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Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the food & beverage industry is different than it was at the beginning of 2020. The question is, what exactly has changed about the way food & beverage manufacturers operate? • How is the marketplace different? (And how long will the changes last?) • Is now the right time to invest in an ERP Read More
#4: Not Prioritizing the User Experience Lack of attention to the user interface can result in under-utilization of the solution. The new generation of technology users expects an Amazon- or Apple-like user experience from their ERP system. Some enterprise solution providers have invested billions of dollars in re-developing and upgrading their Read More
A lot can go wrong when an ERP system goes live. Critical severity defects, security holes and other technical problems can cause disruption, wreak havoc on operations, bring your business to a dead stop, and even result in multi-million-dollar lawsuits. With careful planning and process, however, your go-live can be a smooth, seamless Read More
#3: Excluding Critical Users from the Process The IT department and the C-suite do not own (and may never interact with) your core business processes. So the project team should include key people – end users and functional managers – from across your organization who are regularly involved in those processes. When the right people are involved Read More
Getting Compliance Right Today, a holistic approach to ERP and regulatory requirements – using ERP tools and data to support compliance – is considered critical. And solutions have evolved to address controls and records of items, specifications, supply, manufacturing and quality/food safety. Our experience with large and small organizations Read More
#2: Less-Than-Thorough Requirements Gathering Organizations invest in ERP to enable greater execution and efficiency. So it makes no sense to implement a solution that simply automates your existing processes. It’s easier and faster to take that approach. But as business process improvement experts say, automating a bad process just makes the Read More
#1: Poor Project Planning It’s not possible to overstate how essential proper project planning is to ERP implementation success. And, in our experience, most organizations significantly underestimate the time and resources required to do it methodically and comprehensively. Here’s why it’s important: For a complex project like an ERP Read More
Making the Case Food and beverage manufacturers, processors, distributors and storage operators are challenged by today’s rigorous regulatory and quality requirements, complex information management demands and constantly changing mandates. Compliance is not optional. So, F&B companies – big, medium and small – are seeking suitable and Read More
A modern ERP solution can supercharge your organization. But its implementation is one of the most complex and high-risk projects your organization will ever undertake. And it is extremely easy to make mistakes. These are The Seven Deadly Sins of ERP Implementation: DEADLY SIN #1: Poor project planning It’s not possible to overstate how Read More
As U.S. companies continue the transition to remote work, possibly for the long term, ERP project teams continue to face significant challenges in management, coordination, communication and collaboration. And organizations that planned to start a much-needed ERP project are wondering whether to proceed or wait until the day – Sometime next year? – Read More
Today’s IT departments increasingly leverage the cloud to deliver applications and services throughout the organization, as well as to customers and partners. In fact, last year Gartner reported that 40% of organizations in North America plan to spend the majority of new or additional funding on cloud technologies. Modern, forward-looking ERP Read More
Stories from the Field: On the Front Lines of the Pandemic with Zymo Research Biomedical device and testing equipment enterprises are on the front lines to defeat today’s pandemic, working overtime to supply desperately needed testing and supplies. Many of these enterprises have had similar beginnings – answering an unmet need and putting Read More
