Order Management Software
2 of 12 Mistakes Made During Order Management System Projects
#2 Counting on IT to do everything
Success in order management system selection is driven by assembling a strong project team of all the departments that will use the system. Order management system selection is not just IT’s project. Large scale systems like order management software change everything about the way your company will do business. [...]
1 of 12 Mistakes Made During Order Management System Projects
The next 12 blog posts is a series of mistakes that our clients have had to painfully learn prior to us getting hired or after we have completed our contracted phase of the order management system project.
#1 Having the Wrong Expectations
Many order management software projects get off to the wrong start. In my four decades [...]
ProSource’s Latest Order Management System
In our continuing series highlighting order management system vendor successes, I had the opportunity to speak with John Buttery, Director of Alliances for ProSource and we discussed the following insights about their recent successes.
In the last quarter of 2009 ProSource signed Flaghouse, Inc. to deliver their Multi-Channel Commerce (MCC) Solution. Flaghouse is using the MCC [...]
Successes in 2009 for Junction Solutions
In our on going series of highlights of successes in 2009 I had the opportunity to speak with Jeff Marker, Sr. Vice President – Multi-Channel Retail for Junction Solutions and he had the following insights about their successes this past year.
Jeff elaborated on how despite the economic challenges of last year that Junction had its [...]
Taking the Easy Path leads to a Long Journey in Selecting Systems
Have you ever come to a fork in the road where one is the easy route and another is a longer, more strenuous climb? Many of us face that decision regularly and I’ve seen this happen in systems selection projects for e-commerce, order management, warehouse management and enterprise resource planning systems. If you have ever [...]
Stone Edge Technologies How To Videos
I happened to be on Stone Edge Technologies website to view the announcement of the latest release of Stone Edge’s Order Manager (SEOM) version 5.900 – a leading order management software provider for small emerging businesses. And while on the site, I came across a series of how to videos in the Help & Support [...]
Achieving Higher Order Fill Rates Through Integrated Channel Order Fulfillment
Inventory, one of the single – if not the single largest asset on your balance sheet, utilizing that inventory efficiently is the utmost priority in most multichannel businesses. So you might be asking, so what does inventory have to do with order management software. Lets take a look at some great examples of utilizing your [...]
Utilizing Bar Code Technology in Your Warehouse
If there is one technology that can help improve warehouse operations, it has to be the utilization of bar code scanning. Those warehouses that employ a wide use of this technology reap significant benefits. Improvements in productivity and accuracy are possible. Since these two areas are usually the focus of most warehouse operations, it makes [...]
7 Tips for Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership When Acquiring Applications
Recently cited information from the technology firm CNET reveals that roughly 49 percent of IT projects suffer from budget overruns, and 47 percent suffer higher than expected maintenance costs. It’s imperative that companies identify and properly plan for all expenses associated with replacing a business application to avoid these costly mistakes. Here are seven ways [...]
Part 1: Avoiding the Common Software Selection Pitfalls
I am sure almost everyone reading this has installed a software application that just didn’t go smoothly, or worse, never did go live and cost the company a serious amount of resources and money. We are brought in many times to try and provide insight during the selection process and/or to assist both the client [...]