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“Use before.” “Sell by.” “Expires on.” The American food industry and consumers have struggled with these terms for years. The confusion about food safety leads to excessive food wastage. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service, Americans discard approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food  each year due to safety concerns. To improve the quality of consumables and decrease the food wastage problem, the FDA decided to provide its own guidelines on labels  asking the food manufacturers to use “Best if used by,”  to show when a food product may be at its best quality. This guideline is now widely accepted and implemented in the food industry to store eatables. However, there are still some businesses that aren’t familiar with this practice. If you’re one of them, here’s why it’s important to introduce correct food labeling on your products. Understanding Food Labels: Food packaging should have a...

Unfortunately, for many businesses, the effectiveness of ERP systems begins to decline post go-live or it doesn’t live up to the hype. New employees come in, business strategies are revamped, and workflows change while the system unsuccessfully tries to keep up. Reasons for failure are at times pinned to poor architecture, faulty implementations, or insufficient integrations. At its very core, less-than-impressive performance is due to a failure to incorporate the go-live phase within the ERP project plan. According to Technology Evaluation Centers , 50% of businesses are planning on upgrading or acquiring an ERP system, this wouldn’t be the case if there was a problem inherent to the ERP system itself. In this blog, we’ll go over a few post go-live ERP optimization tips that’ll help you avoid common problems. Adopt a Proactive Approach Even if there aren’t any complaints of system speed, it’s recommended to start measuring your system’s performance anyway. There’s a good ch...

What was traditionally an option limited to large enterprises, ERP systems are now becoming increasingly popular within small and medium-sized businesses. The software automates multiple business functions and facilitates greater productivity. According to the research by the Aberdeen Group , 96% of all growing businesses rely on ERP software to increase their efficiency, support visibility and improve decision making. Here, we take a look at the value and benefits ERP software provides to small and medium-sized enterprises. Streamlines Data Flow ERP system grants small businesses access to streamlined data flow between various business processes. It does this while integrating the company’s financial system with its business transactions all in real time. By posting important transactions to the organizations’ general ledger, financial implications can be viewed by the management whenever necessary. The software covers all the core processes such as sales order entry, shi...

The process of setting up a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be both daunting and overwhelming. There are several complexities that are involved when it comes to successfully implementing an ERP solution. Businesses need to ensure that such systems seamlessly connect the multiple departments and functions of an organization. One of the most intricate and troublesome tasks during this process is data migration. If your organization is looking to switch from legacy or perhaps an old ERP solution to the latest ERP system, here are a few tips to ensure smooth ERP data migration. Make a detailed plan for data migration “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This adage is absolutely true when a company is looking to transfer valuable company data to a new ERP system. It’s critical that you make a detailed plan for migrating data. It’s important that the company owner, CTO, IT personnel, and the ERP vendor sit together and strategize the process. This may include...

In order to gain a competitive edge over their rivals, every business is looking for innovative solutions to minimize costs and maximize profits. Many businesses, particularly SMEs, are turning to ERP software solutions to increase operational efficiencies by integrating all business systems and data into a single holistic program. An ERP software solution consists of a number of modules that connect departmental information and data together and makes it easily accessible for all authorized users, with real-time updates being applied. With customized ERP solutions, businesses can add or remove modules according to their operational needs. Let’s delve further into how modern ERP solutions help businesses drive organizational efficacy. Management Integration As we’ve mentioned, the primary benefit of an ERP system is that it consolidates all business data into one place. This allows business executives and management to have a complete, detailed view of all business process...