The Power of Microsoft for SMB: SherWeb Accelerate Cloud Summit

On November 13, Vox ISM President Jim Heaton and I attended the SherWeb Accelerate Cloud Summit event in Toronto, Ontario   At Vox ISM, we are committed to staying ahead of the curve, not an easy task in the IT world. The constant changing landscape is offering up more advancements than any…


Labour Time Reporting: Real-time data with Vox ISM

Pictured above: the LTR on the left, replacing the old punch card system on the right. The Vox ISM Labour Time Reporting (LTR) is a module designed specifically for the NAV platform. It is a browser based application that tracks hours for payroll (HR), jobs, and production orders. How does it…


AI in today's workplace - The evolution of our day-to-day business tools

There is a lot of debate over the impact of AI; some calling for its regulation and others calling for its development. Regardless of Elon Musk’s fear mongering, there will be a lot of change around the way we do work in the next decade. The tools we use will no longer be passive, but intuitive,…


Smart Manufacturing - Sept. 20 webinar

We are entering into a new era of smart manufacturing that will interconnect and better harmonize the stages of manufacturing production to an advanced plant-wide efficiency. Today a typical manufacturing plant uses information technology, sensors, intelligent motors, computerized controls,…


Microsoft Manufacturing (NAV, CRM, Office365) - December 7 Seminar in Cambridge (ON)

A digital office feeds the business’ appetite for disruption innovation. But the limitation and challenge is the existing information, technology systems and infrastructure. New ways of working and thinking are required to see collaborative engagement instead of functional pockets of knowledge.…


Microsoft for Manufacturing 2017: NAV, CRM, Office 365 - Sept. 28 Seminar

A digital office feeds the business’ appetite for disruption innovation. But the limitation and challenge is the existing information, technology systems and infrastructure. New ways of working and thinking are required to see collaborative engagement instead of functional pockets of knowledge.…


Excel with Excel and Power BI - Aug 9 Webinar

What happens when you take your favorite business productivity tool (Microsoft Office Excel) and connect it live to a data set that merges information into logical words and meaning? Then with the click of a button deploy it to your phone to get the answer to any question about your business, from…


Advanced Manufacturing with Microsoft NAV (ERP) - Aug 2 Webinar

How to grow your company with better data, processes and technology. Challenge: How can the Canadian Manufacturing sector compete in the global marketplace? Solution: Develop smart manufacturing techniques (Advanced Manufacturing) A typical manufacturer in Ontario can improve upon his design and…


Canadian Manufacturing Software for Oldcastle Shops - Sept. 21 Event

An ERP Solution Tailored to Windsor’s Needs Windsor is known as the World Class Leader when it comes to the Tool and Mold industry. Microsoft Dynamics is the solution that has been developed to meet the complex and diversified needs of this niche market. Integration of all departments from…


Improving OEE Metrics - with Microsoft Dynamics and Power BI

Improving OEE - Overall equipment effectiveness From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is a term coined by Seiichi Nakajima in the 1960s to evaluate how effectively a manufacturing operation is utilized. Overall equipment effectiveness has been around a very…