erp

ERP Modelled on Facebook? – Probably Not

9 March 2010 0 comments

ERP is certainly no model for simplicity, interface design, flexibility, (you get it, this list goes on and on).  But could ERP be made better in the image of Facebook?  Marc Benioff, the founder of Saleforce, seems to think so.  In February he authored a post on Tech Crunch where he made this argument.  The [...]

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ERP Single Instance Not a Panacea

3 March 2010 0 comments

Ray Wang at the Software Insider blog wrote a piece yesterday questioning the notion that single instances are always the best approach for ERP implementations.  The link is here.  He cites a study indicating factors such as purpose built requirements and cost as primary factors in considering a two tier architecture.  This is a good [...]

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Why Lean and ERP?

29 January 2010 0 comments

In many years of improving companies of many types, I have always found that alignment of the supporting technology platforms was critical to implement sustainable change.  Yet, many Lean people I meet are really hostile toward systems.  I empathize with the general sentiment.  Many systems do seem to fight the Lean practices we hope to [...]

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