ERP Strategy and Planning

ERP Strategy and Planning
How a Mid-Market Manufacturing ERP Cut Benchmade’s Year-End Processing Time by 75%
The article emphasizes that for mid-market manufacturers evaluating ERP systems, a solution like Syspro must not only showcase impressive features but also demonstrate resilience in real-world operations, as evidenced by Benchmade Knife Company's significant reductions in year-end processing time and enhanced operational efficiency through shared live data.
ERP Strategy and Planning
How Langeberg Foods Gained Full Traceability in Its First Season on Syspro
Langeberg Foods, one of the world's largest deciduous fruit canneries, went live on Syspro ahead of a fixed seasonal deadline, replacing paper-based processes with electronic scanning and full traceability.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Nucleus Report
As SMB organizations face increasing operational complexity, ERP platforms are evolving into intelligent business hubs that unite finance, supply chain, manufacturing, customer operations, and AI-driven automation in a single environment. This Nucleus Research report highlights the vendors setting the pace in 2026 and reveals how leading SMBs are using ERP investments to improve efficiency, accelerate growth, and gain real-time operational visibility.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Syspro ERP: One platform for the whole business
Finance, manufacturing, distribution and quality share one integrated data model, so every team works from the same real-time view. Multi-level BOMs and finite capacity scheduling come standard. Click here to learn more!
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Analytics and AI
IFS Loops Moves From AI Insight to Enterprise Execution
IFS Loops brings agentic AI closer to operational execution through Digital Workers that act within enterprise workflows. As manufacturers expand AI automation, trusted data, decision rights and measurable business outcomes will determine how much authority these systems earn.
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ERP Strategy and Planning
SAP Connect Finance Keynote Shows Where Autonomous Finance Stands and Where It’s Headed
SAP used its Finance keynote at SAP Connect to show how Autonomous Finance is moving from roadmap to production, with early customer results from PwC and ITOCHU alongside new developments in Joule agents, consolidation, payments, and governance.
Analytics and AI
Acumatica 2026 R2 Puts AI Agents and Outside AI Tools Inside ERP Controls
Acumatica 2026 R2 adds AI agents triggered by business events and MCP servers that give outside AI tools read-only access to ERP data under existing permissions. The release also makes the Modern UI the default ahead of Classic UI retirement in 2027 R1.
Data and Data Management
Unplanned Work Is Eroding Professional Services Margins
Unit4-commissioned research finds UK project and delivery managers lose almost one working day a week to inefficiency and unplanned work. Firms with connected project, resource, and financial data manage performance more proactively and use AI more widely.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Sage Acquires Paperless to Strengthen Construction AP and Compliance
Sage has acquired Paperless Environments, a long-standing partner that provides AP automation, document workflow, and subcontractor compliance software for construction firms. The deal follows Sage's August acquisition of Bangert and adds to its Sage Intacct Construction offering.
Analytics and AI
Is the Autonomous Enterprise the Future SAP Customers Want?
In May 2026, SAP announced its Autonomous Enterprise vision, featuring new AI capabilities and agents designed to transform business operations, yet customer enthusiasm has shifted to concerns about governance, cost, and the uncertain timeline for AI integration, highlighting a disconnect between market expectations and the cautious approach adopted by organizations within the SAP ecosystem.
Business Process Management and Automation
Infor Treats Post-Go-Live Adoption as an ERP Design Problem
Infor argues that manufacturers can finish an ERP rollout on schedule and still miss its value because employees keep working around the system. Its answer for CloudSuite Industrial is role-based workspaces, embedded AI and automation, and in-app learning.
Business Process Management and Automation
Epicor Adds Conveyance Solutions to Its ANZ Partner Program
Epicor has added Conveyance Solutions, a Prophet 21 specialist focused on mid-market industrial distributors, to its Channel Partner Program in Australia and New Zealand. The partner a customer chooses shapes much of how it experiences the system.
Analytics and AI
When Enterprises Should Build, Buy, or Partner for AI
AI is lowering the cost of building custom software while vendors embed AI into packaged applications. Enterprises now need to decide workload by workload whether to build, buy, or partner, based on lifetime cost, data control, and risk.
ERP Strategy and Planning
What ERP Support Deadlines Actually Mean for Companies
SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft set very different ERP support timelines. SAP's 2027, 2030, and 2033 dates determine when customers must decide, but the right path still depends on migration effort, architecture, and a business value case.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Agentic ERP Roadmap Runs Through March 2027
Microsoft has set out its Dynamics 365 ERP roadmap through March 2027, making its core agent connectors generally available while finance, supply chain, field service, and HR agents move through preview and development.
Financial Management
Sage Intacct Gives the USO a Faster Close and a Clearer View of Spending
The USO has cut bank reconciliation from five or six days to about three and shortened its monthly close after moving core finance operations to Sage Intacct. SEO-rich bullets:
Financial Management
Why Growing Contractors Are Moving Construction Finance Off QuickBooks
Growing contractors can outgrow QuickBooks as job costing, WIP reporting, compliance, and multi-entity finance become more complex. Acumatica positions its construction ERP as a connected alternative for finance, project, and field operations.
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Security
AI Warnings Merit a Second Look at the Risks Businesses Are Willing To Carry
AI-enabled cyber threats are becoming faster, cheaper and easier to scale. As evidence accumulates, businesses may need to revisit security assumptions embedded in ERP migrations, AI deployments, and other technology investments.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Pacific Textiles Improves Response Time by 96% with Rimini Support™ for SAP
Pacific Textiles transitioned to third-party support from Rimini Street after experiencing dissatisfaction with SAP's slow response times and limited support, resulting in improved operational efficiency, a 50% reduction in maintenance costs, and the ability to invest in data initiatives.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Flexitech Drives SAP Roadmap Flexibility, Compliance and Innovation with Rimini Support™
Flexitech, a leading global supplier of brake and cooling hoses with production facilities across all major automotive regions, has shifted to Rimini Street's third-party SAP support to enhance system stability, reduce costs, and refocus resources towards strategic initiatives, compliance, and innovation in automotive technology.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Silicon Labs builds a future-ready SAP strategy
Radhika Chennakeshavula, CIO and Vice President of Silicon Labs, explains the decision to select Rimini Street as its strategic partner to maximize the value of its SAP ECC 6.0 investment. This collaboration provides the US-based semiconductor manufacturer with long-term SAP...
Cloud Platform and Technology
Having It Both Ways: How Hybrid Cloud Control and Orchestration Achieve Reliable, Resilient Enterprise Ops
Hybrid cloud orchestration gives enterprises a way to coordinate legacy, SAP and cloud-native environments without sacrificing reliability or control. AI-powered automation is expanding that model by improving workload management, resilience and operational visibility.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Decoding SAP Strategy: How CIOs are Taking Back Control
As SAP's cloud-first strategy compels enterprise leaders to make significant long-term decisions amid financial constraints and pressure for immediate results, CIOs are finding ways to extend existing systems, regain independence through streamlined solutions, and adopt AI and automation strategically, while prioritizing flexibility and optionality over irreversible commitments.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Sept 30th: The Date SAP Wants You To Forget
Despite SAP's push for customers to migrate to S/4HANA and cloud ERP by 2027, many organizations are hesitant to move from their stable and paid-for ECC environments, prompting speculation that nearly half may still be using ECC by 2027, making decisions about support contracts and considering third-party support crucial for future flexibility and cost savings.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Food Traceability Moves Beyond Compliance Into ERP Operations
Food manufacturers evaluating traceability systems face an architecture decision that extends beyond recall management. ERP integration allows lot, batch, supplier, expiry, production, and cost data to shape routine operational decisions.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Skip navigation Sign in The Reality of Third-Party Support for Enterprise Software – Fact vs Fiction
Organizations can explore alternatives to vendor-mandated support for their systems, which may lead to cost savings, increased flexibility, and better alignment with long-term strategies.
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Rimini Smart Path™: How SAP Customers Are Modernizing without Migrating
SAP customers can modernize effectively without full ERP migration by leveraging existing systems and adopting the Rimini Smart Path™ for enhanced performance, AI-driven automation, and improved budget efficiency.
ERP Strategy and Planning
SAP roadmap decisions have become business decisions
Organizations are now approaching IT roadmap discussions as critical business strategies, addressing vendor deadlines, cost control, AI access, and operational risks by enhancing cost discipline and managing their SAP roadmaps effectively.
ERP Strategy and Planning
A Complete Guide to Taking Control of Your SAP Roadmap
This whitepaper outlines the challenges SAP customers face amid evolving technologies and budget constraints, highlighting strategies for CIOs to make informed decisions about system prolongation and modernization, while leveraging Rimini Street's support for confident ERP transformation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Comprehensive Guide to Independent, Third-Party Support and Services for Enterprise Software
Enterprise software support was originally designed to ensure stability and access to expertise for mission-critical systems. And for years, organizations accepted vendor support as a necessary cost — even when the experience was less than optimal. But the traditional support model...
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