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Top 15 Digital Transformation Trends in 2024

2023 didn’t turn out to be the year we expected. It was full of ups and downs. While some positive indicators suggest promise for 2024, ongoing uncertainty is anticipated until a potential interest rate decrease in H2 of the following year. This uncertainty is poised to directly influence digital transformation trends, leading CFOs to adopt

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Top 10 Pharma ERP Systems In 2023

Top 10 Pharma ERP Systems in 2023

The pharma ERP systems contain specialized features unique to the pharma industry. The vanilla ERP systems, on the other hand, may require additional development and testing time. Even if you have the development expertise, the lack of subject matter expertise required to enable features for this industry may lead to ERP implementation challenges. So what

Top 10 Medical Device ERP Systems In 2023

Top 10 Medical Device ERP Systems in 2023

The medical device industry requires unique capabilities in an ERP system. In fact, the industry contains two major groups. The first segment produces consumables, while the second one builds large CapEx equipment such as medical imaging and cancer machine. These groups follow different processes such as sales, manufacturing, and FDA. The FDA processes, in particular,

Top 10 Aerospace And Defense ERP Systems In 2023

Top 10 Aerospace and Defense ERP Systems in 2023

Aerospace and defense companies have one of the most stringent quality and regulatory requirements. It is especially true for companies that might be tier 1 or tier 2 in the A&D ecosystem. In fact, at times, companies don’t want to serve A&D ecosystems. Why? Due to the overhead involved in serving these industries. Also, the

Top 10 Automotive ERP Systems In 2023

Top 10 Automotive ERP Systems in 2023

The automotive industry is unique in its ERP needs. Unlike other comparable industries such as aerospace, the consumer-driven nature makes this industry’s processes extremely difficult. And unpredictable. With the downstream impact on the whole value chain, these behaviors drive the need for newer and modifications to existing products. The consumer-centric nature also requires most OEMs

Top 10 Large Company ERP In 2023

Top 10 Large Company ERP in 2023

When it comes to the workload expectations of large companies, the argument is no longer about a specific piece of functionality. It’s about the way we would design traditional IT systems. Historically, before designing any systems, you had to write down the specific context. And volumetric requirements. The way you would plan for a manufacturing

Top 10 Mid-Sized Business ERP In 2023

Top 10 Mid-sized Business ERP in 2023

Growing past $50 million in revenue is more difficult than you would think. You can no longer survive with ad-hoc planning and siloed processes.  Advancing to the next inflection point requires tighter integration of processes. While most people might not understand how different SMB businesses differ, mid-sized businesses are uniquely different, especially when it comes

Top 10 ERP Systems For Small Business In 2023

Top 10 ERP Systems for Small Business in 2023

Most people perceive SMB organizations differently. In fact, some people suggest that the companies that have the process complexity of an enterprise must be referred to as SMEs (small-to-medium-sized enterprises). And this distinction is critical as they could be as complex as large. In fact, at times, they are more complex. Why? Because they have

Top 10 ERP Systems For Startups In 2023

Top 10 ERP Systems for Startups in 2023

While most ERP systems may appear alike in terms of their capabilities, they all serve a specific size of customer base. As companies grow in their size, they go through several stages of growth (with varying process complexity). And each phase is different with the amount of planning and control required. The startup phase is

op 10 Construction ERP Systems for 2023

Top 10 Construction ERP Systems in 2023

The construction industry needs specialized construction ERP systems due to the unique requirements for accounting and payroll. And that is probably the reason why accountants need to go through another course on construction accounting if they plan to switch to this industry. Additionally, any industry that might not be in the core construction business but

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2024 Digital Transformation Report

This digital transformation report summarizes our annual research on ERP and digital transformation trends and forecasts for the year 2024.