Why Cloud ERP is Right for Your Business
Cloud-based computing allows users to access their software applications on shared computing resources, thus avoiding the costs of managing and maintaining their own data center. It's an ideal option for those who need guaranteed up-time and want the most up-to-date...
Cloud vs On Premise ERP
In-House Hosting Compared to Cloud-Based HostingWhen you hear about Cloud vs on premise ERP hosting, the conversation is about the server infrastructure on which your software applications run, and your data is stored. Both on premise (or in-house) and cloud-based...
The Unique Family Dynamics of a Successful ERP Implementation
Tolstoy famously remarked that “all happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Reflecting on Tolstoy’s own relations and on the kindred lives of the characters in his novels, I’ve often wondered if Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)...
Why Buy an ERP Software?
Why Buy an ERP Software?Businesses who are happy with the money they're making and don't wish to grow or to improve their relationships with their customers often don't think about the need for ERP software. However, those businesses are few and far between. For the...
Much Needed Functionality: Prophet 21’s Rental Management Application
To Rent or To Buy - More and More Often, It's To Rent. In some ways distribution has not changed over the past 50 years; but in other ways it really has morphed – I know, that statement was non-committal. But take for example product Rental Management. Your customers...
The Company You Keep: Deploying Company-Specific Customizations in a Multi-Company Environment
Setup is crucial for a successful company-specific customization in an Epicor ERP multi-company environment. Maintenance of the Epicor ERP menu in multi-company environments can be unintuitive, and many customers come to us looking to better understand its...
Historical Transactional Data Conversion: Prevent the Past from Haunting Your Present
"I give [this watch] to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his...
Announcement: EstesGroup Awarded Epicor Managed Hosting Partner Certification
We are proud to announce that EstesGroup is an Epicor Software Corporation Certified Managed Hosting Partner. EstesGroup is certified to host Epicor ERP and host Prophet 21 ERP systems. We are the only Epicor Partner to be Certified for Epicor Hosting, Epicor...
Cloud Computing Is Key To Recession Proofing Your Business
Recession-Proof Investments: Cloud Computing and the Refrigerator of the Future We’ve long been told that necessity is the mother of invention, but when necessity is out of a sense of privation, reactions vary. Born and raised into the world of residential and...
Data Center Location is Critical to Your Company’s Success and Survival
Read about how weather impacts data viability and how data center location plays into long term company viability.
Epicor ERP and Your Anti-Virus: A Love-Hate Relationship
I’ve seen enough of Epicor ERP installations to know that a finely tuned system needs... fine-tuning. Perhaps that’s obvious, but nonetheless, I’ve seen many deployments where Epicor ERP is installed, but not set up optimally. One area that has my bits all...
Why Implement an ERP System?
If you asked your IT personnel what the advantages of implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, in all likelihood, they'd tell you that it could be revolutionary or absolutely destructive depending on their past experiences. The key to...
The Top 5 Benefits of an ERP System
As any business knows, the right technology is crucial to success. However, the process of vetting and selecting an ERP software is often a challenging one. Many Small and Medium Business Solutions (SMBS) for instance have yet to adopt a platform as many...
What’s It Good For Anyway? Why You Need to Include Epicor ERP in Your Manufacturing ERP Software Selection
The Epicor ERP consulting life is a tale of many worlds. There is the world of travel, with its flights and sights, with its energy pulsing through everything, making me feel at times like I’m still the college student backpacking across Canada with a...
Ransomware, a Good Way to Stop Your Business. Or Maybe Not?
First off, I’ve been doing sysadmin work for scores of years now, and the idea of backups, business continuity, and ‘bad guys’ isn’t new. However, this week it was brought to a new and interesting head for one small business.
Is Your Epicor ERP ID Code Schema Costing You Money?
Learn about Intelligent vs Non-Intelligent ID Code schema – which is the best for your company?
Defining and Setting Up ID Codes in Epicor ERP
Learn about Epicor ERP ID Codes Setup and the pros & cons of intelligent vs non-intelligent schemes.
Can Your Business Survive a Recall? Serial Number & Lot Tracking for Wholesale Distributors & Retailers
Prophet 21 ERP is built for wholesale distributors and retailers with powerful serial numbers and lot numbers tracking features throughout the application. Find out how it helps protect your business in the case of a product recall.
Integrity is Key with Epicor ERP Customizations
One of the great things about Epicor ERP is its openness to customization. That feature can also be a source of trouble. It’s all in how you use the power.
Maximizing Your Sales Team with Epicor ERP Sales Order Automation
What if your customer could send you a purchase order and it just magically appears in Epicor? Let’s look at Epicor ERP 10.2.400 new features: Automated Sales Order Entry.
The Good, The New, No Ugly: Epicor ERP 10.2.400
Epicor ERP 10.2.400 is on the horizon. And it promises a Kinetic jump in capability. Here’s a quick overview of new features coming in the next release.
If Your Software Don’t Dance then it’s No Friend of Mine – Understanding Epicor’s Release Cadence
Within this structure, it is important to understand the rationale of Epicor’s release cadence. The goal of their rhythm is to minimize business disruption, while at the same time quickly providing resolution to issues, and providing functional enhancements at a reasonable rate. The implementation of this cadence has allowed Epicor to balance functionality and support, while allowing the customer base to focus on running their businesses without interruption.
Why on Earth Do I Need an ERP System?
Pundits have long noted that the “E” in “ERP” is the most important of the three letters. The value in an ERP system comes in its applicability to the entire enterprise and not just to a few selective functions within the organization. And while ERP has been around now for many decades, there continues to be ample opportunity for better enterprise-level integration among companies.
Epicor Selects EstesGroup as Prophet21 Partner for Western USA Region
EstesGroup was selected as the Western United States Territory Partner for the Epicor® Prophet 21® distribution software solution. They are the only P21 and Epicor 10 ERP partner in the United States.
The Material Handling Industry Continues to Trend Upward, Outward, Inward
For producers of equipment serving these industries, the challenges not only manifest themselves in the material handling products delivered but also in the processes and systems used to orchestrate the creation and delivery of these products. Making the best equipment isn’t enough if it cannot be designed, produced, and delivered at the right time, and for the right price points. In support of this, configurability continues to be of great importance, as are the abilities to quickly generate requests for proposals and rapidly engineer custom orders. With its extensive product configuration capabilities, which are tightly bound to its Bill-of-Material structures, Epicor is an excellent enterprise software option for companies looking to scale up their organization to meet the challenges of this evolving industry.
Is your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Dying on the Vine?
As you assess your organization and its IT infrastructure, you need to ask yourself the question, have you harvested all the benefits of your legacy ERP system? Are you tired of endless patches? Are you frustrated with the narrow field of vision that your current system affords you? Is your legacy ERP system a husk of its former self? And are you ready to put it to pasture? Are you ready to leave your legacy ERP system behind.
Can I Run Quickbooks and Compete in Smart Manufacturing?
Find out if Quickbooks is a good fit for Smart Manufacturing. The answer might surprise you.
How To Manage Inventory Using Epicor’s Fulfillment Workbench
Using the Epicor Fulfillment Workbench, you can manage inventory for all three sources of demand: Sales Orders, Jobs, and Transfer Orders (inventory coming from another inter-company location). The Fulfillment Workbench provides additional functionality, like Cross-Docking, sorting by priorities, allocation templates, and many more.
10 Internal Questions You Absolutely Need To Ask For A Successful ERP Search
Is your company starting a enterprise software search? Here are some internal ERP search questions to start a successful ERP evaluation.
EDI Not Working? Try Picking Up the Phone. Communication is Key to Problem Solving.
Even though EDI is an automated process, manual interaction is needed throughout to proactively handle issues and provide effective EDI solutions and management.