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Simon Griffiths

Simon Griffiths is a Johannesburg-based ERP veteran with over 20 years in the industry. He started work as a programmer and was one of the early users of the IBM PC. He spent several years working with decision support systems and spent time in Silicon Valley. Moving into the ERP industry, he has been in ERP project management, sales and marketing. He worked with JD Edwards, Dynamics Nav, and with SYSPRO as a reseller and then in corporate product marketing. He also spent several years with a software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendor. He now uses his technical, sales and marketing knowledge to create content for enterprise software vendors that business and other non-technical people can understand. In his spare time he is a Salesforce administrator for NPOs. He was one of the first 3000 users of Twitter and can be contacted at @simon_g, and on LinkedIn.

Posts by Simon Griffiths

Applying and Operating ERPBusiness software

15 Cost Items of ERP Projects you need to know

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat do ERP project really cost? ...

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Starting-an-ERP-project
Planning-Purchasing-Implementing ERPBusiness software

Four tips for starting an ERP project

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe have previously discussed how an ...

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future-of-manufacturing
ERP for ManufacturingBusiness software

The Future of Manufacturing Technology

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt used to be that manufacturing ...

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Managing-Operating ERPBusiness software

Making auditors happy: Business software security and controls

Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you heard the phrase “risk ...

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unit of measure use case
Supply Chain Management and ERPBusiness software

Whatever unit works for you

Reading Time: 3 minutesMany businesses have to deal with ...

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Big data
Managing-Operating ERPBusiness software

Big data and the SMB market

Reading Time: 4 minutesYou may have heard of the ...

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Optimizing the Potential of Inventory Management
Supply Chain Management and ERPBusiness software

Optimizing the Potential of Inventory Management

Reading Time: 3 minutesMany organizations, regardless of industry sector ...

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Managing-Operating ERPERP systems

Managing Governance and Compliance

Reading Time: 3 minutesTen years ago, in 2002, a ...

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Change, and the need for training
Services and Support for ERPBusiness software

Change, and the need for training

Reading Time: 4 minutesI recently upgraded my cell phone ...

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