Tag: ERP Utilization

  • Integration Trumps Functionality for Enterprise ERP

    Integration Trumps Functionality for Enterprise ERP

    Many ERP integration cost analyses only focus on a small area and do not calculate the true cost of ownership.  The purpose of this article is to elaborate on the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for integrating multiple ERP systems.

  • Using AI/ML to Build Customer-specific ERP Roadmaps

    Using AI/ML to Build Customer-specific ERP Roadmaps

    The largest portion of ERP costs remains implementation costs. AI/ML guidance is a leading practice that can reduce implementation costs.

  • ERP Utilization Series: Business Value Realization

    ERP Utilization Series: Business Value Realization

    Implementing a Cloud ERP solution does not guarantee business value, regardless of the Cloud ERP provider (vendor).  There are countless examples of customers that have not experienced the expected business value articulated in the sales cycle.  Why is this?  Naturally, when things go wrong every stakeholder will point the finger at each other.  As each…

  • ERP Utilization Series: Minimize Stabilization Phase

    ERP Utilization Series: Minimize Stabilization Phase

    Transitioning from an on-premise ERP system to a new cloud ERP service will result in a short-term reduction in ERP user efficiency.  This is less of a theoretical discussion but a practical reality that we need to manage.  There is never enough hands-on training or testing because we live in a reality of resource constraints. …

  • Using AI/ML to create a Customer-specific ERP Business Process Maturity Model

    Using AI/ML to create a Customer-specific ERP Business Process Maturity Model

    In this post, I will define a case study where my utilization model is applied for a customer.    A key point to be made here is that the health and effectiveness of the business process is directly related to the performance and utilization of ERP features that support the business process. Case Study – Procurement…

  • Using AI/ML to predict ERP Utilization

    Using AI/ML to predict ERP Utilization

    There are not many methods on how to maximize ERP utilization. There are approaches that do a commendable effort in identifying some of the factors that influence ERP utilization.  What is lacking are predictability, repeatability and harmony across the key components of a business solution.  In my 25 years of ERP consulting experience, I have…