Epicor Blogs

Who Knew There Were So Many eCommerce Options?

July 23, 2020

As I was doing my holiday shopping this year, I started to think about how often I choose to shop online versus in the retail store. When you discuss eCommerce, people immediately think of a web storefront. But for many distributors there are several different aspects for offering an eCommerce omni-channel. Let’s look at a few.

Why Cloud Based ERP is Taking Over On-Premises ERP Software

July 16, 2020

Why Cloud Based ERP is Taking Over On-Premises ERP Software Cloud-based ERP systems are becoming increasing popular, especially among small and mid-size businesses. However, there are still reasons why some businesses may stick with a traditional, on-premises system. Let's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of both types of ERP systems, and consider the best way to determine which is actually best for your particular company.

The Important Role That Home Care Plays in the Aged Care Market

July 09, 2020

Across the last decade, home care services in Australia have been steadily growing. The new wave of older Australians have a desire for a more active lifestyle and a preference to live in their own home for longer. 

Why You Need Integrated Systems Driving Resident-Centered Operations

June 22, 2020

Across the last couple of years, we have been emphasizing the importance of resident-centricity in aged care. Despite the social, economic, and health impacts that have been well documented in recent times, we still believe that placing the resident at the center of your organizational focus is of significant importance.  

Why You Need Purpose Built and Industry Compliant Aged Care Software

June 03, 2020

The social, economic and health impacts that will forever define 2020 are going to present aged care organisations with a unique set of varied and complex challenges.

How to foster data analytics skills in your Aged Care organization

May 12, 2020

Be data driven and create real value for your organisation by enabling your team data analytics skillset

Building the case for data analytics in the Aged Care sector

May 07, 2020

Better data and automation are key factors to promoting growth and staying competitive so analytics becomes more important in Aged Care market.

Rebalancing Your Inventory Like Your Retirement Accounts

April 23, 2020

Start the process by analyzing your inventory and identifying underperforming items. There are several metrics you can use for this purpose, including: turns, turn and earn, or gross margin return on investment (GMROI)-just to name a few. The differences between the metrics are illustrated as follows using the generic Item-X, with an annual sales of $100,000, cost of goods sold (COGS) of $80,000, gross margin percentage of 20 percent, and average inventory of $20,000.

5 Myths About Upgrading Epicor ERP

February 24, 2020

You probably feel like you have a good reason for not upgrading. After working with customers for the last few decades, we’ve heard it all. However, technology moves fast, and standing still with your current, outdated systems can cause major problems in the future. Let's go over the five most common myths about upgrading Epicor ERP and detail how we can make it easier on you.

Epicor Customers Win Big at ACSA Aged Care State Awards 2019

September 25, 2019

Industry awards are exciting when they publicly recognise the great work our customers are doing. We were delighted when seven of Epicor Senior Living Solution (SLS) customers won an award in their respective categories by ACSA (Aged & Community Services Australia) as the Aged Care Award Ceremonies held throughout July across the states.

Digital transformation: a trend MTO manufacturers can't ignore

June 04, 2019

The vision for manufacturing digital transformation can be almost anything you can imagine. Drones carrying out the previously time-consuming task of inventory counts.

Going global: a route to growth for MTO manufacturers

June 04, 2019

Like any manufacturer pushing for growth, make-to-order (MTO) manufacturers will explore a variety of avenues.