Recent TRG blog posts

Investing in any fully-integrated business system is a challenge that is not as simple as you think. For its complexity, a fleeting knowledge of how your enterprise works is never enough. In the first and second parts, we have discussed some dangerous mistakes that can be easily ignored.

(Read the first two parts by clicking here: part 1 and part 2)

Now, for choosing cloud ERP packages, here are a few things to notice.

Investing in any fully-integrated business system can be a challenge that is tougher than you can imagine. For its complexity, it requires more than a fleeting knowledge. Even in the very first stage - the selection process, there are four core factors can be easily ignored: Reliability, Speed, Adjustability and Complexity.

Next, in the implement process, one thing is often overlooked, it is the connectivity of the Cloud ERP Systems.

Read more: Infor CloudSuite Industrial and Real-time Business Indicators (P.1)

Generation Z, also known as Post-Millennials - along with their ambitions, fresh energy and potential, are the future leaders. However, when it comes to the decision of hiring fresh graduates, organisations have their doubt about young grads’ competencies in a professional workplace, apart from the knowledge they’ve learned. Fresh graduates usually lack experience and training, and may not be ready for a professional environment, yet.

Investing in any fully-integrated business system can be a challenge that is tougher than you can imagine. For its complexity, it requires more than a fleeting knowledge of the way your company operates. 

This challenge is especially true for enterprises with the intention of selecting Cloud ERP systems. Specifically, despite having a list of concerns, they are still choosing the wrong ERP solution due to a variety of reasons. Before you decide to invest in a Cloud ERP system, it is best to make sure you go over the potential issues before they become factors which cause your company's losses.

Read more: Why SMBs Find Cloud ERP Increasingly Attractive

Decide to invest in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a big decision to make. Maintaining it, ensuring it always stay up-to-date with the changes in technology developments is an even bigger concern. Businesses often left baffled as to when is the right time to upgrade their current ERP systems. Uncertainties and delays in obtaining the suitable version can lead to lower productivity, decrease in revenue, and many missed opportunities.

Infographic: A comparison of tier 1 ERP vendors

Blockchain technology has become one of the buzzwords recently, it even made headlines in Vietnam. There was an entire event last March dedicated to educating fintech personnel and the general curious public about blockchain and its impact.

Investing in an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a big decision to make. Its typical lifespan can range anywhere from 7 to 15 years, sometimes more. After this mark, should businesses consider to upgrade their ERP solution or replace it with something completely new?

Machine Learning – a branch of AI, is changing the way companies utilise their Big Data reserve, which allowed them to reshape customers’ behaviour. Machine Learning based on the idea that machine can learn from data and recognise the patterns, which result in decisions and predictions with a degree of certainty.

Internet of Things (IoT) is not a new concept. The term is believed to be invented way back when the internet was introduced. Nowadays, the IoT is an umbrella term representing any device that has the ability to connect, or disconnect, to the Internet. Examples of IoT applications can range from household appliances, wearable devices to aeroplanes, etc.

Talent Management is a useful tool to recruit, retain and develop the most talented and skilled employees available in the labour force. It covers all processes and systems involved in maintaining and developing a high-level employee.

However, many organisations are hesitating to use talent management, mostly due to finance causes. Of course, everything has its pros and cons, but if you have a deep understanding of Talent Management systems, you will see the pros definitely overweight the cons.

Read more: Companies’ Views on Talent Management (Part 1)