Category: The Bezlio Team
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Five Misconceptions About Manufacturing
Manufacturing in the United States in the 21st century continues to evolve and grow through the use of new technology, smart processes, and automated scheduling. From implementing mobile solutions that dramatically speed up processes and increase inventory accuracy to innovative applications of artificial intelligence in the industry, technology is driving the evolution of manufacturing. Yet…
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9 Ways Real-Time Data Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing
From big data analytics to mobile ERP systems integration, real-time data is driving manufacturing efficiency, employee engagement and profit Some are calling it the 4th Industrial Revolution. Technology capabilities are finally catching up to the piles of data that can be—and in some cases, have been—collected about manufacturing operations by smart sensors, ERP software and…
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More Efficient End-Of-Year Inventory Management
An Epicor mobile ERP app should be on every manufacturer’s wish list to make cycle counts faster and easier The days toward the end of the year bring many things. Holiday anticipation falls on the “happy” end of the December spectrum. The limited daylight we enjoy, less so. And the end-of-year physical inventory count most…
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Man Your Battle Stations!
How a $7,500 investment in employee workstations can return $89,000 or more in increased productivity I consider myself something of an efficiency obsessive. In fact, boosting productivity has been the focus of my professional career. Both as a manufacturing consultant and now leading Bezlio, I’ve helped clients replace inefficient processes with more streamlined, technology-supported ones…
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Top 5 Reasons To Take Your ERP Mobile NOW
COVID-19 challenges make an integrated ERP mobile app more valuable than ever For countless companies around the world, the formal plans for 2020 went out the window sometime in March. The intervening months have been such a long succession of pivots, most of us are dizzy. At this point, it’s difficult to figure out which…
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Next Level: BYOD During Social Distancing
How bringing your own device can be a game-changer for manufacturing and field service industries In a previous blog, we discussed how manufacturing companies have found creative ways to quickly adjust to new social distancing regulations. As we continue through this pandemic, companies are taking a step back and asking themselves a few key questions:…
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For Mobile ERP, The Ground Floor Might Be The Shop Floor
Where to start with ERP mobile apps for immediate efficiencies and ROI impacts If you’ve been looking into mobile ERP apps for manufacturing, you probably have a dream of a more efficient operation, from raw materials receipt all the way through finished goods shipping. I shouldn’t need to say that it will take some time…
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Where Does The Time Go? Or The Parts? Or The Sales Opportunities?
How to combine bezls to achieve more data-driven manufacturing operations Do you have the Epicor ERP application for manufacturing? Do you find that it’s got a good handle on the whole “enterprise resource planning” thing…but that the data you need to drive your planning is often difficult to collect or, sometimes, MIA? You’re not alone.…
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Kick Out The Kiosk, Leave The Laptop Behind
How a Mobile ERP Solution Enhances Efficiency—with No Painful IT Migration Necessary Remember those heady days when manufacturing ERP kiosks became a thing? It was a huge step to integrate enterprise resource planning beyond the central office and put data capture and other capabilities near the production line. Well, the industry is in the midst…