It’s a Digital World
The marketplace moved. It’s out there, it’s just not at the Mall or in the Office anymore. It’s online. Traditional ERP lacks the connectivity, the cloud flexibility and the interoperability to create seamless digital customer experiences. Good enough isn’t good enough anymore – let us help you find the systems and design your approach to the digital universe.
ERP Selection Consulting
ERP is a both a software project and a management consulting project. Our methodology replicates how leading adopters of ERP produced oftentimes phenomenal results. It’s not easy, nor are your results certain. What is certain is that following tested and tried methodology increases the probability of success – as shown by our past clients.
Requirements
You know your business and what it needs. What you don’t know is recent ERP technology breakthroughs and a broad knowledge of multiple ERP programs – and here is where your ERP Selection Consultant is vital – not a salesperson selling you something – an advisor working with you on your goals, your Requirements.
Cost Revenue Models
What is the software price? An important question, yes. But a better question – ‘How will this software affect our bottom line in terms of both cost and revenue?’ Lower system costs, greater efficiencies, increased productivities, growth without overhead – these are the big numbers and the more critical values to understand – even before looking at software.
Selecting Software
Knowing the project goals, understanding the payback – this leads us to the particular ERP offerings that excel in areas specific to our business model. Traditional evaluations are led by salespeople working to sell you something. The Profit from ERP approach seeks to uncover, to understand how any ERP would be a success for your business and is more about something working – – instead of working to sell something.
Implementation
Selling you an ‘ERP solution’ is blowing smoke. ERP is not a solution, it’s a toolset. Your business isn’t static, it’s ever changing. Solving today’s problems with ‘a solution’ is only ignoring tomorrow’s issues. Working with a professional implementation team, building a lasting team of internal and external resources means you’re addressing today’s needs and building the ability to respond to future issues.
Optimize Results
Is ERP the last software tool you’ll ever buy? Not by a long shot. It’s the back office, the backbone upon which future growth develops. So two years from now, where will you be? Well, we can tell you what our clients from two years AGO are doing now. The most successful companies realize a huge return on ERP – and then re-invest. If your ERP is paying for itself several times over – why wouldn’t you look at other business process improvements to further increase your returns? If that concept seems even mildly interesting, welcome to Profit From ERP – you’re our kind of client!
Case Studies
RESULT: Cut annual software maintenance by $800,000
PROBLEM: 10 years ago, the only solution was a Tier One option that hadn’t grown or updated since 2006.
SOLUTION: Modern, cloud based component ERP created a higher functioning alternative saving the company $800,000 every year in maintenance and avoiding costly upgrades.
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RESULT: Cut time to bid by 400%, which increased win rate by 22%
PROBLEM: Producing bids with various engineering and sales reviews was agonizingly slow during the critical buying phase of their clients.
SOLUTION: ERP with customized engineering configuration functionality cut time to bid by 400%, dramatically increasing sales efficiencies resulting in a 22% higher win ratio.
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RESULT: Sped up implementation by 17% in a highly regulatory environment
PROBLEM: Inexperience with process ERP used for pharma manufacturing, validation attempts kept uncovering flaws and creating re-work for the implementation team
SOLUTION: Fast tracking project plans used repeatedly in past pharma accounts along with careful project management cut implementation time by 17%.
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RESULT: 22% sales increase in the first quarter
PROBLEM: Repeated calls to HQ, hot selling items frequently out of stock, lead time from overseas manufacturer – all resulted in a hit-or-miss season and sales uncertainty
SOLUTION: ERP demand planning identified ‘hot’ items early and accurately forecasted available-to-sell quantities increasing future sales orders and enhanced production planning, dramatically increasing profitability in a short period of time.