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For those companies entering into an ERP selection, there’s no substitute for education. Most users in a manufacturing company are not well-versed in current business process best practices. Nor have they been able to keep current with today’s ERP vendor offerings and technology. Your team members may certainly know the current system, and all the [...]
Here at Ultra, we’re seeing a shift from traditional models of ERP implementation management to a more effective approach. Traditionally, teams manage ERP implementation by focusing on needed resources to achieve project milestones. This model is depicted using a triangle, as in diagram 1. The traditional mindset is that a project expands proportionally to match [...]
In any ERP project, sooner or later the question arises, “how fast can we select and implement this ERP system?” That’s an understandable question. Transforming from a legacy system to the latest software solution is not a quick project. Our team of independent ERP consultants suggests key best practices to keep front and center when [...]
There’s no way of getting around it. Some ERP implementations are more successful than others. In today’s competitive and volatile economy, the manufacturing companies we talk to are pressured to balance ERP projects against challenging production schedules and workloads. These manufacturers find it difficult to stay within projected time and cost budgets. Unfortunately, in some [...]
It’s no secret that manufacturers face never-ending demands from their customers, complex supply chains, increasingly competitive market conditions and other scenarios that consume available time and resources. Given this scenario, one of the most compelling questions faced by a manufacturing company is how to effectively organize to meet the demands of an ERP selection project. [...]
While many equate the risks of sun-setting legacy ERP applications with the rigors of implementing new applications, the loss of key personnel prior to an ERP migration could also put an organization in even bigger peril. Many companies have been operating on the same core set of business applications for 15 to 20 years and [...]
There is a tendency for companies selecting an ERP system to think about the process in a linear fashion. The company first identifies the need for new ERP software, executes an ERP selection project and then starts the implementation process. But there are a series of implementation steps that a company must perform regardless of [...]
Whether you’re a Manufacturer or Distributor, ERP Vendor or IT Consultant you’ve all heard some war stories that an ERP implementation can be a quite difficult exercise. Maybe even more difficult than say, running a marathon in the mountains, blind folded in 100-degree heat? Well, without a formal execution plan it can be just this [...]
Over the past 18 years we have assisted hundreds of Manufacturing and Distribution companies with their ERP selection and ERP implementation projects. Our research tells us that our clients’ feel one of the major factors in the success of these ERP projects is the “chemistry” that exists between Ultra’s partners/consultants and the clients’ project team, [...]
At Ultra, we have been involved in many ERP Selection and ERP Implementation projects. Our experiences tell us, that while selecting a new ERP system can be a major effort for an organization, implementing that new ERP software system is often even a more challenging initiative. An ERP implementation can last between 6 to 18 [...]
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