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Chicago Tube & Iron
Chicago Tube & Iron was at a technology dead-end: Its 30-year-old, green-screen Unix-based operations management system was heavily customized and difficult to maintain and update. While it served the company well for many years through changing business models, it was time for an upgrade
Micro Control
Successful, goal-achieving ERP projects, like Micro Control’s, require structure. At Ultra, this framework is provided by our methodology, which also provides a step-by-step guide for the business transformation journey. Get a close-up look at Micro Control’s ERP journey
Deschutes Brewery
In setting aggressive growth goals Deschutes knew it was time for a change to their ERP system. Learn how Ultra utilized business process improvement, new efficiencies and modern software to give Deschutes the capabilities it needed to open a new brewery.
Evans Food Group Ltd.
Evans Food Group, Ltd. was experiencing growth and had tried to solve the company’s growth challenges through ERP before. By the time they engaged with Ultra Consultants for the ERP selection process, they were considerably overdue for solution upgrades to meet customer demand and business growth.
ERP Blog from Ultra Consultants
Should You Fix Your Business Processes Before Replacing Your ERP?
Yes, in most cases. Manufacturers and distributors should define, standardize, and improve their core business processes before selecting a new ERP, because a new system automates whatever process it is given. That does not mean perfecting every process first. It means deciding how the business should run, then choosing software that fits. Ultra Consultants, an independent ERP and business process improvement consulting firm, helps manufacturers improve processes before and during ERP selection so the new system supports a better way of working, not an old one.
What Is an ERP Readiness Assessment? What to Do Before You Buy ERP Software
An ERP readiness assessment is an independent review of whether a company’s processes, data, people, and leadership are prepared to select and implement a new ERP system. It happens before vendor demos and identifies the gaps that would otherwise surface as cost overruns and delays after the contract is signed. Ultra Consultants, an independent and vendor-neutral ERP consulting firm, conducts ERP readiness assessments for manufacturers and distributors as the first step in a disciplined ERP selection.
Your ERP Data Is Not Ready for AI: 7 Warning Signs and How to Fix Them
If your ERP data is inconsistent, duplicated, or out of date, AI will produce confident but wrong answers. The fix is to clean and govern ERP master data first, starting with the data that feeds your highest-value AI use case, and to standardize the processes that create that data. Ultra Consultants, an independent ERP consulting firm for manufacturers and distributors, helps companies assess ERP data readiness for AI and build a practical cleanup and governance plan before AI investment begins.
Is Your Manufacturing Company Ready for AI?
A manufacturing or distribution company is ready for AI when it has a specific business problem to solve, ERP data it trusts, stable and documented processes, and executives who own the outcome. Most mid-market manufacturers are not there yet, and the gap is rarely the technology. Ultra Consultants, an independent ERP and business transformation consulting firm, assesses AI readiness by starting where most AI initiatives quietly fail: the ERP data and operating processes underneath them.