by Gene Hammons | Jan 15, 2013 | ERP, Manufacturing, Software Selection
So often on ‘ask the expert’ websites such as Quora you’ll find questions such as “What’s the best ERP software for service organizations?” or IT Toolbox asking “Which ERP software is best for Midsized Manufacturers?”....
by Gene Hammons | Nov 19, 2012 | ERP, Software Selection, Uncategorized
Cloud computing – the IT press would have you believe it’s not just the next BIG thing, there’s only Cloud, Cloud and more Cloud on the horizon. And it’s raining down SaaS (Software as a Service) subscription fees. Yet back in the real...
by Gene Hammons | Aug 1, 2012 | ERP, Food & Beverage, Implementation, Profitization
SSI Managing Change and Incentive AlignmentsSuper Store Industries (SSI) is one of our early (WMS) customers. Supporting more than 350 grocery stores throughout Northern California and Nevada, SSI ships approximately 1 million cases of dry and frozen...
by Gene Hammons | Jun 6, 2012 | ERP, Implementation, Software Selection
Sorting through the email… Panorama Consulting’s latest newsletter reviews how they did on their 2009 predictions for the ERP market – and as usual, Eric Kimberling seems pretty well on the mark One thing caught my eye in Prediction 2 –...
by Gene Hammons | Jun 1, 2012 | ERP, Profitization, Software Selection
2020 Editors Note: Early summer, 2012, Facebook went through an IPO (Initial Public Stock Offering) and the stock failed to sell for the target price. At the time, Facebook hadn’t really hit upon a way to create regular ‘revenue’ and was mostly cat...
by Gene Hammons | May 11, 2012 | ERP, Implementation
In a recent speech to some ERP customers, I was making the point that when implementing business software – the urge to customize is an opportunity. Not an opportunity to turn your company into a software development house, but an opportunity to improve...
