Category: Blog Posts

Are SMEs using big data correctly or is there a huge knowledge gap? That's the question asked and answered by Priority's VP R&D, Leor Barth, in his recent article in Dell UK's Tech Page One. Leor's tips will get you (and keep you) back on track... Big data is often touted as a highly effective … Continued

As a company owner or CEO, you never know if your business is moving in the right direction. "There are telltale signs that indicate that your company's growing and growing well," says Efrat Nakibly, Priority's VP Marketing, in her latest blog. She adds, "A company’s growth can best be compared to raising children – it’s … Continued

More than 50 years ago business guru Edward W Deming recognised Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) as the three most important elements of any business. If it was important then, it’s absolutely critical now. Driving business improvement and reducing costs in any organisation can be achieved by a commitment to Continuous Improvement and aiming for … Continued

The manufacturing industry has always been defined by aggressive competition and the speed of its processes. The next industrial revolution, tipped as Industry 4.0, is the next phase in the digitisation of the manufacturing sector. McKinsey has highlighted four disruptions which will drive this: the rise in data volumes, computational power, and connectivity; the emergence … Continued

Imagine… Imagine knowing where every piece of raw material is in your plant and being able to locate it instantly. Envision moving inventory from one bin to another while accurately documenting the entire transaction right there on the shop floor…in real time. Or printing move tickets anywhere on the shop floor as you assign and … Continued

No matter how much you analyse the processes you are currently operating, the changes you make today will themselves become out of date in the foreseeable future. Continuous improvement is… continuous! Therefore, the effort you need to input to change those processes must be minimised, if at all possible. The business system you use will … Continued

There’s an old-school saying still popular today. “Too many chiefs, not enough Indians.” It refers to a familiar scene, usually describing the workplace, where there are too many people giving instructions and not enough people doing the work. Today, big data can be equated with some of those big chiefs and in this case, too many of … Continued

2017 & ERPL Software 2017: The Rise of Enterprise Resource Platform (ERPL) 2016 was a great year for ERP & Medatech; here we grew our staff and customer base by 30%! We saw the rise of ERPL (enterprise resource platform). Cloud hosting became one of the most talked about topics as we all try and … Continued

Today’s IT is fast becoming the epicentre of every business, from cheese makers to shoemakers to fiber optic cable makers. What’s pushed IT and everything around IT so far up the corporate ladder is technology and innovation. This is so prevalent, that in today’s thoroughly modern workplace, you can’t open a door, a drawer or … Continued

Upgrading the Delivery Fleet As anyone who has ever tried to change a car tyre with a screwdriver will tell you, getting the job done is often simply a matter of selecting the right tools. And so it is in computing; Often have I been called in to “fix” Word Documents that “failed” to have … Continued

“It’s a dog-eat-dog world.” And there’s no room for pussycats, or so they say. Channel conflict, changing terms, lack of support. These and so many more challenges are what you will hear and read about in the world of partnerships. Channels, partners, resellers, when it comes time for you and your once small and happy … Continued