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Notes for the shop floor and the front office

Straight talk on ERP, CRM, and where AI actually earns its keep in a manufacturing business.

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What an AI Agent for Your ERP Should and Shouldn't Be Allowed to Do

The fear isn't whether the AI works. It's a wrong quantity hitting a live PO with nobody watching. Here's what should separate a safe AI agent for your ERP from a risky one.

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What Epicor's 2028 On-Premise Deadline Actually Means for Your Next Software Decision

The 2028 deadline forces one decision: get off unsupported on-prem. Everything else, including whether you replace the whole system, is still yours to call.

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Why Manufacturers Are Moving Epicor Kinetic to the Cloud

On-premise Kinetic has an expiration date. Here is what is actually pulling manufacturers to the cloud, what changes when you get there, and why the implementation partner matters as much as the software.

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