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Radio Flyer
Radio Flyer looked to standardize global operations on a single, modern ERP platform to support business expansion and optimize strategic processes.
Specifically, the legacy AS-400 based ERP system limited the company in several key areas.
Independent Can Company
Because the company manufactures specialty products rather than commodities, it was looking for an ERP system built around the efficient processing and costing of a specialty product.
ICC operated on an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that was 15 to 20 years in age; at the time the company operated out of two locations.
Nudo ERP Story
In previous years the company was handicapped by an old legacy system that did not meet the needs of a growing diversified manufacturing company.
The legacy system did not provide multi-site support, WIP control, easy user access to information, and flexible production scheduling capabilities.
Knox Machine Company
Before working with Ultra’s team of independent ERP consultants, the company’s processes consisted of an awkward combination of a homegrown legacy software package, Excel for inventory control and reporting functions, and various manual processes for material planning and shop floor execution.
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.