Moving to cloud-based ERP system sounds like a project for the CIO. But it is not. It actually is a company-wide project that requires buy-in and involvement from the CEO.

While making the jump from QuickBooks to an ERP system is the right move for the growing business that is ready to take its operations to the next level, the transition does require some finesse; there are several “gotchas” that can slow down and cause headaches down the line.

Businesses depend on having the right information at the right time, ensuring that production meets demand, inventory levels are neither too high or too low, and customer expectations are met.

The question that businesses are facing is not whether to upgrade their ERP systems, but how. ERP systems serve as the backbone for most businesses.

Vendor invoicing approval becomes a bigger issue when there are many of these invoices to be approved each month. There is a better way: accounts payable automation through an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

There's been a quiet revolution in ERP systems as they move to the cloud, and manufacturers ahead of the pack are adopting these cloud-based ERP systems as the latest way to be more competitive.

The R&D Tax Credit A Strategic Tax Advantage R&D tax credits can amount to as much as 20% of the costs incurred in developing or improving products, fabrication processes and software

Much of what makes larger firms act like larger firms actually comes from having an ERP system in place. What small and medium-sized businesses don’t always realize, however, is that they also should be using ERP.