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Ultra’s Jeff Carr on Business Process Maturity (Video)

When Ultra Consultants CEO Jeff Carr spoke at the Vision33 Customer Event in late 2020, his presentation – “Tech Outlook for the New Normal” – covered a broad list of topics, including how manufacturers are coping with today’s business challenges and how Industry 4.0 technologies offer mid-sized organizations huge benefits.

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Centralized ERP: What Makes Sense for PE firms?

The Ultra team is often called into a client engagement when a private equity (PE) investor acquires a manufacturing enterprise — whether in automotive, heavy duty, aerospace, food processing or other sectors. During an acquisition process, issues with legacy or outdated ERP systems come to the forefront, since PE firms usually seek to have centralized ERP, including performance data, reporting and IT.

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How to Overcome User Resistance to New ERP Systems & Increase ERP Adoption

Manufacturers and distributors are implementing new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to streamline business processes, increase operational efficiency, improve the decision-making process and provide real-time visibility into their core business operations. However, an ERP system implementation is a significant undertaking that requires attention to every detail.

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