WBSRocks: Scaling Growth with AI, Enterprise Software, and Digital Transformation
WBSRocks podcast features in-depth conversations on AI-enabled business models, customer experience, digital transformation, supply chain, eCommerce, industry 4.0, and enterprise software categories such as CRM, ERP, or analytics suites. The purpose of the show is to help CFOs, COOs, CEOs, and business owners with their daily commercial, operational, or financial challenges by taking a deep dive into business cases and processes, technology strategy and architecture, transformation initiatives, and business models. The show also offers an independent analysis of technology trends, various enterprise software vendors and solutions, and their mergers and acquisitions. Subscribe today to stay on top of digital transformation trends!
Episodes
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WBSP502: Grow Your Business by Understanding Manhattan Associates' Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Where do you draw the line with supply chain software? There are various flavors. Some are more transactional processing systems, while others excel at planning. Some integrate several layers, including TMS, WMS, OMS, and planning. While planni...
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WBSP501: Grow Your Business by Learning the Supply Chain Issues of the Chemical Industry w/ Beth Schlitt
Each industry has its own nuances. The chemicals industry is particularly very challenging because of its supply chain issues. The black swan events, such as winter storms or macroeconomic changes, can shake any model, regardless of how sophist...
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WBSP500: Grow Your Business by Learning How to Transform a Company Into a Digital Company w/ Chris Stegner
The innovation projects could be perceived as risky. It might also be harder for operational and financial executives to assess the ROI of such initiatives. But done right, companies can not only improve the customer experience while converting...
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WBSP499: Grow Your Business by Learning the Top KPIs for Inventory Managers, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
The inventory manager's role is very interesting. Sometimes it might be clubbed with an operations manager. Other times it might be the responsibility of an S&OP or materials manager. But without a solid inventory manager, your customer exp...
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WBSP498: Grow Your Business by Learning the importance of Centralizing and Controlling SaaS Spend w/ Indus Khaitan
Once positioned to reduce the overall software spend, SaaS has become one of the highest spend categories for companies. A company could use as many as 1600 apps across the software categories. The spend might even be more for software companie...
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WBSP497: Grow Your Business by Learning the Top KPIs for Production Managers, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
Most companies may not have a dedicated role for a production manager, and sometimes that might be shared with the business or operations manager. The role might also differ in various industries, where most manufacturing companies are likely t...
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WBSP496: Grow Your Business by Understanding Blue Yonder WMS' Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Planning and forecasting software is not meant to be an ERP. Also, the software designed for the internal supply chain might not be the best fit for tracking the external supply chain. The scope of planning and forecasting and ERP might differ ...
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WBSP495: Grow Your Business by Learning from the Challenges Entrepreneurs Face with Business Growth w/ Roger Knecht
Some entrepreneurs might not choose to hire help just because they might make less. Also, their ego might prevent building a business with the exit strategy in mind. But the others already have their game figured out. They know when to delegate...
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WBSP494: Grow Your Business by Learning the Top KPIs for Operations Managers, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
The KPIs for operations managers would differ based on their responsibilities, the size of the org, and the industry. The role of ops management could be as diverse as managing tactical roles such as logistics to strategic roles such as procure...
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WBSP493: Grow Your Business by Understanding Glovia G2 ERP’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
While most people might want to put ERP into generic categories such as make-to-order vs. make-to-stock, you need a much deeper analysis to identify the right software packages. Even inside the engineer and make-to-order verticals, there could ...
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WBSP492: Grow Your Business by Learning Epicor advanced MES’ Quarterly Updates for Q1 2023, an Objective Panel Discussion
There will always be confusion about the role of MES vs. ERP because of so many different feature sets that are common in both systems. The role of MES is limited to the shop floor, while the ERP is responsible for the enterprise workflows. Als...
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WBSP491: Grow Your Business by Learning the Top KPIs for Cost Accountants, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
Most people understand why unit economics is critical as that drives profit margins. They might use different names for it. Some might call it cost accounting. Depending on the industry, different terms may be used. But the intent is very simil...
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WBSP490: Grow Your Business by Understanding BatchMaster ERP’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
The add-ons come in various shapes and sizes. Some of them were so well done (and tightly embedded with some of the most popular packages) that they became gold standards. The process industry is particularly unique, with each micro-vertical ha...
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WBSP489: Grow Your Business by Learning the Importance of Pre-integrated eCommerce Platforms for ERP Systems w/ Arno Ham
B2B companies have very different needs for eCommerce than B2C. In some B2B verticals that might be slightly service-oriented, even the product model might not be defined. But to be successful with B2B eCommerce initiatives, having a refined pr...
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WBSP488: Grow Your Business by Understanding BizAutomation ERP’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
There will always be a divide in opinions about who should lead the design of business software. ERP platforms designed by CPAs argue that CPAs design the best software. The manufacturing packages designed by shop floor owners tend to argue tha...
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WBSP487: Grow Your Business by Learning the eCommerce challenges for the Electrical and HVAC Industry w/ David Gordon
How different could electrical and HVAC industries be? Shouldn’t their processes be as simple as distribution and field services? What is so complex about their eCommerce processes? Well, electrical and HVAC industries are unique as their produ...
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WBSP486: Grow Your Business by Understanding QT9 ERP’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
The debate between what's an add-on vs. what's an ERP is not new. The add-ons will never have the traceability requirements that regulated industries such as Med Device and Pharma require. But unfortunately, due to the limited technical backgro...
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WBSP485: Grow Your Business by Learning the importance of Supply Chain at the Industrial Level w/ Arnoud Star Busmann
While ERP systems have done a wonderful job in providing the traceability of transactions in the four walls of the factory, the traceability across the industry is limited. The limitation exists because of so many factors, such as technology li...
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WBSP484: Grow Your Business by Learning the Top KPIs for AR/AP, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
If there are any departments that have seen the majority of automation, they are AR and AP. Most companies, even QuickBooks, would use some form of automation to manage their AR and AP. The automation could be auto-parsing and capturing the PDF...
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WBSP483: Grow Your Business by Understanding Multiview ERP’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Buying software is hard, especially business software. There might be companies that might appear to be rated relatively well by the affiliate sites. But when you look under the hood, they might be completely different. Affiliate sites are not ...
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WBSP482: Grow Your Business by Learning Why Data Consolidation is Critical for AI and ML Initiatives w/ Claus Jepsen
AI is changing the world. You have an infusion of AI at every step in the process, whether you talk about the first mile or the last mile. Whether you talk about AI being used to intelligently and automatically capture paper-based invoices or t...
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WBSP481: Grow Your Business by Understanding Katana Manufacturing ERP’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
The hate of ERP systems is not new. Every time a new kid in the town challenges how they are making the ERP systems easier. There are some companies that have approached this in the right fashion, such as Odoo or Acumatica, by understanding how...
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WBSP480: Grow Your Business by Learning the Best Practices for Managing Unmanaged Spend w/ Sudhir Bhojwani and Yuan Tung
Which spend categories should procurement control would always be debatable. Most companies may have a budget threshold where they might dictate the involvement of procurement. But this approach might not be suitable for every category. Some ca...
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WBSP479: Grow Your Business by Understanding ECi Deacom’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
While there are several process manufacturing solutions out there, they all differ in their capabilities. Some are designed for growers and processors, while others are friendlier for distributors and DTC companies. The process manufacturing ve...
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WBSP478: Grow Your Business by Learning Sage Intacct’s Quarterly Updates for Q1 2023, an Objective Panel Discussion
The needs of the services industry might differ substantially, especially when you think of subscription, revenue recognition, and ASC 606 compliance capabilities. The ERP systems designed for the service industry might be very deep with grant ...
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