Who’s Responsible for Successful ERP Software Implementations? Customer or Vendor?

Software-implementation-responsibility

In the past, we’ve seen statistics that show up to 75% of all ERP Implementations are considered a failure (in terms of meeting objectives, on time, and within budget)1. This contradicts my personal experience here at Blue Link, where most of our implementations are on time and within the budget outlined in the Agreement with … Read more

Wholesale Inventory Software – What To Look For

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This post outlines functionality wholesalers should expect from their Wholesale Inventory Software. The term “wholesale” is a broad industry definition; it includes wholesalers across a variety of industries including: food & beverage, consumer goods, industrial products, apparel, pharmaceuticals and many more. With so many sub-industries, what could these businesses possibly have in common? The answer is: surprisingly … Read more

Finding a Respected Software Vendor [Testimonials]

Testimonial

Selecting a new software system to run your business can be an involved process. There are many things to consider in a new system including: its functionality, support, price, business fit and others. While these areas are extremely important, the process is not complete without a thorough evaluation of their customer satisfaction (testimonials). Customer testimonials … Read more

The Problem with ERP Software

Anyone who’s used any ERP Software or accounting package for more than a few minutes has experienced some level of what we’ll generically label “ERP Software Problems”. OvERP Software that is potentially a good fiter the next few months, I’ll sporadically explore some of the more common categories of ERP problems that you may have encountered (or … Read more