Tag: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

The agricultural sector is vital for the growth of our nation. Despite South Africa’s massive agricultural potential, we do not have enough local production to meet local demand, relying on importers to fill this gap.

As manufacturers seek to eliminate process inefficiencies and maximise profitability, they are adopting automation and turning to digital technologies that provide them cross-departmental visibility and control of their operations.

Increasing geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks have pushed executives to adopt and implement digital solutions like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology to minimise disruptions and maintain business continuity.

For many enterprises, their siloed, traditional Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are proving to be their downturn when trying to operate in unprecedented circumstances, preventing business continuity and resilience.

Many small and medium businesses (SMBs) want to implement innovative technology that gives them visibility, flexibility, and efficiency in managing finances, operations, and people. Yet companies face an overwhelming selection of choices when they evaluate their options for finance, payroll or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.

Cash-strapped municipalities are missing obvious opportunities to recoup unclaimed taxes. Often, they are focused on bigger budget items, but they need to realise that one obvious answer to cash preservation is hiding in plain sight.

In today’s fast moving, quick changing, increasingly competitive business environment, good enough is no longer good enough. Manufacturers must achieve enterprise-wide visibility, total collaborate, agility and flexibility to respond to a changing market and grow.

Businesses today must be more agile, efficient and proactive than ever, a feat that can only be successfully achieved through digital technologies that deliver enhanced intelligence, including the intelligent cloud, and the ability to process and analyse data at source, also known as the intelligent edge.

The social and economic impact of COVID-19 has led to a marked increase in opportunistic crimes of desperation, particularly in digital payments fraud as consumers flock to digital channels to replace or supplement in-person interactions.

Even prior to the pandemic, organisations had begun putting in place elements to manage distributed employees whether that be through corporate remote desktop or virtual private networking (VPN) capabilities. However, this was not done at the scale and at a rate required to manage the disruption caused by COVID-19.