Is Agile Common Sense?
Agile project management is more than adapting quickly, to succeed find a common sense approach.
What You Don’t See
Part of having an eagle eye is knowing what you don't see. I've found that being observant while walking around a manufacturing or distribution facility can yield many hidden gems.
Leverage Systems for Growth
There are countless reasons to consider implementing a new system, upgrading your system or further leveraging your system to support growth.
The Amazon Effect: Why We Must Pay Attention to Our Customers
Two thirds of manufacturers and distributors have customer service gaps when compared to Amazon and mega-distributors like Amazon.
The Power of Partnerships
What partnerships do you have in place? Take a few minutes to gather your team and think about strategic partnerships.
The Value of CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
You might wonder what you can do with CRM if you do not have CRM software. Plenty!
Critical Success Factors are the 80/20 of ERP – and Business – Success
Published January 16, 2015 One of my clients had three sets of ERP system demos this week in a quest to select the best system to meet their business objectives. Not only is it a vital part of selecting the optimal system, I also find that it is always [...]
6 Process & Systems Trends for Success
Business processes should evolve as the business climate changes by keeping an eye out for emerging trends and finding opportunities to pull ahead of the competition. As the year rapidly comes to a close, it seems an opportune time to discuss systems and process trends. I find that those [...]
Selecting the Right ERP System
For a better return on your investment select the ERP system based on which is most compatible with your business processes vs. technical prowess. ERP systems are not of much value by themselves; however, if you leverage the appropriate functionality to support your business, it can pay back rapidly [...]
UPS Notes E-Commerce Boom
Published October 24, 2014 According to today's Wall Street Journal, UPS had robust growth in the third quarter, which was strongly influenced by the e-commerce boom. E-commerce now accounts for about 45% of U.S. packages. Is e-commerce on your radar? I'm on the flight back from Phoenix as I [...]