Guides
Practical business technology guides
Evergreen explainers and buying guides with direct answers, reviewed dates, and implementation context.
MRP and MES Software for Job Shops
What MRP and MES actually do, why the distinction matters for a make-to-order shop, and how an Edmonton fabricator should evaluate either without buying a system built for repetitive production.
Last reviewed 2026-08-14
Taking Over a Stalled ERP Project
Seven ways an ERP project stalls, how to tell a schedule problem from a configuration problem, what a takeover actually involves, and what you can salvage when a second firm picks it up.
Last reviewed 2026-08-14
Choosing an Odoo Partner for an Edmonton Shop
Why the mid-size Edmonton fabricator is a harder ERP buyer than its size suggests, what to check before signing, and where a broad consultancy is genuinely the better answer.
Last reviewed 2026-08-12
How to Price Welding and Fabrication
Pricing by hour, weld inch, pound and foot, why weight-based quoting loses money on complex parts, and how to reverse-engineer your own estimator logic.
Last reviewed 2026-07-27
How to Calculate Your Shop Rate
The shop rate formula, the productive-hours error that understates it by about eight dollars, the markup and margin trap, and when one rate is not enough.
Last reviewed 2026-07-27
Edmonton Business Software Planning Guide
A practical sequence for Edmonton industrial and service businesses choosing software: what to measure, what to define, and where projects go wrong.
Last reviewed 2026-07-24