2024-07-22
Best practices
Customer ranking – is a large project worth more than a small project with high profitability and a solid customer through the use of CRM data?
In today’s dynamic business environment, decisions about resource allocation and customer relationship management are critical to a company’s long-term success. Using data from the CRM system allows you to analyze customer value and help you make strategic decisions. One of the dilemmas facing managers is the choice between large projects with prestigious clients, and smaller but more profitable projects with solid, often lesser-known companies.
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2024-07-12
Best practices
The impact of ERP implementation on employees in the professional services industry
The modern business world is developing dynamically, and technology plays a key role in streamlining operational processes. One of the most important tools that is revolutionizing the functioning of companies is ERP systems. Their implementation in the professional services industry, i. e. those that relate to sectors providing highly specialized consulting and expert services, e. g. legal, audit, engineering services, brings numerous changes that significantly affect the daily work of employees.
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2024-07-10
Others
How ERP has evolved and where it’s headed next. Epicor Kinetic ERP
If a business expects to grow, they’ll need robust tools that will help support and enable that growth. You can no longer track all of your sales, customer orders, production schedules, and other necessary information on spreadsheets alone. Some niche tools may work for a time, but as you scale, you need a solution that will give you the big picture of your organization in one place.
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2024-07-01
IT trends
Problems in the engineering industry and Maconomy
Engineering companies are the engine of our economy. Such organizations often develop new technologies that will disrupt their customers’ industry status quo. But this is not an ideal industry. Such organizations also face their own challenges. Many of our interviewees mention poor communication, a bad schedule of tasks between employees, or vaguely defined tasks adding to this the constant pressure of time. ERP systems such as Maconoma in the engineering industry can significantly help address these challenges and help improve work efficiency.
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2024-06-27
IT trends
The Top 5 Reasons Businesses are Moving to the Cloud
In today’s world, cloud options are endless. From cloud storage for your personal photos to cloud storage for your business, the cloud presents an ideal choice for many reasons. As your business navigates shifts in industry, customer demands, and the competitive landscape, it’s crucial for your technology partner to anticipate your needs and provide solutions that are cutting-edge, flexible, and sustainable for your business. That’s why Epicor introduced Eclipse Cloud with a focus on flexibility, reliability, security, and performance tailored to your business needs.
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2024-06-26
IT trends
Managing in times of uncertainty
Managing resources in times of uncertainty caused by economic crises, pandemics, conflicts and legal and regulatory changes is a challenge that requires companies to be flexible, plan accurately and react quickly to changing market conditions. In such situations, it is crucial to use modern tools, such as ERP systems, which allow for effective resource management and precise calculation of working time.
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2024-06-19
Best practices
Mobile applications bundled with software. How does using them look like, what are the benefits?
Nowadays, mobility is ubiquitous. An increasing portion of society can no longer imagine daily life without access to the Internet or mobile devices. Therefore, business cannot lag behind such widely prevailing trends. Employees and managers naturally want easy and convenient access to the information they need for their work. Just like in personal life, we want to handle matters on the go, where it is convenient for us and when we have the time. We no longer want to call helplines or look up information in encyclopedias. While standing in line or sitting in a café, we handle matters using smartphones. At work, we also prefer to access information independently rather than asking another department or searching through reports prepared for us. The way we perform job duties is also changing; we increasingly work remotely or at unusual hours, which drives the demand for mobile access to information.
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2024-06-11
Best practices
The best AI tools that every consulting firm should consider to use
To highlight the power of artificial intelligence, we asked Chat GPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI, what the best AI tools are that every consulting firm should use. The results included a range of data analysis and process automation technologies that are undoubtedly worth a look.
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