Morel on Manufacturing – I’ll take my wine with chocolate
Michael Morel is a Manufacturing Evangelist with over 30 years of experience in Manufacturing. I went to a Larkmead Winery winemaker event last weekend. The opportunity was to compare the 2006 release...
View ArticleMorel on Manufacturing – There are roses in my vineyard
Last weekend, I went up to Chateau Montelena in the Napa Valley to pick up a case of Cabernet Sauvignon that I had purchased two years ago through their wine futures program. Selling wine futures is...
View ArticleSupplier Invoicing-What SMEs Can Do to Reduce Workload and Errors
Many would agree that the accounts payable process is paper intensive and laborious. In most companies, particularly SMBs, supplier invoices are forwarded to the accounting staff from all over the...
View ArticleWhat SMEs Can Do to Streamline Customer Billing
This blog is part of my series on streamlining finance processes. I previously wrote about the procure-to-pay process (see link), specifically the supplier invoicing component, how it consumes a great...
View ArticleSelecting the Right Software for Your Business
There are literally hundreds of software vendors out there offering thousands of ERP solutions and/or business management solutions. Truth be told, picking the one that is right for you is not likely...
View ArticleIs your accounting system a drag on your business? Move beyond off-the-shelf...
Most companies start managing their financial lives using an off-the-shelf accounting application like QuickBooks or Peachtree in the US (or similar applications in other parts of the world). That...
View ArticleSAP Partner Steeb: What Midsize Companies Need Most
With nearly 80,000 small-to-midsize customers worldwide, SAP relies on our partners around the globe to service this fast-growing and important segment of our market. With cloud-based solutions like...
View ArticleSMEs Still Struggle but there is a Solution
Though the Nation Bureau of Economic Research declared the recession over in 2009, many SMEs would beg to differ. Since the crash of 2007, SMEs have been struggling to recover due to their inability to...
View ArticleSaaS Vendor Selection – Only the Committed Need Apply
As SaaS vendors proliferate and most enterprises end up with some part of their company running a SaaS application, the issue of vendor selection becomes more important. When the technology was...
View ArticleQuestions SMBs should ask when going mobile
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (July 28, 2011; page B5) had an article by Joe Mullich entitled “5 questions SMBs should ask when going mobile.” The article identifies 5 questions: How can you...
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