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How an ERP Implementation can Save - Not Sink - the CIO: Reducing Risk with EnteGreat's EDGE™
Solution for SAP
by Matt Bauman and David Wasson, EnteGreat
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Paper Overview
All companies must learn how to manage risk. One of the difficulties is that there is a tendency to regard taking action as more dangerous than maintaining the status quo. It turns out that in today's rapidly changing business environment, inaction is often the riskiest choice of all. "Staying the course" can be a recipe for failure.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations are a perfect example. When the right product is chosen, and the implementation is handled intelligently, an ERP system will actually reduce risk, not increase it. The greater danger today is continuing to conduct business as usual, and being left behind as competitors gain the remarkable advantages that come from some of the ERP products now available.
Paper Outline
- Introduction
- The Doom and Gloom Era of ERP
- Integrated Information as a Survival Strategy in Today's Global Business Environment
- The Danger of Expecting Too Much from Legacies
- ERP Systems for the New Millennium
- The Features and Benefits of EDGE™
- Conclusion
About the Authors
Matt Bauman has over 15 years of experience working in Discrete and Process manufacturing industries. He has eight years of experience as a management consultant, focusing on ERP implementations for both small and large companies. Matt also spent seven years working for MeadWestvaco as an ERP lead for their Sales and Distribution business units as they implemented solutions throughout North America and across the globe. His last two years there were spent focusing on business process optimization for areas such as credit and receivables management, master data maintenance, and sales analysis and reporting. Matt's expertise with business integration led to his current role as a pre-sales engineer and product development lead for EnteGreat's EDGE™ solution.
David Wasson has over 23 years of experience in the Discrete manufacturing industries. Prior to joining EnteGreat, Dave was a Senior Vice President and the SAP Practice Leader for Technology Solutions Company (TSC). He has held various positions of increasing responsibility since joining TSC in 1989. Prior to TSC, Dave was a senior manager at Andersen Consulting providing solutions to the Aerospace and Defense industry. He began his career at Rath & Strong where he was a lead architect of the PIOS MRPII; application addressing the unique needs of the Aerospace and Defense industry. He is most noted for his experience in supply chain management for the discrete manufacturing industry; emphasizing both forward build as well as repair and overhaul.
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