The ASI Technology Blog
5 Easy Ways to Get the Most out of Your ERP Data
Businesses are inundated with data on a daily basis, everything from financial information to website statistics. There’s so much information available to businesses, but what’s important isn’t the volume of data so much as what your...
Sage 100: 3 New Modules to Support Distributors & Manufacturers
In August, Sage announced the release of three new Sage 100 modules to support distributors and manufacturers, including Inventory Requirements Planning, Shop Floor, and Manufacturing Mobility for Barcode. Inventory Requirements Planning...
New in Sage 100: Version 2019 Release 2 (2019.2)
Sage 100 2019 Release 2 (aka Version 2019.2) is now available. This latest version of the software features a handful of global enhancements along with updates for Accounts Payable and Job Cost. Here’s a closer look at what’s new in Sage...
Why Your Cloud ERP Loves Open APIs
With the rapid advance of technology, we’re so used to our devices connecting to everything and anything we can think of. From phones controlling our garage doors and thermostats to watches that pinpoint our GPS location and report back...
Answering the Whys and Hows on Moving to a Cloud ERP Solution
Many of us remember the days when software came in a box you bought at a store. Inside were floppy disks and a booklet on how to install the software. We progressed to 3.5” disks, and then to CD-ROMs. Then came the day when you went to...
Everything You Need to Know About Acumatica, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Thanks to decades of sci-fi books and movies, most of us have a basic grasp of artificial intelligence (AI). But do you really know what it is and how it works? How about machine learning? And how are the two connected? First, let’s look...
Easy Ways to Go Lean in Your Manufacturing Business
Popularized by Toyota, lean manufacturing is all about cutting out waste to improve quality, reduce production time, and save money. It’s all about doing more with less, whether that’s material or a more immaterial approach such as...
Making the Most of Business Intelligence and Automated Reports
We often talk about the difference between “street smarts” and “book smarts,” leaning heavily toward one over the other depending on the situation. While both are helpful in different ways in the business world, there’s also the rising...
Three Ways to Change How Your Employees Think About Warehouse Safety
Ask any warehouse manager what the most important issue is in their industry and/or workplace, and they’ll probably tell you that it’s safety. Signage is everywhere, rules are constantly being made (and ideally enforced), accidents...
Does Your Small Businesses Really Need HR Automation? (The Answer is YES!)
Often, software automation conjures up images of manufacturing, fulfillment, logistics, and finance; but, automation in human resources is catching up. HR management software, or HRMS, is rising in popularity, and following the trends of...
Why CFOs Need to Understand Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Digital transformation has impacted how CFOs plan to boost savings, efficiency, and agility in the modern business world. According to a Grant Thornton report, CFOs must alter their mindset around technology investments, “willing to...
Sage 100 Payroll Update and Enhancements
When Sage 100 Payroll 2.0 was released in 2018, it was totally re-imagined in order to align with the larger vision for Sage 100cloud. Building on the momentum of adding more than 100 enhancements since the original release of Sage 100...
Sage Summit 2020 Date and Location Announcement
Sage recently announced the date and location for Sage Summit 2020. The conference will be hosted at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Florida May 12-14, 2020. Sage’s Biggest Event According to their website, Sage Summit is the company’s...
SAGE 100 PAPERLESS OFFICE: A Closer Look at Recent Enhancements
In a previous newsletter, we provided a high-level overview of new features in Sage 100 2019. In this article, we’ll take a closer look specifically at enhancements to Paperless Office since it’s a popular feature of the software....
Three Ways Accounting Software Augments the Role of the Modern CFO
The CFO role has certainly evolved with the advance of accounting software. Where before the CFO was simply the top number cruncher, overseeing finances and bill paying along with an accounting clerk or two, a modern CFO has evolved to...
How to Train and Retain Employees with Sage 100cloud
The next time you fill your coffee mug at work, consider the fact that most companies spend more money on coffee than they do on training. And while that might be good news to the more distinguished palates, it doesn’t bode well for the...
Striking the Right Balance With Warehouse Productivity
Last month, we talked about how the heart of distribution is the warehouse, and the importance of efficient warehouse operations for a successful organization. Efficiency is indeed important, because healthy efficiency needs to be kept in...
Industry 5.0 and Manufacturing SMBs: What You Need to Know For the Future
The business world has been abuzz with Industry 4.0 for some time now. This fourth industrial revolution is, according to Forbes, “the idea of smart factories in which machines are augmented with web connectivity and connected to a system...