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...
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...
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...