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Explosion of ERP

The market of Enterprise Resource Planning is continuously growing. It is projected that it is stepping into the ‘billion dollar’ group. SAP B1 partners in India say that ERP is the single largest enterprise application which doesn’t come as a surprise considering the high rate. Hence companies are making ERP an integral part of themselves. The long list of benefits is one of the reasons why ERP is growing. However, the explosion has to be attributed to some other factors, other than ‘a list of benefits.' The onset of recession period brought in bad news for a lot of people. However the ERP market was an exception to this dark phase. Recession forced industries to streamline their operational processes to increase efficiency at a lower cost. They found the answer in an ERP solution  as companies continuously seek for solutions that support and enhance their processes. During the recession phase, even the companies, which were sceptical about having an ERP solution, implemente...

Mistakes to avoid in a Business Intelligence Project

Business Intelligence tools have now become an inseparable part of companies. The expectations are that they will help them achieve success and win the competitive race. However, at times things spiral out of control and the effects are reversed. Instead of efficient work and great results, the BI solution starts to fail. This creates a lot of confusion and frustration amongst the concerned team members and other employees. There are some mistakes that the companies tend to commit over time repeatedly in their respective BI projects. Taking insights and learning from them, we have jotted down three major mistakes that every company should avoid when they go ahead with QlikView implementation. 1)      Not defining the business goals properly This has been the first and foremost mistake that companies have made time and again. This comes as a surprise since if the goals are not defined clearly; there is no way that the implementation stage should be considered eve...

3 reasons why Qlikview is better for SMEs

Qlikview is soon becoming a favoured software option for a lot of companies, especially the small and medium enterprises. In the recent times, a lot of SMEs have been approaching many Qlikview companies to understand the various benefits that could be availed from this software. Let’s not forget that this software offers a bunch of benefits irrespective of the size of the company. But if you are an owner of an SME, then we are giving you 3 reasons why Qlikview will be really good for your company when it comes to Business intelligence.  1) It can easily handle typical SME data SMEs have a lot of data is help in large databases within its system. A lot of it lies outside its core system. The data may be on spreadsheets or on web. Consolidating all this data as one can be a tough task otherwise but not for Qlikview. It can load and integrate all the data into its applications. There is no need for separate processes and schedules to load files into databases. All of this can...

ERP is affordable more than ever

Enterprise Resource Planning or an ERP system is undoubtedly an important aspect in any organization these days. As essential it is, implementing an ERP system can be burn a hole in one’s pocket. And, it goes without saying, the pennies spent on it is worth it in the long run. But a lot of small scale industries almost always think twice before going down that road since it is an expensive option. There is good news for all such companies. ERP is now affordable more than ever. A few industry trends are making its cost more reasonable, minimizing its overall costs.  Here are three major trends that SAP B1 Partners across the country are responsible for making ERP really affordable. 1) Less customizations as compared to before Initially, when ERP was introduced it was common to have frequent customizations. It was either due to continuous upgrades or because it offered fewer features because of which companies had to customize to add more features. In the last few years, ERP so...

Importance of ERP training

Imagine this. You have just purchased the best ERP system for your business in the capital city. You have spent a lot of time on studying which ERP suits your business, sketching the pros and cons of the ERP system, you spent a lot of time with the some of the best SAP Business One Service Providers in India , before finally taking the plunge to buy the software. A lot of money was spent on the purchase and the installation of the ERP software. And just when you think that all this effort should start bearing the positive results, you are in for a rude shock. The expected results are not achieved and you keep wondering where you went wrong. Well, most of the times it can be because no time was spent on ERP training. It is really important that the team is given appropriate training to handle and operate the installed ERP system. The team members need to be trained in the ERP basics, overview of the system and its working, on how automation will help the company, what changes can ...