Packaging Chemical Concerns Are Rising — Is Your System Built for Compliance?

Packaging Chemical Concerns Are Rising — Is Your System Built for Compliance?

Food packaging is entering a new era of scrutiny.  Regulators, retailers, and consumer brands are paying closer attention to the chemicals used in packaging materials — including adhesives, coatings, and substrates that come into direct or indirect contact with food.   One area drawing significant attention is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of synthetic chemicals […]

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Operational Bottlenecks You Can’t See… Until They Cost You

No one plans for operational bottlenecks. They aren’t flagged during strategic planning, and they rarely announce themselves in an obvious way. Instead, they quietly creep in as:  A production schedule adjusted “just this once.”  An approval handled over email because it’s faster.  A spreadsheet built to fill a reporting gap.  A process that only one long-tenured employee fully understands.  Individually, these moments feel harmless. Collectively, they create operational inefficiencies that […]

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AI Inside ERP: What’s Actually Useful vs. What’s Just Hype

Artificial intelligence isn’t new. It seems as though every ERP platform is now “AI-powered.” Every product demo mentions machine learning, and every roadmap promises intelligent automation that will only grow smarter.  For executives evaluating their systems, the question is whether AI is actually helping and if it’s meaningful innovation? The reality is simple: not all AI deliver equal value.  Some capabilities are practical and immediately impactful. Others are aspirational at best — and distracting at worst.  […]

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The Operational Complexity Behind Multi-Entity Growth

You’ve done the hard part – your business has grown. Multiple locations, maybe multiple companies under one roof, but somewhere along the way, the data stopped making sense.  Not all at once. Expansion brought new locations, entities, and operational layers, but the underlying systems were still built for a much simpler version of the business.  And now, even though […]

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Tipalti – Smarter Accounts Payable

Accounts payable is one of the most process-intensive functions in finance.   Invoice capture, approvals, vendor payments, and reconciliation often involve multiple steps that can become manual, time-consuming, and prone to error.  As businesses expand, these processes become harder to manage. Increasing invoice volume, more vendors, and more complex payment requirements can slow financial close, reduce visibility […]

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Strategic Connections – Building a Personal Networking Strategy

By Marla Malkin, VP of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships at AttivoERP Welcome to the first issue of Strategic Connections, our new newsletter focused on the power of strategic partnerships, professional relationships, and the networks that help businesses grow.  Most professionals agree networking is important. Yet few approach it with a strategic, long-term plan.   Networking is the process of building, cultivating, and utilizing mutually beneficial relationships with people […]

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