Having decided that a new ERP system is the right move for your organisation, the next step is to select a system. Despite the consolidation in the ERP market over the past ten years, there is still a wide variety of choice. Identifying the system and implementation partner that best suits your business and budget is a critical step towards a successful implementation. This requires a structured selection process carefully managed according to agreed principles. Avoiding failure in this process means steering clear of the “Seven Deadly Sins of ERP Selection”.
Stories of disastrous ERP projects are enough to ensure sleepless nights for those looking at the prospect of implementing a new ERP system. So what should you do to ensure that your project is a success?
Laboratories are not the same as manufacturing environments. But Lean can and should be applied to labs. A generic approach will not work but careful adaptation of the techniques based on a thorough understanding of Lab processes will deliver significant benefits in terms of productivity or speed or both. While most of the key principles of Lean apply, there are many unique challenges involved in effectively implementing them in laboratories.
In recent years we have seen much of the traditional manufacturing industries in Europe relocate to the lower cost economies such as those in Asia. Governments across Europe are looking to the Services sector to replace the jobs which are being lost. Leaders speak of the “Knowledge Economy” or the “Smart Economy” as the way forward.
Choosing a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can be a daunting task for many organisations. How do you ensure that you evaluate and select the most appropriate system from the vast range of systems available in the market?
Galway based company BSM was awarded the Irish Exporters Association Services Export Award 2009, at a dinner at the Concert Hall, RDS in Dublin last Thursday (26 November 2009). An Taoiseach Brian Cowen was guest speaker at the ceremony and presented the awards.
Stories of disastrous ERP projects are enough to ensure sleepless nights for CEOs or CIOs looking at the prospect of implementing a new ERP system. So what should you do to ensure that your project is a success?
'One of the critical success factors in ERP system selection is the insistence of the organisation on a focused demonstration of the ERP system prior to the evaluation of a preferred vendor'.
BSM are sponsoring Maree Senior Men’s Basketball team for the 2009/2010 season. Maree Basketball Club are based in Oranmore and the Senior Men's team have just been promoted to play National League Division 1.
BSM have created two new sections on its website – OPINION and TOOLSET. The OPINION section includes short articles on everyday ERP and Information Systems related topics. These OPINION pieces are written by our Senior Consultants and available to view for free. New OPINIONS will be posted fortnightly.
Linda Davey will respond to your query.