Infor Japan K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Infor, recently announced that Sega Entertainment Co., Ltd. has selected to work with Infor LN in their effort to meet new business demands and efficiencies. The ERP solution for manufacturing companies will have the aid of Infor partner Hitachi, Ltd. with implementation of the project. A long standing entertainment business group, Sega Entertainment has been in recent years implementing new initiatives to further create enjoyable experiences for their consumers with new technologies. Having established the need to modernize their systems Sega Entertainment plans to leverage Infor LN to launch a new mission-critical platform for account management, sales and logistics, and warehouse management. Full implementation is expected by the summer of 2020.

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If your organization doesn’t yet have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implemented, you are way behind in the competition. Taking advantage of data management with erp systems is crucial in today’s competitive landscape. Not all ERP systems are the same, so it takes a great deal of research to find the one best for your business. If you already have an ERP system in place, you might want to consider if it’s the right fit or if it’s still not at full potential. Lexie Lu at socpoub.com shares the common areas where ERP systems fail, and how you can focus on these to improve your business processes and data processing.

• Flexible Databases – While you don’t want to make all information accessible, you can set up tiers where department heads have more access to data than other employees, for example.
• Manufacturing Execution System (MES) – For businesses with a manufacturing floor, adding MES functionality to your software systems helps with everything from overtime scheduling to quarterly productivity goals.
• Visualization Tools – One way of breaking down complex data is with data visualization tools, which takes complex data, analyzes it and creates visual representations, making it easier to understand.
• Security – Securing your system is vital and one of the reasons many companies turn to cloud-based solutions.
• Remote Accessibility – Having a cloud ERP system can be accessible for any and all remote workers, business travelers, and on-the-go sales people in your company.
• Vendor and Client Access – Vendors and clients alike should have easy access to profile information, past purchases/activities and general data provided by your ERP system.
• Automated Workflow – You can add different software modules to your ERP that automate workflow for sales and marketing.
• HR and Payroll Management – Adding HR and payroll management software to your ERP not only frees up HR but also makes life easier on your accounting department.

In a perfect world there would be an ERP system that crosses off everything on your checklist, but that doesn’t (yet) exist). However, the best ERP systems out there do have quite a few exclusive benefits. Thanks to third party add-ons (make sure they are compatible and fully integrated with your ERP system) you can customize your ERP system to your liking.

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Since its inception, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been a high-level asset to businesses, by providing automated business processes within an enterprise. Most businesses operate within a network of partners and vendors, and with the economy becoming more integrated, the need for cross-company collaboration continuously grows. But there aren’t many ERPs today that offer a fully comprehensive set of solutions for automating external business process. Yes, there are workarounds and third party sources, but none yet fully integrated in ERP systems. This is where blockchain technology has found an opportunity. Incorporating blockchain technology into ERP products allows business partners in your network to store their own copies of digitally signed transactions. Dimitri Tyles, senior director of engineering at Deltek explains the importance of blockchain and the future of ERP systems.

• It’s All About Trust – mutual agreement with sensitivity of data for all parties.
• What About Digital Signatures? – digital signing is generally built around documents, but doesn’t provide the necessary user experience if we need to sign transactions in an ERP. However, you can workaround it with an unrelated technology — FIDO (fast ID online) or Web Authentication to digitally sign any business transaction.
• Why Blockchain? – While a digitally signed transaction can’t be altered without detection, it can still be deleted without a trace. Enterprise blockchains gives each participant their own node and stores their own copy of all signed transactions.

What we need is for ERP vendors to deliver blockchain-based solutions as SaaS offerings with all the additional tools provided as part of an ERP “all-in-one” system.

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Due to the massive amounts of valuable data stored in their systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are a huge target by attackers. But thanks to technology, most ERP systems are prepared for these attacks. There are a few things, however, that you can do to help prevent hackers as well. Sean Michael Kerner, senior editor at eWEEK and Onapsis CTO JP Perez-Etchegoyen shares what’s behind ERP breaches and provided additional insight. When looking at ERP breaches, there are two things to consider: how the attacker got in and what they do once they have access. According to Perez-Etchegoyen, most people will not notice an ERP breach after an attacker has already gained access. Below are a number of things that organizations can and should do to limit the risk of attacks and improve ERP security:

• Basic hygiene – find and fix vulnerabilities through patching or configuration changes
• Define secure configurations
• Repeatable processes – automate best practices for ERP updates
• Manage and monitor the environment

These basic maintenance steps with your ERP systems could reduce the risk of being the target of attackers, securing your data with more more peace of mind.

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