Logistics Mobility in Australia and New Zealand by Drew Seitam
Do mobility systems provide value to logistics companies in the local market? It has become almost passé to note that the future of competition will be supply chain versus supply chain rather than business versus business. As supply chain competition increases, so does the demand for end-to-end... Surveys then, which point to widespread adoption of particular technologies in these parts of the world, can act as a crystal ball for local supply chain practitioners. ... It is widely accepted that technology adoption in the supply chain in Australia and New Zealand is many years behind...

Seven Ways Microsoft Dynamics AX Can Help You Improve Your Business Efficiency by Alison Beaven
Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 is the latest version of Microsoft’s integrated enterprise resource planning system, used by over 7,553 customers to gain competitive advantage. It improves business efficiency, saves administration time and provides real-time information to improve business decision... 5) Streamline your supply chain process. ... 2) Detailed insight into your inventory and item tracking improves inventory management. ... This helps you optimise your warehouse resources, with enhanced inventory management and control.

Microsoft CRM Data Conversion FAQ by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions CRM data conversion deserves FAQ type of article, where IT people could get initial directions. Even if it seems as a trivial task, we would suggest you to think about these possible scenarios: objects mapping between your legacy CRM: GoldMine, ACT, Siebel, Lotus... Currently we are confident in MS CRM ability to automate the following industries: Aerospace & Defense, Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Advertising & Publishing, Distribution & Logistics, Beverages, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Pharmaceutical, Nonprofit, Healthcare/Hospitals, Wholesale/Retail,...

Great Plains Dexterity: Customizations & Source Code Programming by Andrew Karasev
Great Plains Software Dynamics, Dynamics C/S+, eEnterprise were written on GPS proprietary programming language and development environment – Great Plains Dexterity. When Microsoft bought Great Plains Software, Dynamics was renamed into Microsoft Great Plains, but Dexterity is still the... We are confident in Great Plains as an ERP platform for the following industries: Aerospace & Defense, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Hospitals, Insurance, Textile, Apparels, Services, Placement & Recruiting, Apparels, Beverages, Logistics & Transportation, Food, Restaurants Supply Chain Management, Gold &...

Microsoft Great Plains: Getting New Users Licenses – Annual Service Plan FAQ by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Solomon, Navision, Axapta, Microsoft CRM require existing customer to be on active service contract: enhancement program. Minimal maintenance plan gives you free new software version (however upgrade itself, if it is done by your MBS partner is not free). ... If you are considering Great Plains to be your ERP, we know successful implementations, customizations in the following industries: aerospace & defense, textile, non-profit, services, recruitment & placement, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, hospital & healthcare, transportations, distributions,...

Why Small Businesses Must Consider Software As Service by Judith Stolpner
It has been a decade since the high-speed race of eBusiness started on the Internet super high-way with its complex digital on/off ramps. However, millions of America's small businesses not only do not have a Web presence yet, according to a report from the Small Business Administration, they... It integrates the supply chain and selling chain into one mega-channel that can communicate to customers, deliver product and service customers 24/7/365. ... In this case, the customer relations management system is simply paid for per employee, per month fee.

Barcoding for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains – Customization Review by Andrew Karasev
As we see ERP system are implemented in the companies, where it must be tightly integrated with existing or legacy system, automate warehousing, shipping & receiving operations, bar code scanners (Symbol wireless and stand alone) inventory order fulfillment. ... One of the directions is so-called supply chain management implementation (Radio Beacon, for example), integrated with Microsoft Great Plains. ... Another solution, which should be cheaper and fit for mid-size warehousing operations – use third party custom modules for Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as have customization partner to...

Microsoft CRM USA Nationwide Remote Support by Andrew Karasev
Remember old good days when your company probably had Great Plains Dynamics? If you are in San Francisco Bay Area – you had local Great Plains Software partner consulting company, who served you basically coming onsite and charging you four hours minimum, even if the problem deserved 5-min fix? ... We are confident in Microsoft CRM ability to automate Aerospace & Defense, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain Management, Medical & Hospitals, Distribution & Logistics, Oil & Gas, Wholesale & Retail, Education, Non-for-profit • Integration.

The Need for Physical and IT Security Convergence by Jeffrey Bennett
Business security professionals make it a point to study their craft and learn ways to counter evolving threat. Business intelligence methods need to continue to keep up with technology to analyze and prevent the internal and external influences that can ruin the enterprise. ... Here supply chain is a generic term, but is used to identify an IT tool that provides and automated tracking of inventory and information along business practices. ... Though it is a rare, its costs are heavy and depending where in the supply chain the product is, the expense may fall on the company or the customer.