Well, that depends on the capabilities and experience of the ERP consultant and which company they work for. This article covers a brief overview of the specific roles of a typical ERP software consultant, plus the specific value Ultra’s independent ERP consultant team delivers to organizations.
As I enjoyed the season’s festivities with my family, I couldn’t help but notice the sad unraveling of Southwest Airlines and the issues that resulted in more than 15,000 canceled flights in one week, inconveniencing hundreds of thousands of customers (even a bride who missed her own destination wedding (1)). I wondered if, when we say, “Have a Prosperous New Year,” should we really add, “but don’t hurt others as you do”?
1. Do the legacy systems offer core functionality throughout the enterprise? Functionality to streamline processes and systems. Private Equity firms must assess whether the manufacturing or distribution company’s legacy system offers core functionality of processes without the need for manual …
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How does today’s manufacturer go about justifying an ERP investment? The effort involves determining an expected return on investment, anticipating total costs and fully documenting the business case for investing in a new or upgraded system. It’s critical to document …
What Does An ERP Consultant Do? The average budget for ERP per user is around $7,400 for a business with 500 employees over the course of a five-year period, or around $4 per user, per day. Company’s Savings Through Lifecycle …
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Ultra Consultants works with our Private Equity clients and their portfolio companies on a daily basis, and there is no more critical time for us to advise these firms than when they consider merger and acquisition activities in the manufacturing …
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The primary function of an ERP solution is to help your organization efficiently and effectively execute core business processes. And when you concentrate on streamlining and integrating your processes, you virtually ensure that you will realize improved productivity, accelerated workflows and lower operational costs – benefits that drive higher business performance.
A modern ERP solution can enable extraordinary new efficiencies, provide valuable new capabilities, deliver critical insight and, ultimately, supercharge your organization. But it is one of the most complex, time-consuming and high-risk projects your organization will ever undertake. And it’s easy to make mistakes – like these 15 – that will result in failure.
Acquiring complicated ERP software and enterprise solutions is, um, complicated. And negotiating the best-possible deal is difficult – and not something organizations do often. Most companies end up paying more than they should – for years. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We asked Ultra Senior Consultant Ernie Eichenbaum, an expert in effective negotiation, for his advice. Learn how he approaches the software contract process in this excerpt from a recent webinar.
The right ERP solution can deliver the capabilities you need to improve processes, find new efficiencies, enhance decision-making, increase velocity, reduce waste and, perhaps most important, ensure that your company can prosper despite any challenges that lie ahead. But what is the best ERP solution for your organization? Learn which ERPs are best suited to the food & beverage, industrial equipment manufacturing, fabricated metal products manufacturing and distribution industries.
