Hi Everyone, Everything you do during an ERP installation revolves around these four goals: Accuracy Productivity Insight Accountability You might think this is an overly-simplified statement, but when you read this article, you realize all the effort that goes into
Best Month to Go Live with a New ERP
Hi Everyone, A common question is: “what is the best month or time to go live with a new ERP?” Here are some points to consider: You do not want to go live on the last period of your fiscal
Should you Modify ERP? – Proprietary vs SaaS vs Open Source
Hi Everyone, The purpose of this post is to discuss the topic of modifying ERP – “To modify or not to modify?” There are generally three options in today’s world for solving problems of accuracy, productivity and insight across an
Covering Manufacturing Gaps with Open Source ERP
Hi Everyone, In previous posts, I have introduced and demonstrated manufacturing in ADempiere and iDempiere, open source ERP. The purpose of this post is to introduce a simple yet effective solution to solving manufacturing gap complexities. Here are common problems/challenges:
ADempiere AMI Virtual Appliance on AWS
Hi Everyone, My mission is to make ADempiere, iDempiere and open source ERP easier to prove and deploy. In an effort to support this mission, I have created an ADempiere AMI virtual appliance or virtual machine. This machine helps illustrate
ADempiere and iDempiere – Introduction to Printing in Open Source ERP
Hi Everyone, The purposes of this post are twofold (A) introduce printing possibilities in ADempiere and iDempiere, open source ERP, and (B) start you on your path to creating your own print formats. One of the biggest success criteria for
Simple Manufacturing Demonstration in ADempiere and iDempiere
Hi Everyone, The purpose of this discussion is to illustrate simple manufacturing in ADempiere and iDempiere using a BOM or bill of materials and a sales order. This is part two in a series of four discussions/videos. If you have
Open Source Fleet Management using ADempiere and iDempiere
The Challenge Let’s say you manage a fleet division with 1,000 vehicles and equipment valued at around $60M. Your annual budget is $10M. You provide a traditional set of fleet management services, many of which are listed below. Your mission
ADempiere and iDempiere – Inter-Company Transactions
Hi Everyone, Here is an introduction to ADempiere’s and iDempiere’s inter-company transaction abilities. This topic is core to how the application functions. The information presented here is the minimum you should know about ADempiere and iDempiere financial management as you
ADempiere and iDempiere – Financial Reporting
Hi Everyone, Here is an introduction to ADempiere’s and iDempiere’s financial reporting structure (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Trial Balance). This topic is core to how the application functions. The information presented here is the minimum you should know about