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Adding a New Manufacturing Plant to Your ERP System? No Problem.
When you think of an ERP implementation, one of the first things that usually comes to mind is the process of converting your whole business from one system to a new one. A subset of the total business system conversion is
... ContinuedIt’s the Diverse Personalities That Make IQMS Succeed
What makes a company successful? All employees must have a cumulative goal for their company (i.e. be in the Fortune 500, establish international and worldwide fame and glory, have a successful pitch and/or product, etc.). Joe Schmo on the street corner understands
... ContinuedA Sneak Peek Into IQMS’ Upcoming Applications – Part II
IQMS‘ Automation Department has some additional exciting projects to tell you about. In the first part of this blog series, I mentioned some inside information on the latest technology coming out of the Automation Department, such as RealTime™ Process Monitoring and Android tablet applications. Now
... ContinuedShould You Use A Manufacturing ERP Consultant?
As manufacturing companies begin a new calendar year, many take this opportunity to evaluate new manufacturing ERP software in hopes of starting a new year with a new implementation project. Often times, companies ask us about the use of consultants: Should
... Continued5 Key ERP Security Features to Satisfy Strict User Traceability
With all of the regulations put upon the different manufacturing industries, one important consideration when selecting manufacturing ERP software is user traceability. Regulators not only want to know that there is traceability on the manufacturing of the product, but they also are enforcing
... Continued15 Years of Manufacturing Shop Floor Control
As we approach the end of the year (I know, it’s too soon), I thought I would take a moment to reflect on the EnterpriseIQ RealTime products. For those who have been with IQMS awhile, you may recall the genesis of our
... ContinuedA Sneak Peek into IQMS’ Upcoming Applications – Part I
IQMS‘ Automation Department has been busy this year. We’ve been working on some cutting edge applications: RealTime™ Process Monitoring with PLC communication, Android phone applications and EnterpriseIQ shop floor applications for the Android 3.0 tablets! These applications are harnessing the latest technology
... ContinuedAre Tablets Just Hype in Manufacturing?
Recently, I was watching a movie from the 1970s and I couldn’t help but notice that in all the office settings there were no computers. The height of technology was a single typewriter, on a secretary’s desk, and a rotary dial
... ContinuedWhy Price Shouldn’t Be the Final Factor When Purchasing ERP Software
In today’s cost-conscious environment, many companies are looking to save money. Nowhere is that more true than in the manufacturing sector, where a combination of decreased demand, increased wages and offshoring operations have diminished traditional, U.S.-based operations. Enterprise Resource Planning
... ContinuedFive Reasons to Consider an ERP Sandbox
As a child, many of life’s lessons were learned in the sandbox at school. It is where we learned to share and to be kind to others. It is where we learned that jumping from the top of the monkey bars
... ContinuedShop Floor Automation – Manufacturing ERP’s Next Frontier
IQMS was in the business of manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software long before it became known as ERP. In the 22 years that I have been in this industry, I have seen the footprint of ERP applications expand at a steady rate.
... ContinuedSuccessful ERP Implementations Require Managing Fear of Change
Perception often exceeds reality. Such is life. For example: For me, the book is usually better than the movie. Why? I think it is because it is difficult to show people thinking and visually demonstrate what is going through their minds. It
... ContinuedDecoding Barcodes: IQMS Welcomes 2D Barcodes to the Shop Floor
Recently, we’ve seen new barcode standards emerging. Almost everyone is familiar with UPC barcodes (found, for example, on the containers of grocery items), that have reduced the amount of manual data entry and increased the amount of data that can be
... ContinuedHow to Prepare for a Smooth ERP Software Update
If there is one infallible truth in manufacturing ERP software, it’s that you will never run out of things to learn. Technology is always changing and regardless of whether you hate change or thrive on it, it is coming. So how
... ContinuedMobile Application Software for the Manufacturing Shop Floor
I grew up in the 60s and I don’t mind admitting that I really liked the Star Trek series. It was about the future, it had adventure and it always ended with a moral theme. Captain Kirk and his crew would use technology
... Continued