Epicor Blogs

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 However, technology moves fast, and standing still with your current, outdated systems can cause major problems in the future.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.

Me and now—how the 'Amazon effect' is impacting on MTO manufacturers

June 04, 2019

By making and delivering customized products—whether through mass customization or other MTO processes—MTO manufacturers may feel shielded from another prevalent market trend: the so-called Amazon effect.

Meeting customer needs more efficiently through mass customization

June 03, 2019

As consumers we expect to be able to personalize many of the things we buy—configuring a computer to meet our needs, choosing the color of a phone or tablet, or selecting the paint finish for a new car.

ERP Software Functionality and Configuration—A Tale of Two Companies

March 14, 2019

To prepare for growth, you need an ERP system which allows you to realise and use the full functionality of the software. Additionally, you need to be able to configure the software to suit your business, not adapt your business to suit the software. Case in point—the tale of these two companies. 

Cloud ERP Software—Flexibility, Scalability, and Ease to Keep Pace With Innovation

March 11, 2019

With a wide range of connected devices in your business, integrations with customers and suppliers, and an increasingly talent-oriented workforce, deploying your ERP software in the cloud has many advantages in an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) era.

The Connected Worker—A Critical Component of Your IIoT Strategy

March 11, 2019

While the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will see automation disrupt the nature of traditionally human-centered roles, people will still be a fundamentally important element in the success of your IIoT strategy.