Learn how to move from standard reports to business intelligence with Power BI. Our previous blog discussed how Power BI is an interactive tool you learn to use, just like you did with spreadsheets. A financial analyst might use Power BI Desktop or Power BI Report...

When you think of “Big Data,” you think of the enormous data sets amassed by Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and others to anticipate what you’re likely to buy, how and where you use your devices, and what you want to watch.Big Data is more than being big. Big...

TwinEngines is known for pushing out-of-the-box ERP software beyond its limits. For this reason, our workflow excellence approach earned us a speaking slot at Insights, the annual Epicor Customer Conference. Using case studies, TwinEngines showed how...

Web-based product configurator tools integrated with ERP systems enable manufacturers to effectively quote and process work for engineer-to-order and configure-to-order products.  They replace spreadsheets and provide guided selling features, one-time...

A manufacturing workflow describes how people, processes, and materials come together to deliver finished goods.When everything flows smoothly, velocity speeds up, waste goes down, customer satisfaction increases, and profits and competitive advantage...

Every business transaction begins with an inquiry and completes with a final delivery. The challenge is to connect all the steps in Real-Time. Workflows – The processes that fulfill an order are called a workflow. Historically, most business workflows...

The challenge of unique workflows with out-of-the-box ERP systems: ERP systems, out-of-the-box, are designed to support inventory management processes for a broad range of companies, from five people on the shop floor to 500. But manufacturers are...

Duncan, SC.  March 1, 2014.  Hoist Experts is a master distributor for all major crane and hoist manufacturers in the United States, with one of the largest inventories of cranes, hoists, and parts in-house, available for same-day shipping. Their...

Mobile devices have become ubiquitous in the last several years.  Forrester Research predicted that there will be over 3 billion smartphone users in the world in 2018, and that trend is continuing upwards.  Mobile devices, which include not only...