ERP and More! http://www.erpandmore.com Advice and Tips on ERP Software selections and implementations Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:19:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/http://www.erpandmore.com/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~fc/ErpAndMore?bg=CC0000&fg=FFFFFFERPandMore.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. ERP Jobs – Discover your ERP Career http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ErpAndMore/~3/cgiG9vsW7-E/ http://www.erpandmore.com/2012/03/12/erp-jobs-discover-erp-career/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:39:19 +0000 cshaul http://www.erpandmore.com/?p=6093 ERP Jobs are highly valued. These jobs are often higher paying and have tremendous growth potential. Not only that, but there are so many aspects of ERP Jobs that one can look at. For example, recently a friend was working as a desktop support agent and recently accepted an ERP Job working with SAP security. [...] ERP Jobs are highly valued. These jobs are often higher paying and have tremendous growth potential. Not only that, but there are so many aspects of ERP Jobs that one can look at. For example, recently a friend was working as a desktop support agent and recently accepted an ERP Job working with SAP security. It was a great career move facilitated by a great opportunity that to which he was able to take advantage.

We are very excited to announce the release of the ERPandmore.com ERP Jobs board. This new addition to the our erpandmore.com site, brings a key component that we have been wanting to provide for many years. Now, we are able to bring together those great opportunities in the ERP industry who are looking for a job change, as well as those who are providing these opportunities.

People are finding ERP jobs in the following most popular categories:

We posted previously on ERP jobs-What am I worth? and it has become a popular post as a reference for what type of salaries you might expect. To summarize though, it really depends on the specialty and the geography that you are looking in, but you can be assured that ERP careers are some of the highest paying jobs in the IT field.

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Current Top 10 ERP Jobs available

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Finding the Best Apparel ERP software

It has been our experience that apparel, textile, and garment ERP software falls into two basic groupings. The small ERP provider, who has developed a custom solution for a small client base, and the large ERP solution who is more general, but can tailor their systems to the needs of the Apparel, Garment, or Textile industries.

Additionally, many small custom apparel ERP systems are from small one or two person development environments and are very specific to their existing client base. These solutions may work, but when something goes wrong with the apparel ERP software, who do you call when the developer is on vacation?

It is a good practice to go with a larger ERP provider who can tailor their solution to fit your needs. You will get the support you need and while you may not get 100% of your requirements, you will get quite a lot of system for your money, but more importantly, you will get the support you need to keep your operations running.

Many of the main-stream apparel ERP solutions excel in tracking the financial operations of your business, but may need a third-party manufacturing add-on solution that seamlessly integrates with their financial and inventory software. Most vendors have worked in the Apparel and Textile industries and have ready-made solutions for specific niche industries. Keep in mind too, who you work with in implementing the software can make a big difference as well. Make sure you are working with people with a deep knowledge of Apparel ERP and the needs of your industry.

Another issue you may run across in looking at Apparel ERP solutions is that many vendors have thousands of customers and have built-in best practices on how to run a business designed into their software. These best practices are based on the input of their users and as such, they may differ from your way of doing business. So a good rule of thumb is to no exclude a vendor because they do not do things exactly as you do, but try to understand why they are presenting a process that differs from yours. Sometimes your process will be better and sometimes the vendors apparel ERP process provides a lot of benefits that you may not have thought of before.

The top 10 list below provides you with the most recommended software for the apparel, garment, and textile industries from SoftwareAdvice, a free service provider that helps thousands of business owners select the right software for their unique situation. Please click to get a no-obligation demonstration or price quote on any of the following software solutions.


Getting More Information on Apparel ERP

If you would like more information on Apparel ERP, please click on any link above, complete the contact information and a trained specialist from SoftwareAdvice.com will contact you to help you determine what will be your best options for your particular situation. On our site, you can also find Apparel ERP software tools to help you with your choice.

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These solutions are among the most referred systems as documented by SoftwareAdvice.com’s list of Cloud Accounting systems.cloud accounting

What to look for in Cloud Accounting Systems

What should you look for when evaluating Cloud Accounting solutions? Well, you need to ensure that it is a true cloud application, not just the vendor hosting a server for you. It should be scalable and the key benefits of cloud computing is that you can add users and remove users on demand.

True cloud computing systems are multi-tenant, meaning that like an apartment building, there are shared resources, yet everyone has their own space. This is very economical and makes a lot of sense from several standpoints, including security, maintenance, expand-ability, and keeping costs low. Players such as Salesforce.com and Amazon.com have revolutionized the cloud computing space with on-demand expandability.

So what you look for? Essentially, you want to review the providers service level agreements. Look especially at their data center security and their data accessibility. This means not only who can see your data, but also, how well is your data protected so that only your employees can have access to the data. Further, it needs to be easily downloaded. If you should decide to change directions, you do not want your data held captive.


Getting more information on Cloud Accounting Systems

If you would like more information on these or other Cloud Accounting solutions, you can research more solutions at SoftwareAdvice.com’s Cloud Accounting Search Tool or through browsing their listed solution. Be sure to look at our Accounting Software Buyers Guide, as it also has on-premise solutions that might be a better fit for your company.

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]]> http://www.erpandmore.com/2012/02/13/top-10-cloud-accounting-systems/feed/ 0 http://www.erpandmore.com/2012/02/13/top-10-cloud-accounting-systems/ Top 10 Cloud ERP Solutions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ErpAndMore/~3/jMrgH4-A4s4/ http://www.erpandmore.com/2012/02/10/top-10-cloud-erp-solutions/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:54:59 +0000 cshaul http://www.erpandmore.com/?p=5741 Cloud ERP Solutions – What is this technology that everyone is talking about. Everyone is buzzing about Cloud computing. From Windows Live to Google Apps, to the market leader in Cloud Enterprise Applications Salesforce.com, there has been a resounding acceptance of Cloud Computing products in the corporate environment. Cloud Computing is essentially have a structured [...] Cloud ERP Solutions – What is this technology that everyone is talking about. Everyone is buzzing about Cloud computing. From Windows Live to Google Apps, to the market leader in Cloud Enterprise Applications Salesforce.com, there has been a resounding acceptance of Cloud Computing products in the corporate environment.Cloud ERP Solutions

Cloud Computing is essentially have a structured hosting solution that provides access to the software via a web-browser. The client does not need to install any software on their computer. About ten years ago, something similar was tried in the form of an ASP model. This was essentially off-site hosting. Cloud Computing is different in that the application is not only hosted remotely, but the virtualization of the computing power has expanded the capacity to deliver multi-tenant applications. Think of an apartment building. Everyone pays a little bit to live in the building, but the single building is maintained by the sum of the lease agreements income. The same is true of a cloud computing model, where the software code base, database, processing power are all shared among many tenants.

With ERP software, there is usually an application server and a database server sitting in a data-center, onsite at a client’s location. These servers require a team of IT experts to maintain, service, and upgrade. They require experts in that database solution (often Oracle), hardware experts, operating system specialists, and application specialists. With Cloud ERP, this is no longer needed, because these experts are outsourced to the Cloud Provider.

Because these experts are dedicated full time to a high-availability solution, they are usually better trained and more proficient with their expertise area than one you would employee within your own business. This results in better utilization of money spent for the solution. Further it increases the security of the data, because there are dedicated resources to ensure that the many tenants data is strongly protected.

With the down economy, many businesses are looking to save money on their IT spending, Cloud ERP solutions make sense. They are licensed in a monthly fee per seat, so there is large capital expenditure. The implementations are relatively cost effective, since they are quick to launch. And lastly, they do not require the IT infrastructure of traditional ERP systems.

To help our readers with evaluating potential Cloud ERP Solutions, we have put together the following list of Cloud ERP providers.

Top 10 Cloud ERP Solutions

The Top 10 Cloud ERP solution providers are (in no particular order):

and the Last Cloud ERP Solution is

Okay, you caught us, there are only nine. What happened to number 10? Essentially, there are nine cloud ERP solutions sold as a complete cloud ERP solution. These are the providers we’ve listed above.

But there is a tenth. It is a combination of Salesforce.com CRM, one of the founders of the cloud computing movement, and one of their App-Exchange Partners, Financial Force. Together they provide a good cloud ERP solution that can be expanded using the Force.com platform. This combination of platform and application works well in a service based company. Here is the link:


That rounds out our Cloud ERP solution listing. Please let us know if you have experience with any other cloud based ERP solutions by commenting below.

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One of Kenandy’s key features is that it is always up-to-date, which eliminates the pressure of expensive upgrades. Another advantage to using Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software is that there is no additional software or hardware to purchase. Kenandy offers a lean and agile solution for small to midsized manufacturers that can be implemented within weeks. Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software is a secure and on-demand application that is easily customizable to meet the needs of several manufacturing segments – apparel, electronics, industrial machinery and more, as well as several modes – discrete, MTO, mixed mode and light assembly.

Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software provides a complete system which focuses on the commonalities of most manufacturing features. Organization can have a simplistic, yet powerful solution that can easily be extended by leveraging the additional features through Force.com. There is no need for after-hours batch jobs, as MRP can be run at any time. Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software is built on a data model that is fully integrated. Imagine entering POs, reviewing work orders, and updating BOMs, all quickly and easily from a single screen. Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software

Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software is built natively on Force.com, which allows it to be easily integrated with an Organization’s existing shop floor or associated accounting applications. Kenandy’s mobility is unrivaled, as it supports accessibility from iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, and Android. Imagine on-the-go approvals, stock room kitting and more!

Built on salesforce.com’s highly evolved cloud computing platform, Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software offers a secure and scalable application that will pave the path for innovative manufacturers.

Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software Video

Here is Kenandy’s introduction at Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce Event last November:

Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software Features

Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software focuses on five distinct features: Inventory Management, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, and Requirements Planning.

Inventory Management
Kenandy provides an overview of that gives manufacturers complete control and tracking of their resources. This unique overview includes the maintenance of sub-inventories that specifically support distributed operations, and visibility of upstream and downstream inventory. The lean yet powerful software gives a single screen that allows direct access to a holistic view of any item, which includes inventory locations, open purchase orders and work orders, shortages, MRP plan requisitions, assemblies, order forecasts, recent transactions, manufacturing cross-references, and cycle counts. Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software can then add or maintain the item master, add and maintain inventory locations, track the movement of items and assemblies, monitor inventory status, track lot, serial, and batch numbers, and manage nettable items. Kenandy makes inventory management simple and accessible at your fingertips.

Engineering
Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software provides an effective method of managing product designs, production information, product change orders for Bills of Materials, engineering changes, work orders, and shop floor routing. Assemblies can be managed from one screen, which allows for quick access to design documents and ECOs. Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software makes it possible to cover the lifespan of entire product, from design through production.

Purchasing
Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software provides rich functionality in managing the purchase of inventory, as well as asset and expensable purchases. Kenandy completely integrates with your financial system, making it a simple and single point of PO entry and approval. A simple, integrated screen provides access
purchase orders, line items, and approval information, making the experience easy, yet efficient. MRP can also drive purchasing, and Kenandy can streamline this process through your enterprise.

Production
Kenandy makes it important point to streamline your enterprise through a lean operation. Kenandy allows for a simple and easy method to move work orders into work-in-progress with complete control and tracking. Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software is offered on a multitude of mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, and Android, which always puts you in control.

Requirements Planning
Kenandy alleviates the tedious after-hours batch processing of ERP systems, which is prone to failure. Kenandy provides an agile and lean system that rethinks MRP processing, and takes advantage of on-demand availability of larger memory and disk storage. Kenandy MRP is significantly faster and efficient, providing more opportunities for you. Kenandy MRP opens up the possibilities for you by providing simulators. With Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software, never again take a late-night call to recover from a failed batch job or miss a critical planning window.

Getting Kenandy Manufacturing Cloud Software Pricing and More Information

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SAP itself is definitely not a cloud application, but many might have you believe it is. This is common in many ERP solutions where they say that it can run “in the cloud” and they rely on an old ASP model where they are hosting the solution for you. To you it is “in the cloud” but in reality it is just at a server somewhere accessed via the internet.

True cloud computing, such as Netsuite or Salesforce means multi-tenant architecture, a global content delivery network and distributed computing power. So when you are looking at ERP in the cloud, be sure to find out the true structure of the providers’ cloud.

Read the referenced article:

Enterprise Cloud Services – SAP « Cloud Computing Best Practices

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As the name suggests one of the key factors of 'Enterprise Cloud' is that it's intended for the enterprise market, in particular the enterprise applications that they use such as SAP, Oracle and JD Edwards amongst others.

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We have put together our Distribution ERP Software buyers guide to assist you in selecting a system to help you meet the unique nature of your business.

Distribution ERP Buyers Guide

Other ERP Resources

There are a number of other information sources that you can reference if you are wanting to find out about software for distribution firms. First we recommend that you take a look at this guide to wholesale distributor solutions.

Next we would direct you to review this list of books on enterprise resource planning for distributors

Lastly, we have a number of articles that would likely assist you.

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We have put together our Accounting ERP Software buyers guide to assist you in selecting a system to help you meet the unique nature of your business.

Accounting ERP Software Buyers Guide

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