Background IQbusiness was founded in 1998 and is the largest independent management consulting firm in South Africa. They are privately owned and proudly South African, with headquarters in Johannesburg and an office in Cape Town. The business has 800 employees working in consulting, research and contracting. As a business, they pursue select mergers and acquisitions […]
The latest version of Sage X3 offers new enhancements, capabilities and services to grow your business. What’s new? Open architecture Sage X3 Version 12 offers a scalable, performant API framework using the open-source technology GraphQL. This query language enables powerful developer tools, so your ecosystem can quickly develop and deliver new capabilities that fit your […]
The Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (FEM), has been providing Workmen's Compensation to the construction industry since 1936. As the company grew, the Finance team realised that their bespoke system was light on finance functionality, and a new system could offer enhanced functionality and help them to achieve digital efficiency in Finance. The business [...]
What if you had no idea how much debt you had? It would be an uncomfortable position to be in, not knowing how much it was costing, or to what degree it was preventing your company from making operational improvements. And what if anyone in your organisation could rack up debt without approval? This is […]
If you’re replacing or upgrading your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, you may be considering whether you will host it On-Premise or in the Cloud. Until recently On-Premise ERP was the standard, but Cloud-based ERP systems are becoming increasingly popular. Which one is right for your organisation? In this article, we’ll look at three major […]
Attention CFOs The problem that many traditional ERP’s have is that they follow a rigid structure when setting up the chart of accounts. From a definition standpoint, a segmented General Ledger (GL) is one in which the chart of accounts is a single, concatenated string that consists of various segments that capture specific information. The […]
Every business strives for the smooth rollout of an ERP solution, but not all of them succeed. There are many vital aspects to consider, and a thorough planning process with solid preparations must form the backbone of the implementation process for it to be successful. A reliable implementation partner won’t leave it to you to […]
Enterprise asset management refers to the management of an organisation’s physical assets across various departments, locations, business units and facilities. Every business has assets, whether they are buildings, vehicles, office equipment or machinery, and these assets must be managed efficiently to sustain a business’s operations and guarantee a return on investment. Effective asset management has […]
SMAC is an acronym for social, mobile, analytics and cloud and is having a disruptive effect on businesses. To keep up, businesses are searching for more agile and modular software platforms to facilitate this movement. Companies using software solutions that are not designed to consider SMAC will find it more difficult to survive the new […]
When it comes to stock control, it should never feel like you are walking a tightrope, deciding on whether you should acquire more stock or not – you have to be absolutely sure. The number one challenge that retailers, distributors and manufacturers face is finding the right balance between meeting demand and optimising inventory levels. […]