Epicor Blogs

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

mars 11, 2020

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 Factory—Efficiency and Innovation Redefined

mars 11, 2020

Approaching challenges from the perspective of your ideal operating environment can allow you to think without constraint. You may even find yourself using the term ‘in a perfect world’ as you demonstrate how innovation can deliver the optimal performance your company strives to achieve.

Intelligent Machines—Significantly Transforming Manufacturing

mars 11, 2020

With the right systems in place, the continual collection of data from all devices in the connected factory provide a depth of contextual insights to help form the complete story. With the complete story, business leaders are more accurately informed which fosters alignment and decisive action.

Advanced Analytics—Delivering Insights For What Lies Ahead

mars 11, 2020

In years gone by, analytics and reporting have been a function of looking at the past to gain insight into what has occurred. Advanced analytics, however, is forward-looking; projecting what is ahead, allowing businesses to develop strategies more confidently.

The Connected Worker—A Critical Component of Your IIoT Strategy

mars 11, 2020

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.

Digital transformering: en trend MTO-tillverkare inte kan ignorera

augusti 19, 2019

Visionen för vad digital transformering innebär för tillverkare kan vara nästan vad som helst. Drönare som utför den tidigare tidskrävande lagerinventeringen.

Att bli global: en väg till tillväxt för MTO-tillverkare

augusti 19, 2019

Precis som alla tillverkare som siktar på tillväxt kommer tillverkare med kundorderproduktion (MTO) att utforska en rad olika vägar.

Mig och nu—hur ”Amazon-effekten” påverkar MTO-tillverkare

augusti 19, 2019

Genom att tillverka och leverera specialanpassade produkter—oavsett om det är genom anpassning i stor skala eller andra MTO-processer— kan MTO-tillverkare komma att känna sig skyddade från en annan tydlig trend på marknaden: den så kallade Amazon-effekten.

Möt kundkrav mer effektivt med hjälp av anpassning i stor skala

augusti 08, 2019

Som konsumenter förväntar vi oss att vi ska kunna anpassa många av de saker vi köper—konfigurera en dator för att möta våra behov, välja färg på mobil eller surfplatta eller välja lacken på en ny bil.

Epicor iScala Wins Gold in Best in Biz Awards 2018 International

augusti 30, 2018

I'm delighted to announce that our business management software solution, Epicor iScala, has been named the gold winner in the Enterprise Product of the Year, Software category at this year's Best in Biz Awards. These awards claim to be 'the only independent global business awards programme judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications from around the world'

D!conomy – CeBit’s Ideas and Solutions for a Digital World

april 10, 2017

As the great and the good in IT flocked to Hanover for CeBit 2017 last week, I was grateful not to have to walk the floor and instead I reviewed the key themes at the event, from the relative comfort of my desk.  Amongst event keynote subjects, like the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), a topic which CeBit calls 'D!conomy' caught my attention.

Internet of Things, Let’s Make Connections

februari 27, 2017

The Internet of Things is literally connections; connections between machines, connections to the Cloud, connections to business applications, connections between people. At this time I see three phases of IoT; the launch phase, where we are today is to monitor and alert, phase two, intelligence within things, and phase three, self-learning things. In parallel to these phases will be continued development of artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality and robotics to take IoT into the next stage. 

What I see lacking in IoT today are defined, easy to use connections between IoT devices and data and business applications like ERP and CRM. I have no doubt these connections will come in the future so companies do not have to reinvent the wheel each time they implement an IoT solution.