Advanced ERP Insights Blog
The Benefits of implementing next generation Accounting Systems by multi-unit franchise owners.
Multi-unit ownership is fast becoming the trend in the world of franchising. A host of factors determine the success of multi-unit franchising. One key factor is the financial performance of each unit. Technology plays a key role in improving financial performance....
Which ERP is better? Acumatica vs MICROSOFT DYNAMICS.
On Mar 6, 2014, Jon Roskill became the CEO of Kirkland, WA based Acumatica. What is important to note that Ron had a 20-year career at Microsoft, where he held the position of Channel Chief. Reason for him to jump ship was due to the fact that Acumatica was perfectly...
Multiunit Franchising: Tricks of the Trade
Multi-unit ownership is certainly the established norm in the franchising market. Franchisors are more interested in multi-unit franchisee owners rather than single unit. A host of factors are responsible for this shift. Franchisors find it much easier to work with...
Which ERP is better? Acumatica vs Intacct.
Intacct is not an ERP solution for starters. Its claim to fame is its robust accounting solution developed by and for CPAs. Acumatica is true Cloud Based ERP integrating all business value chain drivers: “sell”; “deliver” and “collect”. A comparison based on...
Why Multi-Unit Franchisee’s cannot afford not to have a Customer Relationship Management Software (“CRM”).
There is a saying when it comes to CRM. It take $ 5 to acquire new customer; and if you do not take care of them you may lose them for a $1. Think about that. The rules of engagement with customers are being disrupted at a pace never seen before. Consumers empowered...
Why you must consider “digital” strategy to transform your business necessary for future sustainable success
New businesses in the Internet 3.0 age are disrupting business models. Airbnb is changing the hotel industry; Uber and Lyft impacting significantly the taxi business; Amazon making online shopping convenient and with free delivery challenging brick & mortar...
The Time for Mobile Integrated Enterprise Platform as a Service (MIEPaaS) has arrived.
For starters listen to this video from Thibault Riester, President/Founder, and Controleplus.fr He says “Mobility is an important driver for us. Thanks to Acumatica, our employees can connect to the same central system from any site.” Why is Thibault excited with...
Benefits of Cloud Fund Accounting Software for Nonprofits
Can a Nonprofit Benefit from ERP Software? Jon Roskill, CEO of Acumatica, surmised: “Nonprofit organizations generally have limited resources; however complexity of functional requirements is not diminished, when compared to other industries.” His advice to NPOs: Do...
Selecting ERP software that requires customizing is usually a bad idea
Anyone with experience using or supporting packaged ERP software, has battle scars; can tell you that customizing ERP is a very bad idea for several reasons. IT resources (people) to add customized code can be expensive to build and maintain than “COTS” (Commercial...
Consider your Total Cost of Ownership while looking at ERP solutions
You are about to make a milestone decision: choosing your ERP system. You have done your due diligence. Considered competing solutions. Evaluated purchasing costs and functionalities. But, did you consider maintenance costs or future upgrade expenses? Perhaps not!...
Property Management: Another Micro Market Acumatica ERP is Planning to Dominate
Acumatica has made a strategic decision to attack niche “micro market” segments to increase market share. This makes lot of sense. There are many ERP solution providers moving up the cloud ERP food chain. This is Acumatica’s sweet spot and were first movers and got a...
Success is determined long time after you go live
Congratulations! Your enterprise resource planning systems has successfully gone live. But, hold on! Do you think the game is over yet? Not really. Remember, ERP software implementation is a journey not a destination (Fig 1). You might stumble upon a bunch of...