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The 2025 Top 10 ERP Systems Report
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Change Management ROI: How to Maximize it
While you may know that an organizational change management (OCM) plan is an essential part of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) project, do you know the actual steps you need to take to maximize your change management ROI? It’s easy to develop an OCM plan with...
The Importance of a Supplier Diversification Strategy (6 Benefits)
There are many moving parts in every supply chain. If even one of those touchpoints is compromised, it can affect the entire process. Thankfully, there are strategies you can employ to help strengthen these connections. A supplier diversification strategy is one of...
Lessons Learned From the Navy ERP Failure
In 1998, the U.S. Navy embarked on a set of four enterprise resource planning (ERP) pilot projects focused on SAP software. However, by 2005, the effort was scrapped, costing the Navy $1 billion. How did this high-profile ERP project go so far off track? More...
Supply Chain Digital Transformation: 5 Benefits
Manufacturers are always looking for ways to make their supply chains run more smoothly and effectively. Increasingly, manufacturers are turning to advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), to help them expand their capabilities, meet immediate...
What is BIM Software in Construction? (5 Benefits)
What is BIM software in construction? Building information modeling (BIM) software is a tool that construction team members use to develop 3D designs and building models. Commercial buildings and infrastructures aren’t made overnight. Rather, architects,...
Lessons Learned From the Avon ERP Implementation Failure
An ERP system is supposed to make work easier for your employees. It isn’t meant to make operations more complicated. This is a lesson that cosmetics giant Avon learned in 2013, when it officially pulled the plug on its SAP ERP integration project after four...
Change Management in Virtual Environments: 7 Essential Tips
According to a report from last August, 82% of employers plan to allow their team members to work remotely at least part of the time, even after the pandemic. Meanwhile, 47% intend to allow full-time remote work. What does this mean for organizations that are...
Lessons Learned From the Nike Supply Chain Management (SCM) Failure
A supply chain management system is supposed to help a company streamline and centrally manage its flow of goods and services. It isn’t supposed to result in excess inventory or lead to extensive order delays. Yet, that’s exactly what happened when Nike...
ERP End-to-End Processes: Decoding the Jargon
What do vendors mean when they talk about ERP end-to-end processes, cross-functional processes, and value chains? We’re here to shed light on this industry terminology. The terms mentioned above can be used interchangeably. For simplicity, we’ll use the term,...
The Role of ERP in Inventory Management: 9 Benefits
In your quest to simplify and streamline your manufacturing operations, have you considered how well your current inventory management system is working? An inefficient or outdated platform can slow production times, frustrate customers, and impact your bottom line....![Lessons Learned From the Hewlett Packard ERP System Failure [Case Study]](https://www.panorama-consulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/hewlett-packard-erp-system-failure.png.webp)
Lessons Learned From the Hewlett Packard ERP System Failure [Case Study]
In August 2004, Hewlett-Packard (HP) made a devastating announcement: The third-quarter revenue for its Enterprise Servers and Storage (ESS) segment had decreased in value by 5% from the previous year to $3.4 billion. A major factor behind the decline? A failed ERP...![Reinforcing Change to Ensure a Successful ERP Implementation [Here’s How]](https://www.panorama-consulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/reinforcing-change.png.webp)
Reinforcing Change to Ensure a Successful ERP Implementation [Here’s How]
Organizational change management (OCM) is a necessary component of enterprise software implementations. It involves making sure that all your employees have the knowledge they need to use the new platform confidently and effectively. Change management is a continuous...
Low-Code ERP: Everything You Need to Know
While ERP software is more necessary than ever before, IT team members in many organizations are too consumed with operational challenges to handle a software implementation. Add to that growing customer demands, and it’s easy to see why no-code or low-code ERP...
Lessons Learned From Hershey’s ERP Implementation Failure
Many times, when companies decide to transition from outdated legacy systems to a central ERP platform, the result is sweet success. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case for Hershey. Though it’s been more than 25 years since Hershey’s ERP failure,...
The Difference Between ERP vs. EPM Software Systems
While there are many different enterprise solutions on the market, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and enterprise performance management (EPM) software are two solutions that many companies, across industries, consider for their business. While ERP...
Examining Lean Six Sigma Failures: 7 Common Causes
Lean Six Sigma is a type of process improvement methodology. It helps businesses reduce errors and inefficiencies by identifying areas of waste and variation and deploying teams to tackle those areas before they cause significant problems. While Lean Six Sigma...
What is a Change Sponsor? (Everything You Need to Know)
What is a change sponsor? This is an executive leader with the connections and clout required to build a coalition of sponsorship around your project. ERP implementations are one type of project that requires sponsorship. These projects need the ongoing support of...
ERP vs CMMS: Do You Know the Difference?
In your quest to find the best enterprise software for your organization, you’ve likely come across plenty of platforms that sound like they could meet your needs. In fact, you might have found that many of these systems have similar, overlapping functionality. ...
Examining System Integration Failures: 8 Common Causes
Implementing a new enterprise system often means you have an integration project on your hands. Any existing systems that you are not replacing, will likely need to integrate with the new system. This adds another layer of complexity onto the already challenging ERP...
