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The 5 tangible benefits of MRP for supply chain professionals

Posted by Luc Belaiche on March 4th, 2013

MRP softwareManaging the supply chain efficiently can be a complex and time-consuming task for any production, inventory or procurement professional. With differing forecasts supplied by sales, customers or production and in varying formats, the strain on the operations professional to manage inventory manually is huge. Moving from offline spreadsheets and processes to MRP software can help streamline your process – here’s how: Read the rest of this entry »

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All in a Year for Lakeview: ERP tech team insight, improving business bottom lines & HTML5

Posted by Mark Greatrex on December 24th, 2012

2012 seems to have flown by – in just one year Lakeview has overseen an office move and the introduction of our highly anticipated HTML5 dashboard product.

Lakeview has also answered the age old question: ‘How do I cut the ERP provider wheat from the chaff?’. There’s been a peek inside our own senior tech support team in: ’60 seconds with Mark Layton-Rees’, and a peek at 2013 ERP news & trends in the food & beverage industry. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Big Jargon Problem: What do ERP software sales literature & emails mean?

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on December 3rd, 2012

ERP software jargon, ERP terminology, saas, daas, iaasSales literature and email information is a primary product of the ERP industry – or so it seems.

But some of the language industry insiders use can be sometimes boggle the mind.

So let’s breakdown some of the more nonsensical phrases and wild language used in the mound of literature and emails you are likely to receive.    Read the rest of this entry »

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Is your business best suited for an On Premise or Cloud based ERP solution?

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on August 3rd, 2012

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Enterprise Resource Planning just got even easier: Time to seize the iPad opportunity?

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on June 18th, 2012

With a massive take up of iPad users, it makes a brilliant and more intuitive device for Enterprise Resource planning to be a success. That’s why we took our own ERP solution mobile (LV ERP for iPad).

Developing Enterprise Resource Planning for iPad makes good business sense when so many executives are using them to drive better sales, presentations or manage real time reporting. Whilst Lakeview ERP already boasts a web app and mobile version for desktop and mobile use, LV ERP for the iPad comes with unique features that take enterprise resource planning into a more intuitive environment as it is easy to use, more comfortable than a smart phone and not as bulky as a laptop.

According to Forrester’s Global Tech Market Outlook, Apple is expected to sell $10 billion worth of iPads to business customers in 2012, representing a 68% increase over 2011.

Source: Forrester Research

In the demo below you will see Lakeview’s ‘LV ERP’ app for the iPad in use. Watch and see how easy it is to navigate and manage your day to day business processes from within the app.

Related links
Download: LV ERP for iPad [iTunes download]
Book a demo : To see LV ERP in action

Author: Angela Kennedy

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Lakeview ERP hits the news: Mobile is must-have

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on May 30th, 2012

Mobile is must-have

Bridging the gap between manufacturers and their customers, mobile technologies are changing the manufacturing industry. Mark Greatrex, CEO at software vendor Lakeview, discusses how the adoption of these technologies should be a priority for businesses of all sizes. …

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Published : 7:32am by Jane Gray (The Manufacturer)

 

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Lakeview helps Ether NDE save money, improve stock control, finance and introduce works orders

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on May 10th, 2012

Ether NDE chose Lakeview’s Cloud based ERP product ‘LV’ to bring all their business data into the one place and produce management reports easily and in real-time.  By opting for the Lakeview SAAS model it has allowed Ether NDE to have a fully integrated system at a fixed monthly cost without the need for investment in new hardware.

Ether NDE were experiencing difficulties with business data being held in spreadsheets. The implementation of Lakeview’s LV will bring all their business data together, and provide management reporting tools in real-time, which will promote better decision making.  By having a fully integrated system with financials it has also reduced the external costs associated with bookkeepers and accountants.

About Ether NDE
Ether NDE design and repair electrical probes and meters at its factory and office premises based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire with an international client base. Ether NDE in addition to their own products also represents selected international manufacturers of electromagnetic test equipment and accessories.

 

VISIT: www.ethernde.com

 

Author: Angela Kennedy, Marketing

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Lakeview ERP: Committed to delivering ‘Bespoke as standard’

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on April 25th, 2012

For our customers and prospects alike we promote and support a ‘Bespoke as standard’ ethos. This is our guarantee that all modifications to the software are included into the core product ‘as standard’.

How do we do this?

This is managed by having a single set of source code, by designing solutions as generic as possible and by switching features on by means of control flags.

The ‘Bespoke as standard’ commitment enables easy upgrades to the latest version of your Lakeview (LV or LM) software and to take advantage of new features as they are released.

 

Author: Angela Kennedy, Marketing, Lakeview

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Choosing the right ERP software: Bespoke or standard?

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on March 13th, 2012

That is the ERP dilemma .. or is it?

ERP (enterprise resource planning) software is commonplace throughout many industries, and there is always risk associated with buying and implementing a new solution. Changing your ERP system will undoubtedly affect multiple people, groups, stakeholders, and your core business processes, leaving you in a dilemma, choosing between a bespoke or standard ERP solution.

“Should we go for an ‘off the shelf’ solution? One that will have been created for our industry with specific modules added on but requires us to change our business processes?  Or should we look at a tailored solution because we like our specialised business processes?”

Choosing the right software solution for your business will take time.  Your selection criteria will see you scrutinise ‘off the shelf’ solutions and the more ‘tailored made’ ones.

The pros and cons

 

Pros to buying an off the shelf ERP solution Cons to buying an off the shelf ERP solution
 

  • Created with the industry needs in mind
  • Low cost
  • Quick to implement
  • Easily supported
 

  • Limited scalability
  • Limited or no flexibility
  • Lack of third party integrations
  • Often with a lack of functionality
Pros to buying a bespoke ERP solution Cons to buying a bespoke ERP solution
 

  • Business specific, with tailored modules
  • Tailored to your business processes
  • Minimal business change
  • Consultative approach
 

  • If buying through a vendor: Often you are locked in
  • Expensive consultative approach
  • Lack of a product road map
  • No upgrade path

But what if you could have both?

A bespoke ERP solution with some industry standard functionality built in?

Wouldn’t it be good if you could take all the positives of both these approaches with none of the negatives?  Surely that’s possible?

With Lakeview, it is indeed possible:  I hear you say “how”.

How can you have an ERP solution capable of being tailored to the business model offer the same affordability and ease of implementation that comes with an off the shelf solution?

And, how can an off the shelf ERP solution be implemented into a business and still be upgradable?

The answer is… cleverly designed ERP software. Software designed using modern technologies, and that allows for third party integrations, upgrades and add-on modules, and built on a platform with specific industry needs in mind.

Author: Angela Kennedy, Marketing, Lakeview ERP

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Connecting overseas offices to your ERP system

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on March 1st, 2012

Connecting your overseas offices or home based employees abroad can be a difficult and costly IT burden with ongoing issues around reliability, poor support and terminal server software upgrades and faults.

With Lakeview’s LV ERP system we provide a very quick, simple and cost effective solution to enable your distant employees to connect remotely.

Using any device with a web browser, employees can visit a specific URL to gain direct access to your system via a secure login.

This comes without the need to buy any additional software (although they will count as an additional user on the LV ERP system). There is no need for expensive Terminal Server or Citrix licenses or any additional software to be purchased by your Organisation.

The LV Web Browser provides access to your system regardless of whether it resides on your premises or in The Cloud.

Employees simply sign in to our LV system using a user-id and password that restricts access to other areas of the system, and as directed by you. The system is configured to the individual needs and capable of printing documents locally or to be sent via email on PDF’s.

LV ERP can be accessed using any web browser, e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and are not restricted to Internet Explorer as is often the way these days!

The data accessed is viewed in real-time as the connection is to the live database.

This low cost, at any time access to your systems would undoubtedly be of benefit to both you and your overseas offices or remote employees.

Talk to us

The best way to see find out how ‘LV’ ERP‘ can help your business is to a talk with a Lakeview consultant on 0208 303 3329.

 

About Lakeview

Lakeview are authors of ERP solutions providing outstanding levels of customer service to UK SME’s for over 25 years.

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Author: Mark Greatrex, CEO, Lakeview ERP

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