It's a fun ride following the adventures of business users as they attempt to "outwit" their enterprise software with Excel. This week, that ride has led me to a usability survey conducted by IFS ...

Many businesses already using ERP systems also use Excel to fill the gaps not provided by the ERP. Many are not fit-for-purpose, but implemented anyway as a push from IT, instead of the decision ...

Legacy ERP systems were purpose-built to excel at production consistency first at the expense of flexibility and responsiveness to customers’ changing requirements.