http://www.ttoolboxes.ca/blog/index.cfm The Blog for Technical Toolboxes Canada, Ltd. (TTC), Jobsite Toolbox, and MyCompany Toolbox. We talk about Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Automation (SFA), and general business automation topics. en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:26:23 -0600 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:00:00 -0600 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss twest@ttoolboxes.ca twest@ttoolboxes.ca http://www.ttoolboxes.ca/blog/index.cfm/2007/4/27/ERP-Should-Make-You-Free <strong>ERP Should Make You Free </strong><br /> The very essence of a well designed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_resource_planning" target="_blank">ERP</a> system is to free you from the dependencies of making all the mundane decisions over and over again and have the confidence that your system is helping you to run your business in the most efficient and profit producing manner known to man. I just finished reading an <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/Home/News.asp?id=43054" target="_blank">excellent article </a>by Briony Smith of <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/" target="_blank">www.itbusiness.ca</a> and it was a revelation, particularly for me as a person in the ERP business and providing ERP systems, consulting, and implementation services. The article is compelling right from the start with the following quote;</p></p> <p>&ldquo;A recently released survey of <strong><a href="http://www.technologyevaluation.com/" target="_blank">Technology Evaluation Centre </a>&nbsp;</strong>newsletter subscribers sponsored by Sliedrecht, Netherlands-based ERP company Agresso found that, out of the 900 respondents, 70 per cent feel their ERP systems put them at a disadvantage.&rdquo; [More] Oracle Collaboration Products SAP Seth Godin Briony Smith ERP Technology Evaluation Centre Business Intelligence Business Process Management (BPM) Business Analysis Guy Kawasaki Tom's_Blog Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:00:00 -0600 http://www.ttoolboxes.ca/blog/index.cfm/2007/4/27/ERP-Should-Make-You-Free