Special Educational Opportunity

Overcoming the Ten Major Problems with ERP!

 

 

This presentation is designed to discuss the top 10 major problems with ERP systems:-   

1. The system is integrated but the organization is not

2. People still work in functional areas

3. No one understands the complete system

4. The system is too complex

5. The system was oversold  

6. Implementation is a huge investment

7. It doesn’t do all the things we need

8. It is very difficult to access the data

9. The data base is powerful but the reporting is weak

10. Technology is only part of the solution

The presentation shows ways in which to overcome or minimize the impact of these problems. The emphasis in this presentation is on practical ways to solve ERP implementation problems, in particular the ongoing problems of data integrity, inventory accuracy, effective planning and the rapid delivery of products.

Seminar Outline 

7:30       Registration and Welcome

8:00       Introductions

8:15      Discussion of the 10 Major Problems with ERP

9:00      The difference between ERP and ERM

9:30      Break

10:00    ERM Organizational Readiness Checklist

10:30     The Principles of the Integrated Enterprise

11:00     The foundations of successful ERP

11:45     Lunch

13:00     Data Integrity

14:30     Break

15:00     Inventory Record Accuracy

15:30     Effective Planning

16:00     Rapid Product Delivery

16:30     Summary

 

Benefits of the Seminar

 This presentation will be useful to anyone working in a company experiencing difficulty with an ERP system implementation or operation or an ERP system. Practical advice will be presented which can be used to improve the chances of successful ERP implementation or operation within any organization.

Who should attend:-

 Obviously the most benefit to an organization occurs when a company sends a team of people to this seminar. It is particularly designed for the Senior Management Team and the ERP project team. In addition anyone who is working for a company that is experiencing difficulty with the implementation or operation of ERP is strongly advised to attend this seminar. It would be extremely helpful for ERP salespeople, and beneficial for consultants working on ERP implementation projects.

Seminar Objectives

  • To discuss the 10 major problems with ERP systems
  • To suggest an approach to deal with these problems
  • To contrast the differences between ERP and ERM
  • To present a checklist to assess an organization’s readiness for ERM
  • To discuss the principles of the Integrated Enterprise
  • To present the basic foundations of successful ERP