October Update The HMRC have provided guidelines here for electronic submission of tax returns as part of their Making Tax Digital Program which is effective from the first VAT period following 1 April 2019. Our understanding of this is as follows: From 2019 you must have a digital record keeping system in use for producing […]
SYSPRO has announced the global release of its latest solution which paves the way for digital business by delivering cutting-edge technology such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things into the ERP system. This exciting new general release of SYSPRO’s ERP solution allows for flexibility which ultimately allows the user to choose an interface […]
The consumerization of IT/ERP has generated opportunities for businesses to create more productive and satisfying working environments, where staff are empowered to do their jobs better, without having to work harder. By ensuring that their ERP systems offer an engaging and rewarding experience, user adoption is boosted. And by incorporating social business functionality, which mimics […]
Prior to the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and predictive analytics, critical business decisions were made based on the analysis of historical data. Today, organizations that have a strong, future-fit ERP system in place, and that have implemented automation, have the ability to access huge volumes of data at the click of […]
Scalability is a key factor for any ERP solution’s ability to deliver optimal performance, and future proof a customer’s business. It makes it easier for an organization to implement new functionality as its needs change, and enable better management of the addition of new processes and/or departments to the business’s ERP ecosystem says Russell Hollick, […]
May, 2018, SYSPRO Corporate: Global ERP provider, SYSPRO’s believes Enterprise Resource Planning lies at the heart of any manufacturing and distribution operation. To be effective today in these two sectors, the solutions offered need to be industry-built, specifically to address the unique industry challenges that exist. “Consider the diversity that exists in the manufacturing sector, […]
1976 – The revolution is uncontainable. Only 69 years after the discovery of the first fully synthetic polymer, Bakelite, plastic becomes the most used material in the world. It’s lightweight, strong, flexible, rigid, transparent, opaque, and best of all; suited to mechanical mass production. Making them (after initial tooling costs) cheap to produce. Polymers could […]
Packaging is probably the least glamorous of all the manufacturing sectors. As essential as packaging is to everyday life, it doesn’t evoke emotion quite like other sectors. There’s nothing to get excited about. There are no bells and whistles, you can’t eat it, it doesn’t fly, and even if it is beautifully designed and made; […]
Not all waste is physical and according to lean manufacturing theory, there are seven types of it. Any action that the customer wouldn’t be willing to pay for is “muda” or waste to the proponents of lean manufacturing, so keeping these actions to a minimum forms the basis of lean. Although initially designed for “just […]
Whether you want to call it 3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM), one thing we can all be certain of is the process of building an item by joining layers of material from a CAD file is dramatically changing the face of industry. Those in manufacturing and engineering are resetting the boundaries of what is […]
