AttivoERP Announces Acquisition of Acuity Consulting Group LLC

AttivoERP Announces Acquisition of Acuity Consulting Group LLC

We’ve got news! Our team is pleased to share the recent acquisition of Acuity Consulting Group, bringing together two teams with deep experience across ERP strategy, implementation, and long-term client support.  This signals Attivo’s dedication to the growing ERP market, and what businesses will need from their ERP partners moving forward.  ERP Has Changed — and So Have Expectations  ERP was once viewed as […]

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When “Set It and Forget It” Starts to Catch Up with Macola

If you’re running on Macola, chances are it’s been in place for a long time.  It’s familiar. It’s stable. It gets the job done. And because of that, it’s easy to leave it as-is.  Most teams aren’t actively thinking about replacing their system—and they shouldn’t be. The focus is on running the business: fulfilling orders, managing inventory, and closing the books. But over time, that’s where friction starts to […]

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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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Enterpryze Spotlight: ERP Built for Real Business Challenges

At some point, basic systems stop being “good enough.”  Quotes turn into orders, orders turn into inventory questions, inventory turns into finance questions, and suddenly answering one simple customer request means checking three places, reconciling numbers, and hoping nothing changed in the last hour. That moment isn’t failure. It’s a signal.  Enterpryze was built for small teams handling higher transaction volumes who […]

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