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ERP trends for 2021
It’s safe to say that most of us are hoping 2021 will be a very different year from 2020. But what might it mean for the ERP industry? What trends a...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— February 2021 — 3 views 2021 Cloud ERP ERP trends

Why choose Odoo 14 as your ecommerce platform?
When it comes to choosing an ecommerce platform, the array of choices can be bewildering. Cloaked in marketing language and jargon, the menu of opti...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— February 2021 — 9 views Ecommerce Odoo 14 Odoo ERP

What’s new in Odoo 14
A new version of Odoo is released every October, and even the very unusual context of 2020 did not derail this. So what’s new in the fourteenth iter...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— January 2021 — 74 views Cloud ERP Odoo 14 Odoo ERP

Brexit is your company prepared?
The January 1st deadline when the United Kingdom leaves Europe is now only days away . . . On this date the relationship between the EU-UK will chan...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— December 2020 — 66 views Brexit Cloud ERP ERP

The role of ERP in the Smart Factory
The manufacturing industry is in an exciting state of flux and evolution. A confluence of technologies – cloud computing, the Industrial Internet of...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— October 2020 — 407 views Cloud ERP ERP Smart factory

How to calculate the ROI of an ERP project
Once you’ve planned, implemented and are up and running with a new ERP system, it’s reasonable to say that the hardest work is over. Nevertheless, a...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— October 2020 — 438 views Cloud ERP ERP ROI

How work will never be the same again after COVID-19
Never before have we seen such a rapid and wholescale shift to home working. Now the question is – how will working patterns look for the long-haul,...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— August 2020 — 551 views Cloud ERP covid-19 home working

Six common ERP project mistakes to avoid
Improved efficiencies. Reduced costs. Unlocked innovation. New insights. The benefits promised by ERP implementations can be enormous – but so too c...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— August 2020 — 370 views Cloud ERP ERP ERP project mistakes

Why now is the prime time to invest in ERP
There is no doubt that these are uncertain times. The dark clouds of recession are swirling on the horizon. Governments and businesses alike are cau...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— June 2020 — 566 views Cloud ERP Odoo ERP

Why choose Odoo ecommerce?
The array of ecommerce platforms and solutions for online retailers to choose from can be dizzying. Major names like Magento have carved out substan...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— June 2020 — 972 views Cloud ERP Ecommerce Odoo ERP

Odoo vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Not so long ago we  blogged [1]  a compare and contrast between Odoo and SAP Business One, going through the pros and cons of these contrasting En...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— June 2020 — 2286 views Cloud ERP Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Odoo Odoo ERP

5 tips for ecommerce ERP integration
Ready to deploy a new ERP system in your ecommerce business? You have a complicated journey to navigate. How can you ensure your deployment goes as ...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— May 2020 — 1025 views Cloud ERP Ecommerce

ERP vs MRP: understanding the key differences
Sometimes it can feel like the world of enterprise IT is rife with acronyms. ERP? MRP? What’s the difference? Does your business need one, both or n...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— May 2020 — 544 views Cloud ERP MRP Odoo Odoo ERP

Keeping your company operational and your employees productive
We are all experiencing exponential challenges to keep our businesses operational and enabling our employees to work safely from home whilst maintai...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— March 2020 — 2008 views covid-19 home working managed services

Tips for seamless POS and ERP integration
Does your business process sales directly from customers? Perhaps you are a retailer, a hospitality or leisure business, a visitor attraction? Soone...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— March 2020 — 915 views Cloud ERP Odoo ERP Point of Sale System integration

How ERP integrated with CRM enhances customer experience
‘The customer is always right.’ It’s a cliché for a reason. Foreground your customers in everything you do – try to think in terms of their goals, n...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— February 2020 — 675 views Cloud ERP Customer Experience Odoo Odoo ERP

What’s new in Odoo 13?
The latest iteration of Odoo, version 13, was released at the end of 2019 – and we think there is plenty to get excited about. In this blog, we’re t...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— January 2020 — 1207 views Odoo 13 Odoo ERP

Six reasons to choose Odoo
Readers familiar with Smart IT will know that we are evangelical about using Odoo for your enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs. It is one of th...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— January 2020 — 1757 views ERP Odoo

How to ensure a successful rollout of your HR system
So, you’ve decided the time is right to deploy an HR system within your organisation. You’ve gone through the process of defining your needs, review...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— November 2019 — 1170 views Cloud ERP HR HR Software Odoo

Five reasons an HR system will keep your MD happy
Has your organisation invested in a digital HR system yet? Business analysts, heads of finance, IT directors – plenty of organisational stakeholders...
Smart Information Technologies Limited, Barry Bullen
— September 2019 — 897 views Cloud ERP HR HR Software