Food Recalls In 2015, food recalls rose by 78% according to the Food Standards Agency. Only this month, there have been recalls of chemically contaminated fish, baby food that possibly contained wire mesh, and soft drinks likely to produce yeast fermentation. Each of these – along with a further 76 UK recalls this year – have […]
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For its Leaders 2020 report, Oxford Economics and SAP recently surveyed more than 4,100 employees and senior executives about leadership and digital demands. A group of companies – dubbed Digital Winners – was identified. These companies were identified as having more advanced leadership strategies and were more successful as a result. The infographic below gives
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In his keynote speech at the recent NetSuite SuiteConnect event, CEO Zach Nelson spelled out his three rules of the cloud economy, and explained how he thought NetSuite was following those rules. Embed AI into your business processes Adding artificial intelligence into your business processes sounds like a tall order. How can you trust something
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Several of the Balloon team visited NetSuite SuiteConnect 2016 earlier this week. Held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London, the theme this year was “Make Bold Happen”. The overall message from SuiteConnect 2016 was that the cloud has changed everything. It has accelerated global competition and has forced companies to rethink their
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When it comes to choosing a new ERP system, your first decision is probably whether to go with a cloud-based solution or an on-premise system. But how do you decide which is best? Neither is necessarily better than the other, and each has its own benefits. On balance, the question should probably be … which
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We recently held our annual Accellos User Event, a two-day event for users of Accellos One, our preferred warehouse management system. We were pleased to host 20 delegates from 13 different companies at the event. We began the event at the BrewDog Brewery in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen. Martin Dempster and Craig McCafferty gave
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Here’s a roundup of some upcoming events that you might be interested in attending: Balloon One’s Accellos End-User Event, Aberdeen Our annual Accellos warehouse management user event takes place on 20th and 21st September 2016. It is primarily aimed at our existing Accellos users, but would also be useful for anyone considering using the Accellos
If you have decided that a new ERP system is the right solution for your business, the next step is to find a supplier. This isn’t as complex it sounds. To choose the right ERP provider, you simply need to ask the right questions. The “beauty parade” doesn’t have to be a long and drawn
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The “cloud” as an everyday business concept has been talked about since around the end of the 1990s. With the advent of web 2.0, increased bandwidth and technological developments, the cloud started to gain traction and companies like Salesforce started to offer cloud-based business solutions. Since then, over the past twenty-odd years, the shift to
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Technological innovations and new, disruptive business models are dramatically changing the retail landscape. At the same time, online buyer behaviour is also being influenced by customer expectations of speed and value, as well as preferences for how and when they shop. If your business relies on digital and mobile purchasing, then predicting the future of
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