ERP Strategy and Planning

ERP Strategy and Planning
How Manufacturers Can Start Using AI in ERP
The article discusses the potential benefits and challenges of integrating AI into manufacturing ERP systems, highlighting various effective use cases such as predictive maintenance and demand forecasting, while emphasizing the importance of quality data, workforce readiness, and a structured approach to implementation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Case Study: Scot JCB
The implementation of a new ERP system was an opportunity to rethink our operations and how we could leverage data to power-up faster, better decision-making. Cooper Software’s design team helped us navigate these changes – and more – initiating new capabilities and functionality along the way.
Unlocking Digital Impact: Inetum Redefines Transformation Through Platform Ecosystems and AI Innovation
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unlocking Digital Impact: Inetum Redefines Transformation Through Platform Ecosystems and AI Innovation
Inetum, under the leadership of Kathy Quashie and Hemant Lamba, positions itself as a trustworthy partner in digital transformation for European clients by leveraging a platform-based strategy, deep client intimacy, industry-specific solutions, and a focus on AI readiness to deliver tangible business outcomes.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unlock ERP Value with AI-Powered Innovation: Optimize Cost, Business Processes, and End User Experiences
Opkey helps businesses maximize the value of their enterprise resource applications with intelligent, agentic AI-powered automation that assures every stage of the ERP lifecycle—from deployment, to operation, to ongoing evolution and business transformation. With Opkey’s platform, businesses can seamlessly deploy cloud applications, adopt critical updates with confidence, eliminate human error in system testing, and minimize business disruptions.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Take Control of Deployment and Cut Cost with AI-Powered, End-to-End Configuration
Opkey is the first AI-powered ERP Lifecycle Optimization Platform designed to handle deployment, operation, and continuous optimization of enterprise resource applications. By replacing fragmented tools with intelligent agents and process automation, Opkey enables faster, more reliable ERP transformations with minimal disruption.
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IO Interactive
This innovative video games developer made the move to ERPx for better agility, ease of use, and automation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
ERP Today TV – with Mark Moffat, CEO, IFS
IFS What does it take to become the undisputed leader in industrial enterprise software? In this bold, unscripted interview, IFS CEO Mark Moffat shares the inside story on how IFS is redefining the ERP landscape—one industry, one customer, one innovation...
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Indispensable Link: Integration, Composable Architectures, and Value Maximisation for Modern CFOs within ERP Systems
Emerging technologies and worldwide volatility have thrown the role of the CFO into disarray. Now, these leaders must transcend traditional accounting and reporting functions. Modern CFOs are now strategic leaders, tasked with driving business value, optimising performance, and navigating a...
ERP Strategy and Planning
Enterprise Views: Global Pharmaceutical Distributor Advances Digital Transformation with SAP S/4HANA
An international pharmaceutical wholesaler is implementing SAP S/4HANA to modernize its enterprise systems, enhance operational efficiency, and leverage AI-driven insights across its multi-country operations, with a structured three-phase transformation roadmap set between 2025 and 2028.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Technical Debt is the Silent Killer of ERP Transformation
ERP systems, often burdened by hidden technical debt from outdated customizations, are crucial for enterprise success but require a shift towards clean, agile practices and a mindset of ongoing modernization to avoid costly transformation failures.
The Hidden ROI of Testing and Monitoring in ERP Systems
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Hidden ROI of Testing and Monitoring in ERP Systems
Effective management of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is crucial for modern businesses, as these dynamic platforms require ongoing testing, quality assurance, and real-time monitoring to mitigate risks and enhance performance, thereby transforming potential pitfalls into opportunities for growth.
Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unit4 Names Jennifer Sherman as Chief Product Officer to Drive Innovation and Growth
Unit4 has appointed Jennifer Sherman as Chief Product Officer to enhance product innovation and customer value in its ERP offerings, leveraging her extensive experience in technology to lead the company's global product strategy amidst rising demand for agile, user-centric ERP solutions.
ERP Strategy and Planning
How to Select the Right ERP for You
Discover what to consider when choosing an enterprise resource planning system for your organization.
ERP Strategy and Planning
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Unit4's enterprise software enhances productivity and collaboration in people-centric organizations through user-friendly, modular solutions that integrate HR, Finance, and Project Teams while offering adaptability for future business changes.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unit4 ERPx
Imagine your organization working harmoniously together.🌐 Unit4 has created ERPx, combining Finance, HR, and Project data through a reliable and secure Cloud-based platform. Do you want to empower your finance teams with data that enables them to drive strategy? Do you want to enable your CHRO to boost your people’s performance across the board? Does your CIO’s team need technology that helps them adjust to changing business needs? It’s all possible with ERPx.
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IBM Launches Dedicated Microsoft Practice to Accelerate AI and Cloud-driven Business Transformation
IBM is strengthening its partnership with Microsoft by establishing a Microsoft Practice within IBM Consulting aimed at leveraging AI, cloud, and security solutions to deliver measurable business outcomes across various industries undergoing digital transformation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
NetSuite ERP
NetSuite ERP is an integrated business management system with embedded AI that delivers powerful accounting, financial management, supply chain, customer experience, project management capabilities and more that helps organizations operate more effectively by automating core processes and providing real-time visibility into operational and financial performance.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Beyond the Blue Button: Building Operational Resilience and Enabling Responsible AI Governance
Organizations must enhance their resilience by improving risk visibility and aligning technology initiatives with business outcomes, while also establishing a culture of accountability and responsible AI governance to navigate the complexities of cyber threats and innovation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Navigating the 25% Tariff: How Auto Parts Manufacturers Can Stay Resilient and Competitive with SYSPRO ERP
The upcoming implementation of a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and auto parts poses significant challenges for U.S. and Canadian manufacturers, but utilizing an ERP system like SYSPRO can help improve visibility, inventory management, quality control, and supplier collaboration to maintain profitability and competitiveness.
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ERP Strategy and Planning
NTT DATA Business Solutions Positions for the Platform Era: SAP, ServiceNow, and the New Face of Enterprise Transformation
NTT DATA Business Solutions is uniquely positioned to bridge SAP and ServiceNow through a pragmatic transformation framework that emphasizes customer proximity, platform integration, and outcome-driven innovation, making it a top-tier partner for organizations seeking comprehensive business transformation.
ERP Strategy and Planning
From Checkout to Connected Commerce: How TCS is Modernizing Retail Tech and Operations
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) distinguishes itself in the retail sector by combining deep domain expertise with proprietary technologies and outcome-based delivery models, exemplified by its successful long-term partnership with Coop Denmark, focusing on continuous value realization post-ERP implementation through innovative solutions like AI-driven Optumera™ and OmniStore™, while prioritizing strategic partnerships over volume sales.
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Boca Terry
Boca Terry LLC transitioned from outdated software to Acumatica Retail Edition, enhancing operational efficiency, visibility into business processes, and customer service while automating tasks and supporting their growth strategy.
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Polywood Success Story
New private investors helped recycled plastic furniture maker POLYWOOD pump more than $100 million into new facilities in the past seven years, which doubled its furniture and recycle plastic plant capacities. When the pandemic hit, a 10-fold increase in transactions illuminated the many flaws of its back-office legacy systems. POLYWOOD deployed Acumatica Enterprise Manufacturing Edition, gaining real-time data visibility and operational efficiencies that allowed the company to scale effortlessly.
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ERP Strategy and Planning
Powering the Net Zero Race: How EDF Renewables Scales with IFS Cloud
EDF Renewables is strategically utilizing IFS Cloud to enhance its growth and operational efficiency in clean energy production, targeting 10 GW annually by 2035, while integrating asset management and planning capabilities within a scalable cloud-native platform.
ERP Strategy and Planning
From ESG Burden to Business Edge: IFS Embeds Sustainability at the Core of Industrial ERP
At IFS Connect UKI 2025, IFS highlighted the necessity of integrating sustainability as a core business function within industrial enterprises amidst evolving regulations and stakeholder expectations, showcasing its new cloud platform modules designed to operationalize sustainability through enhanced ESG insights and data-driven decision-making.
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Mission Ready: IFS Stays Focused on Key Verticals and Drives Innovation for Aerospace & Defense
At IFS Connect UKI 2025, IFS showcased its cloud platform and AI innovations tailored for the aerospace and defense industry, emphasizing precision, compliance, operational resilience, and security, while introducing advanced functionalities designed to meet the sector's unique challenges and regulatory requirements.
ERP Strategy and Planning
IFS CEO and CPO Offer Candid Views on Industrial AI and Speed-to-Value as the Differentiator in Enterprise Tech
IFS is shifting towards rapid AI adoption with its Nexus Black initiative and aims to double its valuation every three years, focusing on agentic AI tailored for core industries while maintaining a commitment to practical, scalable solutions despite the challenges of industrial AI.
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