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10 Compelling Reasons to Choose Cloud ERP Now

Breaking down the ROI of cloud-based ERP into 10 simple benefit statements that together make a compelling argument for beginning—or accelerating—your journey to the cloud.

3 Retail Strategies to Win Customer Loyalty and Demand

Stretching your resources to align with expanded consumer expectations could be challenging. But focusing on three specific customer demand areas may have the most business impact.

3 Ways Technology Can Help Manufacturers with the Labor Shortage

Find out how technology can help manufacturers make critical adjustments that help with labor shortages and productivity.

3 Ways to Create a Bottom-Up Digital Transformation

Learn three ways your business can create the right conditions for a bottom-up digital transformation.

4 Game Changers for Electronic Payments to Track Now

2022 electronic payment changes include 8-digit BINs, the end of mag stripes, card-not-present transactions, and data privacy

4 Reasons Why Customer Experience is the Key to Success

Here are four different elements that can shape customer experience—and how they can help your business succeed.

4 Technologies Driving Digital Transformation in the Next Five Year

Four key technologies promise to drive digital transformation over the next five years. In fact, technology is driving digital transformation and creating a futurescape where artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), automation, and blockchain are converging in what some futurists call the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0.

4 Ways to Attract and Retain Millennials in the Distribution Industry

According to PwC, millennials are expected to account for 75% of the global workforce by 2025.

5 Best Practices: Bin Locations in Lumber and Building Materials

There are many common misconceptions about why a Lumber and Building Materials (LBM) business can’t or hasn’t been optimized with bin locations. These include material size affecting proper bin location, fear of complicating existing processes, disjointed warehouse layouts, unequipped ERP software, and perceived difficult maintenance. But these challenges have solutions. Read on to discover five best practices.