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Home / ERP Blog 01.31.16 / Technology Evaluation / What is Your Best Approach to ERP Vendor Selection?
01.31.16

What is Your Best Approach to ERP Vendor Selection?

Best PracticeA key question an ERP selection team usually faces is which ERP vendor to consider.

It can take some time to create the long list and short list of solution vendors.

Our team has decades of experience working with manufacturers at this stage in their ERP selection project. We’ve learned a thing or two, and can share some lessons learned.

A Best Practice Approach

Through our experience, we have found that companies are wise to identify ERP vendors that have a proven track record in their sector.  Another key consideration is selecting the vendors that meet total cost of ownership requirements.

It’s also important that those ERP vendors on the long and short list offer a delivery model that suits the company’s technical infrastructure.  This information should be part of the ERP requirements definition.

Other best practices include conducting a thorough review of the ERP vendor and soliciting a range of relevant customer references.  These best practices should be part of the ERP readiness assessment process.

Why is this so important?

An effective ERP selection project is a key component to a successful ERP implementation. Implementation projects that fail to attain expectations can be traced back to poorly executed ERP Selection projects.

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Now you can leverage Ultra’s decades of professional experience in ERP selection and business process improvement.

A free white paper entitled “Best Practices in ERP Vendor Selection” proposes actionable best practices for manufacturers to consider for an effective ERP selection project.

Don’t’ miss these five best practices for an effective ERP selection process.

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Categories: Technology Evaluation Tags: ERP Assessment, ERP Evaluation, ERP Requirements

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Jeff Carr

Jeff Carr is Founder and CEO of Ultra Consultants, independent advisors, researchers and consultants serving the manufacturing and distribution industries with enterprise technology expertise. Jeff is a leading independent voice in enterprise technology, ERP selection, evaluation, implementation and business process improvement. Jeff’s organizations have helped 1,200 manufacturing companies transform business operations. Jeff’s results-focused career spans four decades serving manufacturers. He leads Ultra’s high-impact process improvement programs that leverage today’s technology. Jeff is a graduate of University of Illinois.

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