Partnerships key to ERP success

Dec 5, 2014

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has fast become an essential business tool, and many organisations are looking to extend this functionality into customer relationship management (CRM), business acceleration and other areas, says Collin Govender, vice-president...

Simplicity, usability is changing ERP

Dec 3, 2014

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software was once the preserve of large organisations with deep pockets and plenty of in-house resources. Today, a number of smaller vendors have entered the market to address the demand from mid-sized companies for enterprise...

Five tips for successful ERP projects

Dec 1, 2014

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects are notoriously complex to implement successfully. Companies that start out with realistic expectations based on a sound business case, scoping, planning and execution can accelerate their return on investment (ROI) from ERP.

Adopting a hub and spoke ERP model

Oct 17, 2014

The two-tier enterprise resource planning (ERP) model, also referred to as hub and spoke, is gaining global market acceptance. Louis Laurie, marketing director of Dac Systems, believes the model offers benefits for local organisations. “As the name suggests, the...

Mistakes SMEs make when buying IT

Oct 14, 2014

For today’s SME, robust and reliable IT systems are as essential as air or water is to a living organism. Without sound technology in place, you will find it difficult to keep the records SARS and other institutions demand, to stay on top of your paperwork, to...

Lynx Optics rolls out Sage 300 ERP

Oct 14, 2014

Lynx Optics has implemented Sage 300 ERP (formerly known as Sage ERP Accpac) to streamline its workflow and gain deeper insight into business performance. The company ran the DOS version of Sage 300 ERP, namely Accpac Plus for some 20 years, but switched to a rival...