BlogNotions ERP Newsletter May, 2012

May 21, 2012 • ERP Buyer's Guide--Top Vendors Compared 2012 • The When, Why, and How of ERP support for LEAN • Transforming ERP with Data Virtualization Steve Phillips Steve has over twenty-five years of ERP implementation experience both as an industry practitioner and consultant. See full bio Todd Boehm Todd has spent the last 20 years working with various technologies to make businesses better. See full bio Ken Jacobsen Ken Jacobsen has over 18 years of experience in assisting companies with business system selections, eBusiness development and website design. See full bio If you are interested in becoming a contributing thought leader, please contact us. ERP Software Vendors: Playing the Shell Game by Steve Phillips For many organizations evaluating ERP software, it is not unusual when the euphoric atmosphere during the software demonstrations eventually gives way to the harsh realities of implementation. That is, ERP software vendors are no help in setting realistic expectations and are usually part of the problem. Understanding the tactics many vendors utilize can help avoid [...] Read More | Comments Improve Customer Service and Order Processing to Accelerate Customer Growth by Ken Jacobsen You may feel pretty good about your current sales pipeline, but a time comes for all companies to proactively accelerate customer growth. There are a number of ways to do this. You can focus on cross-sell and up-sell opportunities, or you can target new prospects entirely. Whatever focus you decide on, you need to improve [...] Read More | Comments 10 Critical Questions Small Manufacturers Should Ask Before Buying a Cloud-based ERP Solution Free Offer available for download. 10 Critical Questions Small Manufacturers Should Ask Before Buying a Cloud-based ERP Solution learn what small manufacturers should look for in a cloud-based erp solution. Download the full offer for free here. ERP – Follow-up Training by Todd Boehm I spent last week in another System Administration class.  There were 9 other people in the class with me.  Most of those 9 had taken the class at the beginning of the project, but now they understand the system so the class actually made sense. The first time we took the class, it was like drinking [...] Read More | Comments The BlogNotions ERP Newsletter is Powered by NetLine Corporation. About NetLine | Subscribe | www.blognotions.com NetLine Corporation, 750 University Avenue, Suite 200, Los Gatos, CA 95032 You are receiving this BlogNotions newsletter because you subscribed to it or because you opted-in to receive relevant email communications from NetLine and TradePub.com when requesting free business resources. If you no longer wish to receive email from NetLine's BlogNotions, please click here. To ensure delivery of your Blognotions newsletter, click here for whitelisting instructions. NOTE: This message was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address. Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.