Critical Success Factors are the 80/20 of ERP – and Business – Success
Think about your critical success factors. Whether you are selecting a system or not, you'll make better decisions if you understand these factors.
Retaining your Best & Brightest is Key to a Successful Succession Plan
According to a survey performed by the LMA Consulting Group (lma-consultinggroup.com) in conjunction with the APICS Inland Empire Chapter (apics-ie.org), executives said that succession planning is tied as a No. 1 priority in retaining top talent. This is especially noteworthy when considering that 87% of manufacturers and distributors are [...]
How to Select Priorities
I've yet to meet a client that didn't have FAR too many priorities for what could be achieved successfully.
Fit Matters! Just Ask J.C. Penney
Whether you are hiring, looking for someone to participate on a project team or collaborating with customers, make sure fit is not an after thought.
How To Elevate Business Performance with Lean I.T.
Rather than trying to modernize at every turn seek to leverage your I.T. department to provide maximum efficiency without non-value added work.
Don’t Prioritize!
Are you reshuffling chairs on the Titanic too?
The IT – Business Partnership
Successful companies forge partnerships with their IT departments to create an ERP system that provides data to make good decisions and provide their customers with an exceptional experience.
The Systems View
Do the systems in your business work together like the interconnected dynamic systems they are?
Strategic Priorities
I thought it might be interesting to brainstorm top strategic priorities commonplace today for manufacturers and distributors.
Organization Essential to Strategic Focus
Bring order to chaos – organize and redefine your priorities. Organization is one of the key tenets required to be successful with an eagle eye strategic focus so that you can rapidly assess strategic priorities. I’ve yet to run across an organization with just the right amount of priorities [...]