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Your ERP for manufacturing solution probably has built-in analytics, but is this really sufficient for your needs? Find out whether you should spring for a full-blown BI solution, or can get away with the analytics you’ve already got in this guide to ERP analytics vs. BI for manufacturing.

No matter how good your BI tools are, poor data quality can lead to inefficiency and frustration, Learn about the steps you can take to ensure your data is clean, accurate, and able to support sound business decision-making.

Read SAP BusinessObjects Edge: An In-depth Analysis

In his latest report, TEC Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic looks at up and coming merchandise lifecycle management (MLM) vendor TradeStone—and how it’s new product offerings are helping the company get contracts with major fashion retailers and attention from software giants SAP and Oracle.

After so many years of talk, the concept of a paperless office has finally become a reality. The question is: do you really want one? You’ll be in a much better position to decide when you learn all about the pros and cons of going paper-free.

Read So, You're Considering a Paperless Office?

In his latest report, TEC Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic looks at up and coming merchandise lifecycle management (MLM) vendor TradeStone—and how it’s new product offerings are helping the company get contracts with major fashion retailers and attention from software giants SAP and Oracle.

After so many years of talk, the concept of a paperless office has finally become a reality. The question is: do you really want one? You’ll be in a much better position to decide when you learn all about the pros and cons of going paper-free.

Read When Is It Time to Replace Your AS/400?

You wouldn’t use a typewriter to write up a business letter—that’s old-fashioned. But using a generic, vanilla ERP system to run a modern business makes almost as little sense. In his latest report, TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic makes the case for finally moving to industry-specific ERP solutions.

In this high-tech era, why is it still virtually impossible to book a doctor’s appointment online? If you’ve ever asked yourself the same question, here’s your opportunity to discover why online medical scheduling is an idea whose time has still not yet come.

Read Social CRM: Fact or Fiction?

Businesses have been relying on financial statements for hundreds of years. Find out how digital dashboards and browser-based accounting are making it possible to get an instantaneous picture of your company’s financial performance—set against the metrics that are most critical to your company’s success.

You know your accounting system is a critical part of your company’s infrastructure, but how do you know when it’s time to replace it? TEC Analyst Aleksey Osintsev has come up with six things that should set off alarm bells—and get you thinking about showing your old accounting system the door.

Read Accounting Software Selection Challenge: Microsoft vs. Infor

Remarkably, ERP vendor SYSPRO has found a way to satisfy both early adopters (visionaries) and those who prefer to wait until a product is well tested and established (pragmatists). As TEC Analyst Gabriel Gheorghiu discovered, it’s a concept called PragmaVision, and here’s how it’s been applied to SYSPRO Version 6.1.

Finally...

If you’re looking for ways to survive the hard economic times, TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic has you covered. In his latest report, P.J. lays out three ways you can use CRM—to not only weather the economic downturn—but come out stronger and more competitive when the economy rebounds.

Read Today's Discrete ERP Landscape: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions