{"id":1883,"date":"2018-12-20T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T14:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2019-06-28T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T14:32:26","slug":"research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1884\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg\" alt=\"New Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing-540x270.jpg 540w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing-162x81.jpg 162w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecisolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ECi Software Solutions<\/a>, a\u00a0leader in cloud-based business management solutions, today announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ecisolutions.com%2F2018-manufacturing-survey&amp;esheet=51916442&amp;newsitemid=20181219005162&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=a+new+research+report&amp;index=2&amp;md5=812783580993aef7d335e46a6303b513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">a new research report<\/a>\u00a0on the business and technology trends impacting the manufacturing industry. The report details the findings from an independent survey commissioned by ECi, which examined the impact of powerful forces like digital transformation, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2l5fe8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Industry 4.0,<\/a> the current regulatory climate and automation on U.S. manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><br \/>Widget not in any sidebars<br \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The findings indicate the role technology is playing in the American manufacturing resurgence, with 89 percent of respondents confirming they had increased investments in technology in the last 18 months. Other key findings include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Optimism in the benefits of tariffs started to decline:\u00a0<\/b>From March to July, there was an 11 percent decrease in the belief that the steel and aluminum tariffs would benefit manufacturers, and a 12 percent increase in the belief that the tariffs would not benefit them<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Manufacturers turned to ERP to manage regulatory ripple effect:\u00a0<\/b>67 percent of respondents confirmed that ERP was either very effective or effective in managing the impact of tariffs, particularly by providing supply chain visibility, resource planning and job costing<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Wearables have the potential to drive the most business value:\u00a0<\/b>In a similar survey conducted by ECi\u2019s Macola Software in 2017, manufacturers indicated that big data analytics had the highest potential to drive business value, while this year\u2019s respondents put wearables at the top<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>AI is more than just a buzzword:<\/b>\u00a0More than half (51 percent) of this year\u2019s respondents indicated that they\u2019re currently using some form of artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations; of those who don\u2019t use AI, 56 percent noted they plan to in the future<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Automation is a job augmenter, rather than a job cutter:\u00a0<\/b>73 percent of respondents indicated that their core business processes are automated by software and that they are reaping the benefits\u2014most notably by reducing errors and improving accuracy, employee job satisfaction and productivity<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><b>Cybersecurity concerns prevent technology adoption:\u00a0<\/b>Half of manufacturers indicated that they are concerned with the cybersecurity risks associated with adopting a new technology; cybercrime was also listed as a top external force contributing to changes in manufacturers\u2019 business models or operations in the last 12\u201318 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cOur research confirms what an exciting and tumultuous year this has been for U.S. manufacturers, and we can only anticipate that these trends will continue to impact their business operations in the year to come,\u201d said Jeff Ralyea, ECi Manufacturing Division President. \u201cThe data also confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CT01BT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the value of ERP in helping manufacturers<\/a> of all sizes mitigate the challenges and chances the industry presents, and we\u2019re committed to continuing to deliver the best-in-class, industry-specific software and services that help our own customers maintain a competitive advantage in the fast-paced and growing manufacturing market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The full industry report is now available for download on the ECi website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ecisolutions.com%2F2018-manufacturing-survey&amp;esheet=51916442&amp;newsitemid=20181219005162&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=here&amp;index=3&amp;md5=97dac036691ca23344881b0c167f51f6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em\">Looking for more? Download our\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/free-erp-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ERP buyers guide<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em\">\u00a0for free and compare the top-24 products available on the market with full page vendor profiles. The guide includes four key capabilities to look for in an ERP solution, plus five questions to ask yourself and five questions to ask the software provider before purchasing. It&#8217;s the perfect resource for anyone looking to find right ERP for their business\/organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>And don&#8217;t forget to follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorktechReview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/solutionsreview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/15089421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0for all the latest in the ERP space!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"third-1\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/free-erp-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ERP Buyer's Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2019\/06\/erp-third.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to ERP Buyer's Guide\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"third-2\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/free-manufacturing-erp-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"MERP Buyer's Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2019\/06\/merp-third.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to MERP Buyer's Guide\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"third-3\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/free-distribution-erp-buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"DERP Buyer's Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2019\/06\/derp-third.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to DERP Buyer's Guide\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ECi Software Solutions, a\u00a0leader in cloud-based business management solutions, today announced\u00a0a new research report\u00a0on the business and technology trends impacting the manufacturing industry. The report details the findings from an independent survey commissioned by ECi, which examined the impact of powerful forces like digital transformation, Industry 4.0, the current regulatory climate and automation on U.S. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":1884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[401,11,123],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Research from ECi Software Solutions shows value of ERP having a positive impact on the manufacturing industry. Visit the website to learn more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research from ECi Software Solutions shows value of ERP having a positive impact on the manufacturing industry. Visit the website to learn more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Solutions Review | ERP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-20T14:48:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-06-28T14:32:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elizabeth Quirk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Worktech_Review\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elizabeth Quirk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/\",\"name\":\"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-20T14:48:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-06-28T14:32:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#\/schema\/person\/feeeb7918882f3214ef325bc102b4546\"},\"description\":\"Research from ECi Software Solutions shows value of ERP having a positive impact on the manufacturing industry. Visit the website to learn more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"New Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/\",\"name\":\"Solutions Review | ERP\",\"description\":\"Software, Vendors, News and Reviews\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#\/schema\/person\/feeeb7918882f3214ef325bc102b4546\",\"name\":\"Elizabeth Quirk\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57b5a4f7ddeacb3c21ec36e60492a204?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57b5a4f7ddeacb3c21ec36e60492a204?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Elizabeth Quirk\"},\"description\":\"Liz is a leading enterprise technology writer covering Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Process Management (BPM) and Talent Management Suites (TMS) at Solutions Review. She writes to bridge the gap between consumer and technical expert to help readers understand what they're looking for. Liz attended Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Communications. You can reach her at equirk@solutionsreview.com\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/Worktech_Review\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/author\/equirk\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing","description":"Research from ECi Software Solutions shows value of ERP having a positive impact on the manufacturing industry. Visit the website to learn more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing","og_description":"Research from ECi Software Solutions shows value of ERP having a positive impact on the manufacturing industry. Visit the website to learn more.","og_url":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/","og_site_name":"Solutions Review | ERP","article_published_time":"2018-12-20T14:48:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-06-28T14:32:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Elizabeth Quirk","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Worktech_Review","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Elizabeth Quirk","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/","url":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/","name":"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg","datePublished":"2018-12-20T14:48:03+00:00","dateModified":"2019-06-28T14:32:26+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#\/schema\/person\/feeeb7918882f3214ef325bc102b4546"},"description":"Research from ECi Software Solutions shows value of ERP having a positive impact on the manufacturing industry. Visit the website to learn more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/files\/2018\/12\/New-Research-Shows-Value-of-ERP-Has-Positive-Impacts-on-Manufacturing.jpg","width":800,"height":400,"caption":"New Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/research-shows-value-of-erp-has-positive-impacts-on-manufacturing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Research Shows Value of ERP Has Positive Impacts on Manufacturing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#website","url":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/","name":"Solutions Review | ERP","description":"Software, Vendors, News and Reviews","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#\/schema\/person\/feeeb7918882f3214ef325bc102b4546","name":"Elizabeth Quirk","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57b5a4f7ddeacb3c21ec36e60492a204?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57b5a4f7ddeacb3c21ec36e60492a204?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Elizabeth Quirk"},"description":"Liz is a leading enterprise technology writer covering Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Process Management (BPM) and Talent Management Suites (TMS) at Solutions Review. She writes to bridge the gap between consumer and technical expert to help readers understand what they're looking for. Liz attended Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Communications. You can reach her at equirk@solutionsreview.com","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/Worktech_Review"],"url":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/author\/equirk\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/enterprise-resource-planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}