Monday, January 3, 2022

Getting Value and Results (5) out of an ERP System Part 5 (of 5): The Big Picture

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  In the last part of this series, I’d like to begin with the original question these blogs are trying to answer: Have we forgotten that an ...

Getting Value and Results (4) out of an ERP System Part 4 (of 5): SAP Value Stream Mapping

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  Part 4 of the series addresses our ERP value stream mapping techniques. With it we go beyond traditional value stream mapping, in that we ...

Getting Value and Results (3) out of an ERP System Part 3 (of 5): Achieving Clarity for a Roadmap to Success

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  In the following, we’ll discuss part 3 of the series on getting value out of your ERP system. Once you clearly stated the problem and carr...

Getting Value and Results (2) out of an ERP System Part 2 (of 5): Assessment and Analytics

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  In part 1 of this series, we asked the question about getting value and results out of an ERP implementation or optimization. In this par...

Getting Value and Results (1) out of an ERP System. A new Concept? Part 1 (of 5)

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Do you know the story of the company who decided to acquire and implement an ERP system? It was sometime between 1990 and 2020 that their le...
Sunday, July 25, 2021

Inventory… how much is too much?

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Have you ever talked to a materials manager who was content with their inventory holdings? I didn’t think so. Have you ever met one who can ...
Monday, May 18, 2020

Rule-based Planning for the Exception-minded Business

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Friday, January 31, 2020

It's a new day... let's fix our inventory

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How do you go about inventory optimization on a daily basis? I hope it's nothing like the following... Unfortunately, for lack of a ...
Saturday, November 2, 2019

Rule-based Planning and why SAP often doesn't deliver the results we expect

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Most organizations consider the planning of their sellable products and materials an important part of their business strategy, but the way ...
Monday, November 5, 2018

Why digitalization can't fix your supply chain problems

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There's a pretty good chance that when you asked for a solution to your supply chain problems, someone brushed you off saying "d...