Many companies have more reports than they really need, according to Neil Lazar at AnswerThink Consulting Group.
Many standard reports produced by enterprise resource planning systems are very duplicative.
That's typically much less than the universe of reports that are available. You have to decide what the key metrics and the key drivers are for your business. Reports can be set up to be produced only if certain tolerances are exceeded. Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Computerworld, Inc. is prohibited.