#ICYMI: How to Best Approach Your Sage 100 ERP – Plugging the Functional Gaps
Sage 100 ERP software has helped thousands of small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) run their operations successfully since its inception in 1985. However, the software possesses inherent functional gaps that can become acutely more painful as businesses evolve over time. During the…
Smooth Out the Boom-and-Bust Cycle for Your Construction Business
As an executive in the construction industry, you’re used to the boom-and-bust cycle, but the current climate is harder to categorize. Despite record-high inflation rates, a tight labor market, and sharp interest rate increases, the short-term forecast for the construction…
Every Season is Peak Season: How 3PLs Meet Customers’ Growing Demands
3Gtms and FreightWaves discuss complexities facing 3PLs and explore today’s toughest 3PL and supply chain challenges. To support the increase in demand and ensure customer satisfaction, 3PLs need fast, reliable, and highly advanced systems to allow for shipping high volume…
Cybersecurity Skills That Will Protect Your Bottom Line
It’s hard to avoid a hazard you can’t recognize. Imagine you’re driving in a foreign country. You come upon a low water crossing sign but can’t identify the writing. Drive on and you’re going in blind to the inherent danger….
Women at Work and D&I Present Learn and Lunch Pride Celebration
Women at Work and the D&I Committee joined forces this year and co-presented a Learn and Lunch to celebrate Pride on June 23rd. Aiming for a casual, relaxed event, we encouraged Net at Work employees to order lunch from a…
The Inflationary Opportunity for SMBs Running a Legacy ERP System
The war in Ukraine. Soaring gas and food prices. Rising interest rates in an effort to control surging inflation. Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) throughout North America are feeling the impact of the current economic climate. 91% of SMB owners indicated these…
ICYMI: Love Your Legacy ERP, or List it?
Forrester analyst Duncan Jones published a research paper in February 2022 titled “On-Premises ERP: Should You Love It Or List It?” The title was taken from a popular reality television show that focuses on homes that people love but require…
Four Ways to Become a Technology-Driven Chemical Company
While chemical companies have a well-earned reputation for product innovation, they’ve typically taken a more, well, traditional approach to technology. Less than half of chemical companies have a defined digital strategy or digital transformation roadmap, putting the industry behind many,…
Exploring the Folder Sizing Tool in Sage X3
Hello readers, today’s blog post is about a sizing tool for endpoints, specifically when creating a new one. The tool will generate a “worst case scenario” for folder size based on the saved folder information in the general parameters, folder…
Reinstatement of Superfund Chemical Excise Tax:
New Sage X3 ERP Accounting and Calculation Functionality for the Chemicals Industry
Chemical companies need to prepare for the return of an excise tax on chemicals produced or imported that hasn’t been in effect for nearly 30 years. In January 2022, the IRS published Notice 2021-66, related to the Infrastructure Investment and…
How Chemical Companies Can Formulate
a Future-Proof Workforce
Embracing technology creates a culture that attracts and retains the best and brightest The American workforce — and its employers — has undergone transformational change over the past two-plus years. The chemical industry has felt the effects of these changes…
Reports & Dashboards: One at a Time
The following question was asked at a recent BI conference: “I’ve been looking at Analytics software and noticed that some apps have just a few reports, some have a couple hundred, and others come with thousands. How many reports do…
All Heroes Wear KPIs: 5 Steps to Becoming a Financial Reporting Superhero
How do you measure success? In a commercial environment, you can gain a competitive edge by making sure that your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are informed and agile, much like Superman chasing a villain. But what makes someone a financial…
Checkmate – CRM Meets the Pandemic
The pandemic has drastically evolved consumer expectations by exacerbating what was already a hustle for higher quality services, more speed, more acknowledgment, and overall richer experiences. Either a business continued to scramble playing catchup to stay relevant or pivoted to…
