Year in Review: Our 5 Best Conversations of 2020
One of the many things that made 2020 difficult was the near impossibility of spontaneous, “watercooler” conversations about our projects, ERP technologies, industries and the business environment.
Year in Review: Our 12 Best ERP Blog Posts of 2020
For many organizations, the end of the year is a time to look back and see what was successful. Ultra is no exception.
Food & Beverage Q&A: Experts on How to Survive and Thrive in the “New Now”
If the past year has taught Food & Beverage executives anything, it’s the value of being able to quickly adapt to changing business conditions. As the industry heads into 2021, what challenges lie ahead?
Ultra’s Jeff Carr on How Manufacturers are Adjusting Priorities, Strategies and Budgets (Video)
Ultra Consultants CEO Jeff Carr spoke at the recent Vision33 Customer Event 2020, and his topic – “Tech Outlook for the New Normal” – covered a lot of ground, including how manufacturing companies are coping with current business difficulties,
Food & Beverage ERP Insight: The Best Solution May Not Be a Big Solution
Most Food & Beverage organizations start ERP selection with a list of the biggest and best-known names in the ERP software marketplace, then research features, functionalities and total cost of ownership, and then schedule multiple rounds of sales presentations and demos.
Stories From the Field: Evans Food Group Acquisitions Require Rapid ERP Deployments
Evans Food Group Ltd. had just finished its complex – and successful – Ultra Consultants-managed ERP transformation in May 2017 when the Chicago-based company experienced major changes.
4 Potential Solutions for the Manufacturing Labor Shortage
Skilled manufacturing jobs continue to go unfilled, despite the ongoing economic recovery from the pandemic downturn, strong job growth overall, rising wages across nearly every vertical and high unemployment in the service sector (and others). The result is production bottlenecks, reduced capacity, unfilled orders, low inventories and lost sales. What…
Global Consumer Goods Organization Improves Business Processes and Prepares for Growth
Global organizations, particularly those dealing in Consumer Goods, often struggle with piecemeal systems, which create inconsistent approaches to business processes and financials.
5 Guidelines for Evaluating ERP Systems for Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers
Today’s ERP systems for Consumer Products Manufacturers (CPG) must drive true transformation. In order to compete, consumer goods companies must keep pace with customer demand while managing margins and complying with ever-changing safety and environmental regulations
