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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, the significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing economic downturn. In the Read More
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, the significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing economic downturn. Watch Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies in virtually every vertical, including – maybe especially – Food & Beverage, to make significant operational changes. Our Tim Green recently spoke with Aaron Olin, an Ultra Senior Consultant with exceptional expertise in building ERP solutions for Food & Beverage manufacturers and distributors. Read More
Industry 4.0 offers industrial equipment manufacturers new and better ways to interact with buyers – who expect highly customized and configured products. Beyond customer expectations, it’s critically important for revenue, demand, production and supply chain planning to have integrated configure/price/quote capabilities. In advance of our Read More
The Ultra ERP Blog keeps pace with enterprise software market activity – especially as it relates to ERP selection and enterprise software implementation. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions have become a critical element of many successful manufacturing businesses. For those looking into ERP systems for the first time, this is one Read More
The Ultra ERP Blog keeps pace with enterprise software market activity – especially as it relates to ERP selection and enterprise software implementation. This guest post looks at issues manufacturers can run into with ERP selection. By now, you've probably heard a lot about Industry 4.0. The fourth industrial revolution focuses on Read More
Here’s an ERP implementation survey you need to see. In “The Real Facts about ERP Implementations,” the research firm Mint Jutras surveyed hundreds of today’s manufacturing and distribution companies to explore the myth of past ERP implementation success rate data which told a dismal story. The in-depth report resulting from the survey is Read More
Looking ahead to the New Year, Ultra sees key trends for what’s ahead in manufacturing in 2019. We’re expecting “smart manufacturing” to get even smarter. At the same time, manufacturing in 2019 will see continued market volatility. We also see managing change as a key aspect of the New Year. With these trends as a backdrop, Ultra celebrates Read More
The ERP vendor landscape is entering into a new era of transformation as Dassault Systèmes recently announced its definitive agreement to acquire IQMS, developer of manufacturing ERP software. With a purchase price of $425 million, closing of the transaction is expected in early 2019. It’s a significant development, especially for the Read More
When we think of the Industrial Internet of Things and ERP, there’s much to consider for today’s manufacturing and distribution organization. Think of the Industrial Internet of Things as manufacturing or distribution related hardware and software that work together through “internet of things” style connectivity to track and enhance Read More
Manufacturers that achieve best-in-class performance for quoting and costing have one key differentiator from companies that lag behind: the leaders treat quoting and costing as a mission-critical, enterprise-class function within their organization. The laggards do not. When it comes to business process improvement, what does it mean for a Read More
As a native Minnesotan, I was intrigued by an article published in the Star Tribune entitled “Minnesota manufacturers' profits soar, but a labor shortage looms.” The article shared survey results that show hiring and retention as the major challenges facing the region’s manufacturing sector. At the same time, an “unexpectedly Read More
