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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines thankful as:
1: conscious of benefit received
2: expressive of thanks
3: well pleased: GLAD
Its definition of a pandemic is:

“The Cloud” has been a marketing term since 2006 when Google and Amazon started using the term “cloud computing” to describe the way people would be accessing their software and files. Since this innovative marketing revolution, every new…

As your egg and poultry business grows, it becomes increasingly evident that running your business on spreadsheets with manual processes is not as efficient as it could be. Keeping track of all facets of the business in such a manner is tedious, time consuming, and…

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is not unique to Aeros. The term ERP was coined in 1990 by Gartner, but its roots date to the 1960s. Back then, the concept applied to inventory management and control in the manufacturing sector. Software engineers created programs to monitor inventory, reconcile balances, and report on status. Today ERP can…

Ben Silva and I gave a presentation at Northam Elementary School in La Puente, California at a Career Day presentation for the Options for Learning Program. With more than 100 first through sixth graders listening, Aeros spoke…

If you manage or help manage a broiler or layer operation, you know that there are a lot of different things that go into making your operation successful. But when you are in charge of a company, you can sometimes forget everything else and focus on the bottom line. It’s important to keep in mind,…

Multiple spreadsheets for different purposes provide a way to organize related data. As an accounting manager, you probably evaluate that data within the context of the sheet and its relation to data in the other sheets. Sure it’s a flexible arrangement, but it often comes with its fair share of confusion.

The article “Top Five…

Are you familiar with Murphy’s law? You know, the adage states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, when things begin to go wrong, they tend to do so in a rather devastating way, especially when there are interdependent parts. Sort of like spreadsheets! Some spreadsheets reference each…

How many times have you talked about an awesome customer support experience you had and how it made your day? Chances are that you have spent far more time talking about poor customer support experiences because it seems to happen way more frequently these days. A lot of work goes into making a software application,…

In the late 1940’s, the JS West family farms got their start with just a few thousand egg laying hens and with the vision of a man whose hard work and devotion turned his dreams of prosperity into reality. Today, JS West is one of California’s largest egg producers. Third and fourth generations actively manage…

For most organizations, operating with paper-based processes is a way of life. Paper is everywhere: on your desk, in meeting rooms, stored in folders, and so forth. You hardly think about it, but you spend a lot of time and money moving paperwork around. Some operations today, however, have realized how cumbersome paper can be…