Implementing VISCO, for VISCO: An Exercise in Flexibility and Creativity
Proceed With Caution: This text was written by an actual human. There might be strong opinions, grammatical mistakes and some very intense sarcasm. Thanks to a suggestion from the visionaries in our development team, I’ve been exploring ways to slowly incorporate our own ERP application into internal operations. At first glance, this is completely nonsensical. […]
Behind the Curtain: A Human Powered Support Team
Call me “old fashioned,” but once in a while when I need help, I like to ask other humans. Sure, I can usually get by with a combination of YouTube videos and Google searches these days, but every so often I actually want to speak or text with a person to get my point across […]
Thinking Bigger: Global Trade Data Science
In the future of Global Trade that I see ahead of us, the inevitability of unlimited data access is coming faster than we might suspect. In fact, some might argue its already here. If you already know exactly where your container is on the water, exactly when your customer needs that container and exactly how […]
Addressing the “Two Systems” Concern
How a specialized logistics and distribution ERP integrates with existing Accounting software…successfully As co-founder and head of VISCO Operations, I’m often asked to justify a decision we made 19 years ago when we developed our highly focused logistics and distribution ERP without including basic accounting functions that we ourselves had written from scratch. I have […]
