Many companies are struggling with this multichannel (Omnichannel) sales environment. “Businesses are all struggling in some way with how to service multiple channels. How do I have inventory availability for Amazon, for Ebay, for Target, for Wal-Mart at the same time?”

For life science firms, there’s an additional reason to consider a prepackaged ERP solution: Cutting the cost of FDA validation.

Small businesses, especially startups, often run their operations with a hodgepodge of software systems. How do you know that your current system is costing you, and that it is time for a real ERP solution?

ERP validation sounds complex, but really it is simple: Does the software perform as specified? “The definition of software validation is that it is documented evidence that the system is installed and set up as intended,”

There’s a lot of misconceptions about enterprise resource planning software (ERP). With that in mind, let’s clear up five persistent myths about ERP systems that hold back adoption.

Enterprise resource planning software once belonged predominantly to large business and a handful of smaller firms that were willing to invest the time and money in these hulking systems.

Why SMBs Choose Cloud ERP Small and medium-sized businesses often have the same needs as large enterprises when it comes to ERP software. The complexity of the business isn’t less, just the scale.

The companies that are engaged both in the production of goods and supply of services have really complex global supply chains that cannot just be picked up and moved,” Josh Kallmer of the Information Technology Industry Council