The medical device industry faces unique challenges when it comes to supply chain management. Suppliers and manufacturers must navigate strict regulatory requirements, ensure product quality and safety, and maintain a reliable flow of critical medical devices. To get ahead of these challenges – and those just now appearing on the horizon – medical device companies…
Today’s marketers and sellers have a problem they never expected to face even just five years ago: they have too much data and can make too many choices about their customer journeys. Do we have too much of a good thing now? Have our cloud-based, data-heavy tools made customer engagement hopelessly complex? Not necessarily. Microsoft…
Everybody’s talking about generative AI, specifically the smart chat applications powered by this technology, including OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 Chat, and Bing Enterprise Chat. Understandably, there can be some confusion about which app does what and why or when you’d choose one over another. To help clear the air, we asked our resident…
“Go-Live” is the final post of our ERP implementation series. If you want to learn more about prior ERP implementation phases, look at: Navigating the ERP Sales Process: Successful VAR Selection Navigating the ERP Sales Process: Pre-Sale Requirements Review Navigating the ERP Sales Process: Successful VAR Selection | Velosio Preparing for ERP Implementation: Getting Started…
When working with greenhouse growers, I often find that they are making their jobs much harder than necessary by operating in siloed environments. I’ve said this before, but do you find yourself pulling off “daily acts of heroism” to gather the information needed to make business decisions? It doesn’t have to be so hard. More…
When it comes to field service management platforms, providers have no shortage of options to choose from. SAP Field Service Management and Dynamics 365 Field Service represent two of the strongest enterprise solutions on the market. While both aim to streamline field operations, enhance the customer experience, and help orgs embrace tech-driven, proactive service models,…
Navigating the crowded, ever-evolving FSM landscape is already a daunting process. Even for veteran IT pros and C-suite decision-makers. But, bigger tech transformations are already underway. Generative AI is exploding – and evolving at a breakneck pace. The IoT is finally taking off. Innovations in field mobility and mixed reality are changing the CX game…
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Microsoft is once again paving the way in business technology by innovating customer experience solutions. Starting September 1, Dynamics 365 Marketing and Dynamics 365 Customer Insights is being combined into a single cohesive offering. Let’s dive into what this transformation means for today’s businesses. Moving forward, the Customer Insights platform will provide capabilities for both…
Let’s be clear, Intuit Field Service Management (IFSM) and Dynamics 365 Field Service aren’t even competing in the same arena. Both FSM platforms know their audience and play to their respective crowds. So, why bother doing a product comparison in the first place? Honestly, a lot of it comes down to a small, but crucial…