Hiring a Superuser Could Prevent Your Next Big Software Project Fail
Published in Monster.com on May 18, 2020 ”Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to building a talent pipeline of ERP superusers,” says Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., which consults large corporations on supply chain management Click here to read more.
Do You Treat Your People as Critical Assets to Your Success?
As several CEOs lament continually and as Steve Erickson, president of Corona Clipper, Inc. and UK Business Unit Group, said in our 2019 predictions document, talent is a hot topic in today's tight labor market. Perhaps it is time to put a bit more thought into our talent. As [...]
Deloitte Survey Says Talent Gap Jeopardizes Success
February 20, 2017 According to the 2017 Deloitte Global CPO Survey, 85% of those surveyed felt that talent was the largest factor in driving procurement performance yet 60% think they have a skills gap to deliver on their procurement objectives. My clients are experiencing this same phenomenon, no matter the [...]
Keys to Delegation Success for Projects
With today’s high customer expectations for quick service, 24/7 accessibility and expanded services supply chain managers are increasingly overloaded. Delegation is key to meeting demands and working efficiently.Published in "Liquid Planners" website, March 1, 2016 Click here for original article. In today's Amazon-impacted world, customers have higher expectations of [...]
APICS-IE Recognizes Contributions in Manufacturing
The Spring Executive Panel & Networking Symposium focused on emerging supply chain trends and acknowledged those emergent leaders contributing to manufacturers, supply chain professionals and distributors to improve their education, lead times, forecasting, data analysis and supplier relationships. The Inland Empire Chapter of APICS, the leading association for supply chain and [...]
Why Talent is #1 to Success
February 16, 2016 Last week I attended a meeting of the top 1% of consultants globally. With this sort of talent in one room, I listened carefully. One of the speakers focuses on small to medium sized businesses in North America ($5 million to $250 million). He said that [...]
Go-Live: ERP Fundamentals
To have a smooth transition implementing your ERP system, be sure to follow the supplier’s go-live process but don’t forget the fundamentals.Since one of my clients is going live tomorrow on a new ERP system, I've been thinking about go-live. Every software supplier has their "go-live" process and typically [...]