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		<title>Process Improvement Comes First</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By:  Donald Clark CFPIM, CSCP
Companies around the world implement ERP systems for a wide variety of reasons:  some to eliminate manual efforts, some to run their businesses in an integrated environment, some for regulatory reasons, and on and on.  I think that if you ask many people why they undertake an ERP implementation, you might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Food and Beverage Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adapting standard ERP applications to the demanding needs of food and beverage producers and distributors is usually quite a chore.  Work-around processes, add-in modules and continued reliance on spreadsheets are the orders of the day.
Microsoft has changed all of that through the introduction of its Food and Beverage Solution for Dynamics AX 2009.  This product [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Most Common ERP Evaluation Mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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Failure to identify your business drivers, IE,  The top 15 to 20 items in your enterprise  that a new system must address and provide a workable solution..
Creating a list of 200 top issues and items that you expect the system to solve.   Obviously the list must be much smaller.
Not fully understanding that “What you do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clients First Fall Dynamics NAV (Navision) Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.clientsfirst-us.com/blog/microsoft-dynamics/microsoft-dynamics-nav/clients-first-fall-dynamics-nav-navision-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This particular issue has both Dynamics NAV and general business related articles so whether you use Dynamics NAV or not, there is alot of great content here.
Topics Include:

Microsoft Customer Source 
ERP Optimization 
Champion Containers, a Success Story 
Bio Analytics- Business Intelligence for Dynamics. 
General NAV tips &#38; tricks from Chris Young, our resident guru. 

 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft presents Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 2009, Holmdel, New Jersey (NJ)
Clients First Business Solutions is proud to present the following announcement.  We have been an active member in the design and testing of this breakthrough release.
Microsoft Corp. today announced the general availability of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, a comprehensive, innovative business management solution that helps people work faster and smarter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERP Optimization &#8211; How to get the most out of the solutions you already own</title>
		<link>http://www.clientsfirst-us.com/blog/industries/made-to-order-manufacturing/erp-optimization-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-the-solutions-you-already-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our “Coffee with Chris” Series of live training events and videos are designed to help our  Clients and Friends maximize their Return on Investment (ROI) by providing powerful tips, tricks, and educational information. Most organizations never fully leverage this powerful technology and therefore never achieve the maximum benefits.
In today’s most difficult business climate working lean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Efficiency Never Goes Out of Style</title>
		<link>http://www.clientsfirst-us.com/blog/partners-perspective/efficiency-never-goes-out-of-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s business world is filled with buzz words that change from year to year as business improvement techniques come and go. I recently read an article on résumés that emphasized such terms as “team player”, “results oriented”, etc., have gone the way of the dinosaurs. Process improvement models such as TQM (Total Quality Management) have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accounting Software Shootout</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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We often get asked if we will do live software comparisons between leading ERP, accounting, distribution or manufacturing programs.
We’ve tried to do live scheduled seminars but have found there wasn’t enough interest in local companies coming out for a day to see this.
On our site, we have extensive information and demos on the leading solutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Distribution Software: Where Does It Fit Into the ERP Landscape?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Many ERP vendors offer distribution software as part of their suite of enterprise applications.&#160; What types of solutions are available and what kind of functionality do you look for in a distribution software solution?&#160; Read on for more information.
&#160;Distribution Software: An ERP Asset
There are many, many distribution software packages on the market today – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our first Clients First Dynamics NAV (Navision) Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chinsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The free Clients First Navision (microsoft dynamics NAV) Newsletter has arrived. It took some time to do it right, but we will now be publishing a regular newsletter for our clients who use Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) solutions.
This newsletter is free to anybody who is interested, existing client or not.
To download it, click  Clients First [...]]]></description>
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