Warehouse Automation and Shipping Solution Software
There may be legitimate reasons for you to replace your ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) System. For instance, if the publisher ends its support or if it’s not meeting your needs. However, reinvesting in training or looking at enhancements to your given ERP Solution may be a better economic decision.
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Every Thursday at 1:00 pm Central Time, please join us for the USA Manufacturing Hour Twitter chat. Simply go to Twitter and search on the hashtag: #USAMfgHour and follow along! This week’s host was Adam Baker, owner of Schooley Mitchell in Erie, PA. Schooley Mitchell helps manufacturers across North America reduce operational expenses without impacting their people, processes, or culture. Adam began the chat by saying, “Welcome to this week’s #USAMfgHour chat. Today we’re chatting about credit cards and how they impact businesses. Introduce yourself, and let’s start out with a simple question – “what’s in your wallet?”
This #USAMfgHour Twitter chat “Marketing Touch Points in the Industrial Buyer Journey” was led by Paul Kiesche, President of Aviate Creative, a branding and creative agency with an edge in manufacturing located in NJ.
Kiesche began by saying, “Let’s get a good brainstorm going here about the industrial buyer’s journey. There’s no “correct” answer. Bring all your thoughts and ideas to the discussion. Your buyers have problems and you have the solution. However, selling to them is not that simple. Often buyers don’t know you exist, can’t find you, need convincing, reminding, etc. Let’s walk through the buyer’s journey together to see where marketing can help. A buyer goes from being completely unaware, to hopefully becoming a customer. All the steps in between, and even after they leave, is part of their journey.”
Every Thursday at 1:00 pm Central Time you are welcome to join the USA Manufacturing Hour, #USAMfgHour, Twitter chat. This week’s host was Pavel Stepanov of VirtuDesk, a virtual assistant company that helps entrepreneurs, real estate agents and other professionals with marketing, prospecting, admin, and more. Pavel and team shared their insights on Effective Strategies for Growing a Virtual Team
A great Information Systems Manager, also known as an Information Technology (IT) manager, is really invaluable to your company. I have worked in the software business for close to 30 years and sometimes IS Managers can be the largest obstacle for modernization and progress. Sometimes it may be their personality, their upper management, over-all workload or even politics behind some of the reasons they slow progress. However, I am impressed by how many AMAZING IS Managers are in our working force today. Let me share the qualities they possess.
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Is it time to re-evaluate shipping and fulfillment processes? If you have not read our blog on Supply Chain Trends that may not change, please do. On top of the absolute craziness in the world, it’s a surprise manufacturers and distributors are still shipping products out. With Supply-Chain shortages, trouble hiring and retaining good employees coupled with rising operating costs (Fuel, Raw Materials, Warehouse Space, etc.) should you evaluate some of your processes and technology? In my humble opinion, yes, you should.
2021 Another Doozy:There is no doubt that 2021 was another challenging year for many businesses especially for manufacturers and distributors.
