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!
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WBSP427: Grow Your Business by Understanding Unilog’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an eCommerce platform that can handle all your content and data needs for you? Do you know an eCommerce platform that is really targeted at B2B companies and has pre-built integrations with several industrial B2B ERP systems? ...
WBSP426: Grow Your Business by Understanding FinancialForce's Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an ERP platform that started with the investment from Unit4 as the subsidiary but ended up being on its own and calling itself an ERP? Do you know an ERP system that got its PSA capabilities from the Salesforce consulting firm Appir...
WBSP425: Grow Your Business by Learning Why ERP Implementation is More of an Art than Science w/ Tom Pierce
Most people when they start on their ERP journey feel it's more of a science, which engineers can figure out easily. But then they quickly realize that irrespective of whether the model is built on a spreadsheet or a complex computer program, i...
WBSP424: Grow Your Business by Learning Engineering Change Control Best Practices, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
What comes to mind when you think of engineering change control? Well, if you are a small shop with a few changes per month (or relatively straightforward products), then you might not see as many change orders. But if you are a highly engineer...
WBSP423: Grow Your Business by Understanding Shopware’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an eCommerce platform that is open source but has UX as good as Shopify? Do you know an open-source eCommerce platform born out of Germany? Do you know an open-source platform that has that is built on PHP but can support headless? ...
WBSP422: Grow Your Business by Understanding Sage 100's Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know a Sage ERP that is designed for companies with up to 100 employees? Do you know a Sage ERP that was part of the MAS portfolio, just like MAS 500? Do you know a Sage ERP that has a contractor version, just like Sage 300? Do you know ...
WBSP421: Grow Your Business by Learning Migration Challenges of Financial Data w/ Richard Ray
Most people struggle to understand the data migration challenges with ERP systems. They also struggle to understand why ERP data is harder to migrate than other technical systems such as CRM. The challenges could be even more grave if there are...
WBSP420: Grow Your Business by Learning ERP Document Management Best Practices, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
How hard could ERP document management be? Just get a dropbox subscription, and dump all your files into that. Well, regulated industries may have significantly complex processes. The needs could be as simple as maintaining the versions of draw...
WBSP419: Grow Your Business by Understanding Kibo Commerce’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know a platform that is fully integrated, whether you need mobile commerce, store experience, merchandising, or personalization? Do you know a platform that has out-of-the-box processes, whether you need BOPIS, ROPIS, Curbside, or Whitel...
WBSP418: Grow Your Business by Understanding Oracle JD Edwards' Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an ERP system that was once considered SAP from the USA? Do you know an ERP system from Oracle that has enterprise-grade capabilities for complex manufacturing organizations? Do you know an ERP system from Oracle that is still suppo...
WBSP417: Grow Your Business by Learning How Industry4.0 Technologies can Drive Customer Experience w/ Rob Rastovich
When you think of industry4.0 technologies, maybe you are thinking of them as increasing operational efficiencies. Or reducing waste. But did you know that industry4.0 technologies can drive customer experience and sales? And we are not talking...
WBSP416: Grow Your Business by Learning Product Traceability Best Practices, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
Product traceability is extremely complex to implement. If it is mandated by the regulations, you might not have much of a choice. But to shoulder the administration overhead imposed by traceability processes. It could be so challenging that it...
WBSP415: Grow Your Business by Understanding Intershop’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an eCommerce platform that was the hottest before the .com bubble? Do you know an eCommerce platform that has personalization built as part of its core before personalization was a thing? Do you know an eCommerce platform that had a...
WBSP414: Grow Your Business by Understanding Sage 500's Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know a Sage ERP that was very similar to Acumatica with its data model and functionality? Do you know a Sage ERP that was targeted to discrete manufacturing, distribution, and project-centric manufacturing companies? Do you know a Sage E...
WBSP413: Grow Your Business by Learning the Nuances of Apparel Industry Supply Chain w/ Ben Hopwood and Anant Agarwal
Which country would you think would be most strategic for you for your supply chain? Which country would be the most strategic for an apparel business? Do different components such as Zippers vs textiles need to be sourced from different countr...
WBSP412: Grow Your Business by Learning Fixed Asset Management Best Practices, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
Fixed asset management could be extremely complex whether you are implementing it for the first time. Or calculating the depreciation schedules on an ongoing basis. Changing regulations could also add to the complexity. So what do you need to k...
WBSP411: Grow Your Business by Understanding Sitecore’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an eCommerce platform that is designed for enterprise-grade websites? Do you know an eCommerce platform that is primarily designed for B2C experiences with the ability to build composable experiences? Do you know an eCommerce platfo...
WBSP410: Grow Your Business by Understanding Oracle E-Business' Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an ERP that is targeted at fortune-500 industries? Do you know an ERP that can process more than 200 million journal entries per hour? Do you know an ERP that can accommodate more than 200 countries in one database? Do you know an E...
WBSP409: Grow Your Business by Learning the Nuances of European Regions and Their ECommerce Practices w/ Reinis Valters Krumins
The world may have come closer due to the penetration of the internet. But the eCommerce practices and consumer behavior remains very different in terms of payment methods, email open rates, and ad performance. The Europe market, in particular,...
WBSP408: Grow Your Business by Learning Bank Account Management Best Practices, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
How hard could managing your business bank accounts be? Just run your EFT, receive your statements, and match your transactions. Right? Well, bank account management could get extremely nuanced as well. For example, if you are not set up positi...
WBSP407: Grow Your Business by Understanding Prestashop’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know an eCommerce platform that is open-source and targeted at SMBs? Do you know an eCommerce platform originated in France? Do you know an open-source platform that has thousands of installations? Do you know an eCommerce platform that ...
WBSP406: Grow Your Business by Understanding E2 Shoptech's Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Which ERP system has been in the market for more than 20 years? And designed from the perspective of job shops? It is the ERP that was built by shop owners who had owned a shop before. It is the ERP that gets its name from its owners' last name...
WBSP405: Grow Your Business by Learning the Process Challenges of Make-To-Order Manufacturers w/ Nirav Shah
The ERP needs of make-to-order manufacturers are completely different from the make-to-stock ones. The make-to-order manufacturers need to collaborate with their customers during the design phase. And even after finalizing the design, there mig...
WBSP404: Grow Your Business by Learning Cash Flow Management Best Practices, a Live Interview w/ a Panel of Experts
If you ask anyone what's most important for a business, they will have a million different answers. The answers could be things such as marketing, engineering, quality, and employee experience. But if there is one thing that matters more than a...
WBSP403: Grow Your Business by Understanding fabric’s Capabilities, an Objective Panel Discussion
Do you know a headless platform that has received millions of dollars in funding in the last two years? Do you know a headless platform that is equally strong with B2B and B2C but primarily targeted at retail-centric brands? Do you know a headl...
