Recent TRG blog posts

A fantastic company culture is what differentiates your company besides typical factors like salary and benefits, and is one of the key factors that make a potential candidate decides to work for your company. Company culture determines the satisfaction, productivity and performance of your employees. It is made up of everything from the way you communicate and act on your company values, to the atmosphere in the workplace and the people working there.

Ishida, manufacturer of weighting, packing, and inspection equipment in Kyoto, Japan, had a mission to unite its domestic factories with international production bases. After installing Infor LN, a cloud ERP solution, without customisations, “we accomplished the seemingly impossible: process planning and shipping to meet the customer’s request within 2 days after specification decision.”

You and your hotel staff are constantly flooded with information from emails, text messages, walkie-talkies, online meetings, and, of course, telephone calls. But your communication technologies are imperfect, because they exist in silos and are disconnected from core systems and processes. Because of that, your employees may lose key facts, fail to make necessary handoffs, and miss connections and opportunities to provide stellar service.

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The customer is always right, and is always changing. Consumer-driven markets are facing pressure to introduce more products quicker and with more specialisations. Manufacturers must adapt. They must evolve processes quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Meeting consumer demands is not a place for playing “catch up”. First to market with a product innovation often wins the market and dominates the mindshare of the buyer.

Much has been written about Millennials (Generation Y) in the workplace. But the labour workforce is getting swamped by Generation Z, those who were born after 1995 and are about to looking for more professional roles sooner or later.

The Internet of Things is a world that connects people, data, processes, and physical things. Beyond the consumer realm, the IoT is creating a new paradigm in the business world. So, how will the IoT impact manufacturing?

The Factory of the Future isn’t some futuristic fantasy. It’s quickly becoming the new reality. And tech-savvy manufacturers are either on board or preparing for change. 40% of manufacturers believe that smart manufacturing and its foundational technology—the Internet of Things (IoT) — are within reach and that it’s the right time to invest.

Today’s furniture and fixtures manufacturers are facing volatile raw materials pricing, fluctuating consumer demand, and increased global competition. Manufacturers are competing in one of the most notable movements in the Furniture and Fixtures industry: customers expect higher quality and greater value than ever before, as well as more customisation options, including being able to configure selections and purchase online.

Thales has quite a global footprint with 64,000 employees worldwide and operates in 56 different countries. The company has embarked on an ERP consolidation journey in which they migrate multiple systems onto a single product. And after the selection process, they landed on the Infor LN platform.

Entry-level recruitment plays an indispensable role in talent management. Having said that, entry-level recruitment is not just about recruiting recent graduates. Many jobs do not require a college degree. Additionally, there are experienced employees who want to move into a new career and thus are willing to accept an entry-level position.