...]
continue reading...Now is the Best Time to Switch to Microsoft Dynamics GP
With all the features Microsoft Dynamics GP has I don’t see why you wouldn’t switch. It’s easy to learn and use, and it keeps important information from falling through the cracks. But you might say “I don’t want to reeducate my employees; it would take too long for them to be retrained.” I can understand why that [...]
continue reading...Additional Accounting Features that Make Dynamics GP Shine
In my last blog, “Five Time Saving Features all Accounting Packages Should Have,” I discussed some features that really increase efficiency when working in an accounting package. Today I am going to discuss a few of the other features from the “B” team, of time saving features. -Mass Modify: Allows you to quickly and easily [...]
continue reading...What A Prospect Learned When They Didn’t Choose Microsoft Dynamics GP & SalesPad
I recently checked back with my champion at a prospect company, a sale which I lost about four months ago. The selected upgraded software is purchased; the annual plan locked in; funds are spent for implementation, consulting, travel expenses, and training. All that’s left is “free” online training. The key employee that drove the decision has dug his heels in to defend the implementation.
But the truth is, they aren’t live. What happened?
continue reading...The 3 P’s of ERP Selection
When considering a new ERP solution, so many organizations focus only on the product and ignore the other elements that are essential to having a successful implementation and ongoing use of their software solution. There are three basic building blocks to a successful software experience: Partner, Process, and Platform. Placing too much emphasis on any [...]
continue reading...Why Should You Track Inter-Departmental Profitability?
As activities are becoming increasingly complex, it is becoming more important to not just follow and evaluate the results of the organization’s profitability, but to go deeper into each individual department’s profitability as well. The trend is lending itself to the idea that organizations are becoming more specialized and therefore the results of these individualized departments are [...]
continue reading...Minnesota GPUG Chapter Visits the Executive Briefing Center in Fargo
Are you a Microsoft Dynamics GP User in the Minnesota area? If you are, please join us for the next GPUG Minnesota Regional Chapter Meeting on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 on a roadtrip to the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center in Fargo for a Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Overview and much more. Don’t miss this special opportunity [...]
continue reading...Do You Know How to Analyze Data?
A few years ago I interviewed for a position that included some pretty significant data analysis. “Do you know how to analyze data?” asked the interviewer. Of course I did. I knew how to read all the latest data visualizations, I knew the most popular and many, many lesser-known KPIs and metrics and how they [...]
continue reading...Give Me 5! Five Microsoft Dynamics GP User Licenses for 3K!
The Microsoft Dynamics GP promotions department is at it again… this time around we can now offer FIVE user licenses for $3,000 (USD). This promotion is available in other countries too. Contact your reseller for more information by country and pricing for your company. The Dynamics GP Business Essentials Suite or Advanced Management Suite may [...]
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