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As an independent ERP consulting firm, Ultra guides manufacturing and distribution project teams to business process improvement. To that end, ERP implementation success is a topic that comes up often as project teams look to Ultra to understand the best way to work through enterprise system selection to improve key processes. Providing this Read More
Implementing or upgrading an ERP system is a good opportunity for a manufacturer to create lasting business change within an organization. That’s why change management strategies for an ERP project are so important. We looked at this topic last month in a blog post about what is needed for an effective change management plan. Another archived Read More
In our experience as an independent ERP consultant team, an ERP selection and implementation initiative is successful when the project team understands that the process is much more than swapping a modern application with legacy software or tweaking a few IT solutions. This conclusion is based on hundreds of successful business process Read More
In our experience as an independent ERP consultant team, an ERP selection and implementation initiative is only successful with an understanding that the process is much more than just swapping out legacy software or tweaking a few IT solutions. Striving to achieve a future state or implementing an enterprise system requires a focus on Read More
In our experience as an independent ERP consultant team, an ERP selection and implementation initiative is only successful with an understanding that the process is much more than just swapping out legacy software or tweaking a few IT solutions. In the academic and real-world analysis, I’ve done, it’s crystal clear that an ERP Read More
A great deal of work has gone into sourcing the right ERP solution for your business, into getting stakeholder buy-in for the ultimate decision and selecting the right vendor. However, you know that the biggest challenge for most businesses is in making it work. You need to promote a positive attitude to the changes ahead and ensure that all Read More
This is the third blog in our Transformation Journey series, which will discuss the 8 steps necessary to form a continuous improvement team. This team is in place to manage the process and immerse the group in an environment conducive to implementing improvements in your company’s environment and culture. In the last blog on the business Read More
ERP project success follows from a structured, purposeful approach aimed to help transition people, teams, and organizations from their current state to the desired future state. Included in this ERP methodology based on Ultra's successful projects, here are change management and ERP lessons learned. Lesson #1: Merely swapping out software = Read More
Many teams we talk to are evaluating ERP software in 2018. To help shed light on the topic, Ultra's ERP Blog recently looked at key trends in a recent blog post entitled Looking Ahead: Ultra's Perspectives on ERP in 2018. Today we suggest that ERP Software in 2018 should put the focus on managing change and the human side of Read More
Ultra recently worked with a $100 million company in the consumer products industry. The company manufactures and distributes products that are sold to retail chains and distributors in the sporting goods and hardware industries. Over the last decade, the company's business model has shifted from solely manufacturing to a combination of Read More
As I shared in a previous post, the Ultra team is in the midst of partnering with a US-based metals component supplier. The manufacturer operates 10 facilities strategically located near their customers, serving steel service centers, automotive and truck, construction and agricultural equipment, machinery and appliance OEMs. Through the Read More
Why Change? Recently we began working with a $100 million consumer products company. The company manufactures and distributes products that are sold to retail chains and distributors in the sporting goods and hardware industries. Over the last decade their business model has shifted from solely manufacturing to a combination of manufacturing Read More
