Knowing when to Pull the Trigger on ERP
Reading Time: 4 minutes For more than 20 years I have seen manufacturers and distributors struggle with the decision of selecting an ERP system. …
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Steve Bassaw
Steve Bassaw is the Product Manager at SYSPRO Canada. Steve has been with SYSPRO for 20 years in diverse roles such as Support, Consulting, Product Management, and Solution Architect. Before joining SYSPRO, Steve was a SYSPRO software super-user at a manufacturing company where he gained hands on experience using ERP to improve Operations and Supply Chain. Steve is also Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Business/IT program at BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology).
Posts by Steve Bassaw
How to Pick an ERP System that Benefits the Entire Company
Reading Time: 5 minutes ERP projects touch all aspects of a business. Small- and medium-sized companies can typically only afford to have one person …
Using Forecasting to Streamline Sales and Operations
Reading Time: 3 minutes The disconnect between Sales and Operations in manufacturing companies is so common that it is almost a cliché. I’ve experienced …
Catering for the Safe Food for Canadians Act
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Safe Food for Canadians Act comes in to effect on January 1, 2015 and it is going to have …
ERP Systems Can Help Small Companies, Too
Reading Time: 4 minutes People often assume that ERP systems are only for larger companies. But, consider this – if you run a small …
Overcoming Learned Human Behavior
Reading Time: 4 minutes Last week I was at the supermarket in the very long queue at the “12 items or less” checkout station, …
Vendor relationships in ERP – the magic potion
Reading Time: 4 minutes Recently I had several very ordinary (and seemingly unrelated) personal experiences that, in hindsight, had a common theme related to …
Executive buy-in is critical – Part Two
Reading Time: 4 minutes My previous blog was about the importance of leadership and executive buy-in during Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations. Without top-down …
Executive buy-in is critical – Part One
Reading Time: 4 minutes While on vacation recently, I visited an interesting restaurant with a large group of relatives. At the table a few …
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