#Well, it was almost instant. That was the first message sent by Morse’s telegraph system in 1844. Prior to that, communication could take months and connectivity beyond one’s town was about nonexistent. Today’s connectivity power of the Internet can put manufacturers in touch with suppliers and buyers anywhere in the world at any moment. Our…
DetailsEach time you’re confronted with an important decision there is mental tension. This can lead to fatigue and stress. Harvard Business Review recommends the use of routines to reduce decision making. For instance, if you are a morning person, then get the difficult decisions out of the way before lunch. Rules-based approval routing and workflow…
DetailsFor all those who attended our session at the QAD Midwest Users Group (MWUG) conference, we’d like to extend a big THANK YOU for joining us. We were delighted by the packed room and the buzz generated by the session we performed with Senthil Kumar Ragupathi of Avery Dennison. As promised please find a link…
DetailsThis past summer, the University of Louisville learned the hard way what can happen with financial process controls are lax or MIA: six employees were accused with taking school money or grant funds when an audit uncovered evidence of embezzlement. In our experience, companies that have the right business process optimization can improve their financial controls,…
DetailsManufacturers are on the cusp of a digital tsunami with digitalization poised to transform the way they’ve been doing their supply chain for the past two decades, according to MIT News. Companies that buck the digitization trend are not leveraging 21ST Century technology’s value to improve their business processes, including the Cloud, mobile devices, social media,…
Details“The parchment is hairy,” griped a medieval monk who spent months copying biblical text. We know of his grievance because he wrote it in the margin of his painstakingly copied manuscript. I imagine the evolution from 20th Century analog to 21st Century digital is as much of a world transformation as what happened after Johannes…
DetailsLook within any organization large or small and you will find that many of their business processes are stuck in Analog! That does not mean that they are not automated. Rather, it means that they are not leveraging the value that today’s technology affords to improve business processes in a number of ways which have…
DetailsImprove Process Cycle Time by utilizing Internet Connectivity Technology If you analyze the performance of your organization’s various business processes you will spot several roadblocks that can hamper productivity. These often involve time-sensitive communications between individuals and trading Partners, the routing and distribution of critical documents, and the enforcement of your organization’s approval policy which is…
Details‘How to’ use connectivity to improve supply chain performance Thursday, May 22nd 12:30pm EST ISS Group will be presenting a webinar discussing one of the critical metrics in supply chain performance, process cycle time, and demonstrating how various ‘connectivity tools’ are being used to significantly reduce process cycle time, improve supply chain performance, and participate in new…
DetailsEncore Presentation Join Dr. Kevin McCormack and ISS Group Recorded Thursday, April 17th 12:30pm EST Click here to view recorded Web Presentation Dr. McCormack offers research suggesting the future of a Networked Supply Chain and what is needed to be successful: The supply chain world is more connected now than ever before. Social media and collaborative networked applications are commonplace…
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