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I recently came across an interesting thought shared by an old friend of mine, someone who’s a co-founder and leader in the retail industry. He said, “Instead of hoarding stock to ‘buffer’ quality, buffer the process itself.“ At first, I was surprised. For as long as I can remember, most industries, especially manufacturing, distribution, and […]

Any project managing an ERP implementation, regardless of the methodology used or how the phases are labelled, is structured in the same typical way. Project Initiation Planning Design Development Testing Training and Change Management Go-Live Preparation Go-Live Post-Go-Live Support Project Closure And so it has been since at least the last 30 years. When companies […]

In an ERP implementation, we often see that features and functions implemented are driven by the complicated structure of the base ERP application instead of the actual business (process) requirements. The question “What is better?” is not that relevant as you know that the answer is in the implementation process. Sometimes consultants propose to alter […]

Last month I had a chat with one of my old colleagues. We used to work together back in manufacturing (feels like a lifetime ago). We ended up talking about the old days, the stuff we used to do, the situations we were thrown into without giving any insights, all the funny bits we missed. […]