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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Deloitte 2018 Global Blockchain Survey</span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Breaking Blockchain Open</span></u></b></div>
Deloitte’s new global survey of more than 1,000 blockchain-savvy executives from seven countries and nine industries is a leading indicator of where blockchain is headed.<br />
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<i>"We see blockchain enabling a completely new level of information exchange both within—and across—industries. As connections are made between blockchain and other emerging technologies, particularly the cloud and automation, we see the potential for blockchain to help organizations create and realize new value for businesses beyond anything we can imagine with existing technologies.</i><br />
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After the Great Crypto Bull Run of 2017 and the monumental crash of 2018, blockchain technology won’t make as much noise in 2019. But it will become more useful. </span><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612687/in-2019-blockchains-will-start-to-become-boring/?mod=djemCIO_h" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">See Full Article-----></span></a></h2>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666987596937960191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849443120545994674.post-47677925699361551032018-12-11T11:34:00.001-08:002018-12-11T11:34:52.742-08:00WSJ Article December 2018 - "The Jobs Outlook for 2022: A Shifting Human-Machine Frontier"<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Exchange, "Chronicle SSm", serif; font-size: 17px;">Global labor markets are set to undergo a significant transformation over the coming five years, driven both by continued advancements in high speed mobile internet and analytics as well as emerging technology breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and robotics.</span><br />
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business-management software—typically a suite of
integrated applications—that an organization can use to collect, store,
manage and interpret data from many business activities including:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ERP provides an integrated view of core business processes,
often in real-time, using common databases maintained by a database
management system. ERP systems track business resources—cash, raw
materials, production capacity—and the status of business commitments:
orders, purchase orders, and payroll. The applications that make up
the system share data across various departments that provide the data (manufacturing,
purchasing, sales, accounting, etc.). ERP facilitates information flow
between all business functions, and manages connections to
outside stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Enterprise system software is a multibillion-dollar industry
that produces components that support a variety of business functions. IT
investments have become the largest category of capital expenditure in United
States-based businesses over the past decade. Though early ERP systems
focused on large enterprises, smaller enterprises increasingly use ERP systems.
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The ERP system is considered a vital organizational tool because
it integrates varied organizational systems and facilitates error-free
transactions and production. However, developing an ERP system differs from
traditional system development. ERP systems run on a variety of computer
hardware and network configurations typically using
a database as an information repository. </span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">OK,
isn’t that perfectly clear now? Maybe
not, so a simple explanation is to say that any organization wanting to run
efficiently and cost-effectively needs ERP.
If you work for an organization that sells products and/or services that
customers want - ERP is used. If you go
to a store and buy products/services or purchase via the Internet, have
items delivered or return damaged goods, an ERP system makes this happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">ERP
is basically software that helps organizations manage their financials, supply
chain, manufacturing, operations, reporting and human resources. Most ERP systems can run with on-premise
servers or in the cloud to improve and automate the core parts of business:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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manufacturing, inventory and sales order processing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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retain good employees with tools to help hire, manage and pay personnel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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systems start out by helping organizations keep their books organized. ERP grows to support internal operations and
then electronically connects with customers, suppliers and other business partners
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distribution of goods and services.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Business transactions can be
totally digital with virtually no paper or manual steps involved. This is Efficient, Cost-Effective and ERP!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on an organization's size and needs, there are a number of ERP software solutions
to choose from:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">ERP
is evolving quickly to include Mobile, Cloud and Social Media features. Businesses now need real-time access with their
ERP no matter where their people work.
The move from on-premise to cloud solutions has sped up but isn’t
perfect yet. The use of social media by
business is important. However, there
are questions about the gains to be made by integrating social media with ERP
solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">There
are hundreds of ERP solutions today, some generic and others for specific
industries. Some are free/open-source
but most aren’t. Notable solution
providers are SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, Infor, IBM, NetSuite, Sage, Epicor, Exact
and many, many more. The large number of
solutions to choose from often makes the selection process complex and time-consuming. It is always best to know what you want ERP
to do for your organization before going shopping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Many
more details and examples are coming to this site soon. Here are a few upcoming Blog post topics:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Solutions vs. On-Premise Servers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">My First Blog Post
or What Took You So Long Mel Mitchell?<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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have worked with ERP software solutions for well over 30 years and started when
they were originally called accounting systems.
Much has changed since then as technology dramatically transformed the
way organizations operate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the first software I helped develop was a payroll system for an aerospace
manufacturer who was receiving many government contracts. The company did a good job, their products
worked but they needed better data processing and reporting systems. Whether my client was the prime contractor or
one of the subs, they had to track and report material, equipment and labor
costs for just about everything they did.
Automated payroll was the first application that was implemented.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Since
then software has changed how organizations do their business. Even today friends, family and business
associates ask me “What are ERP solutions?”
Unfortunately, I tend to answer in technical terms and am often met with
blank stares. These conversations then
seem to evolve into other discussions about politics (especially these days),
movies, world matters, celebrities or the weather. I eventually bring these conversations back to
ERP solutions and sum up by saying that they are everywhere! Please see my next blog post that defines ERP
solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">So
my goal for this blog site is not to discuss every aspect of ERP systems as
there is a large body of knowledge available about this technology. A Google search could be overwhelming. What I plan to do here is present my
experiences with planning, designing, developing, selecting and implementing
ERP solutions. I hope others will join
in and share their experiences. Hence,
ERP Solution Insights! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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