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Catherine Goldberg asked a question at this roundtable

Feb. 10, 2012

ERP – Priming Your Business to Deliver Value From Strategy to Operations [2/15 @ 1 pm]

How can you translate business requirements into ERP requirements?

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Catherine Goldberg asked a question at this roundtable

Feb. 10, 2012

ERP – Priming Your Business to Deliver Value From Strategy to Operations [2/15 @ 1 pm]

How do you assess operational gaps and key business process requirements?

Catherine Goldberg asked a question at this roundtable

Feb. 10, 2012

ERP – Priming Your Business to Deliver Value From Strategy to Operations [2/15 @ 1 pm]

How do you devise a strategy-driving ERP plan?

Theresa Kramarz and 1 other person answered this question

Feb. 10, 2012

What factors affect the perception of ERP implementation success, ranked by importance?

It is important to define these factors for your company when you put together your plan. Your projects success should be measured by the goals you are hoping to obtain. Quite simply said, if you are looking to reduce errors in inventory or reduce late ... more

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Theresa Kramarz answered this question

Feb. 10, 2012

What are the best organizational tools to assign and manage tasks?

There definitely are better options out there to manage workflow and projects. With today's technology there is software that allows you to create and assign workflow and tasks that link directly to projects, as well as the whole Microsoft Suite. Gone are the days of ... more

Laurence Ledford and 1 other person answered this question

Feb. 10, 2012

Salesforce.com is partnering with Infor and Workday. How will this shift the ERP industry?

We are very excited about this partnership. Two best-of-breed software manufacturers are coming together to provide the marketplace with the best offerings in business software! With Infor's Infor10 initiative and their hybrid on-premise / cloud deployment options, this only increases the enormous value Infor is ... more

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Wayne Spivak and 7 other people answered this question

Feb. 10, 2012

For businesses, what are the downsides to increasing automation in the U.S. workplace?

Interesting, the answers fall into too groups, High Tech and High Touch.
The High Tech group sees automation good, unless it is flawed, then it is bad.
The High Touch group sees automation good, as long as humans still manage (retain decisions) but admit that ... more

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Catherine Goldberg announced a roundtable

Feb. 10, 2012

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Catherine Goldberg announced a roundtable

Feb. 10, 2012

ERP – Priming Your Business to Deliver Value From Strategy to Operations

Art van Bodegraven and 3 other people answered this question

Feb. 9, 2012

Worker's compensation is a costly line item in my labor intensive industry. What are effective cost containment ideas for this?

Mitigations begin with recruiting and screening, for sure. Genuine ergonomic processes and equipment are keys for the long term. Saftey shortcuts must be hanging offenses. Wellness programs can help to bring at-risk employees back from the brink.
Off-loading the problems and risks to temps and ... more

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Art van Bodegraven and 1 other person answered this question

Feb. 9, 2012

Why do CEOs and CIOs hate ERP implementations?

Here's my twist . . .
Why do CEOs and CIOs love ERP implementations?
To Shim's point, the cost calls the value proposition into question, the process is nearly guaranteed to take noticably longer than planned, scarce corporate resources are diverted in great numbers away ... more

Don Fitchett answered this question

Feb. 9, 2012

What is the current market size for overhead travelling crane and gantry crane manufacture industry?

ranges from 5 ton/set up to 500 tons/set
If you are referring to what is the market demand for cranes, you can purchase a market analysis at http://www.mhia.org/vango/core/orders/category.aspx?catid=21
Basically the market demand should mirror construction and manufacturing markets. more

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Alexander Shahery and 3 other people answered this question

Feb. 7, 2012

Upcoming Roundtable: "Driving ERP Success": what topics would you like us to cover?

How about, How to find the right consultant? Where exactly should you look?

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Feb. 7, 2012

Can an online Auction Site For Logistics "work"? What do you think needs to be done to achieve this?

vee srinivas and 7 other people answered this question

Feb. 6, 2012

Does it make sense to implement ERP if your business isn't planning to restructure its operations?

If you want to enter into an ERP system, you will necessarily have to follow the process path as dictated by the ERP. It is not possible, not to restructure and simultaneously enter into an ERP. more

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Melissa Mercer-Tachick asked a question

Feb. 5, 2012

So I'm bringing a product to market...what happens now?

Dana Craig and 7 other people answered this question

Feb. 4, 2012

What are some of the worst things to say in a team setting?

Belldon's point is an important one because there's no doubt that language can and should change depending on the nature of the group. The higher the trust and familiarity, the more that can be said without being taken out of context or misconstrued. This is ... more

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