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8 Important Modules in SAP That Tie Your Business End-to-End

“Implementing our new ERP was the best team building experience we ever had!” Said no one ever. …but wait – that’s been the case for many of our clients implementing SAP Business One’s ERP.  And here’s why… ACUMEN Corporation takes client communication very seriously.  When ACUMEN initially engages with a…

Communication: The Key to Long-Term Relationships

I am fortunate to work for a company that has been in business for over 27 years. In the professional services industry, that is an eternity. We have had lots of success selling products and services to new clients, but what has really sustained us for that long are the…

Holiday Reflections

During the holidays I always try to look back at the year that is fading away and take stock of all that has happened. Of course, as with all families, ours has had trials and tribulations but has accomplished some significant goals we set over the past months. I’m happy…

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Customizing your ERP causing you pain?

This webinar was recorded December 13, 2018. Does customizing your ERP system cause you pain? Tired of waiting for programmers or time to write custom code? Challenge solved.  ACUMEN VP of Operations, Mark Ownby, can show you how to: Create custom reports and dashboards without programming… Add custom fields to…

Transitioning Military Service to a Civilian Career

(A blog that can’t be condensed to 600 words.  If you find this too long, read 600, and another 600 later) We will honor several of our Veterans on November 11, and when this time of year comes around, I always think of my Dads.  I had two I called…

3 Key Questions to Ask Software Vendors (before purchasing an ERP System)

Back in 2015 I authored a whitepaper called “10 Questions to Ask Your Software Vendor”. I spent some time last week double checking to be certain it still had value and was pleased to see that all of the questions discussed are still important to ask before selecting an ERP…

Keep your project on track amid personnel changes

I have been doing this project management thing for a long time now – over 30 years – and the one constant, as they say, is change. One change that can have a huge impact on a project is personnel. Whether the project is a short (a few weeks) or…

3 Inventory Planning Steps to Take for 2019

Your 2018 is wrapping up nicely – well done!  You’ve sold products, brought them into your warehouse, repackaged and shipped to customers.  But looking around the warehouse, there sure is a lot of product on the shelves and bins.  What is all that for?  Good question! Most successful (and unsuccessful)…

About Digital Transformation (and its dirty little secret)

I’m sitting here early in the morning having coffee, listening to the ocean and thinking about “digital transformation”. Well, not exactly, but it seemed like an interesting way to start this post. If you read certain business publications, you may notice that virtually every software vendor and consulting firm are…

Inventory Turns – moving at the speed of “G”’s or ZZZZ’s?

NASCAR is an important sport here in the Richmond, Virginia area.  And so, it’s not surprising that I was drawn to a series of studies related to the science of speed, (produced for the National Science Foundation (NSF), written and hosted by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky).  These studies explain the scientific principles…