This case study is based on an interview with Fred Pritchard, Vice President of Golda's Kitchen Inc. in February 2013 Overview Golda's Kitchen (GK) is the leading Canadian on-line shopping site for over 13,000 quality kitchenware products -- baking...
Is Your ERP Implementation on Track?
Senior executives, of any organization going through a major ERP implementation, worry whether implementation costs and time estimates are accurate, or if the new system will cause huge problems when it goes live. The project manager might be tellin...
ERP Contract Negotiation | How to negotiate an ERP Contract
A major acquisition such as an ERP system should be considered a lifetime investment. It’s not just a software purchase – it’s a contract that includes maintenance fees, which will exceed the cost of the software in four to five years. A good...
ERP Underlying Technology
You don’t want to invest in old technology but it is not always obvious whether the system is using old technology. There are good ERP systems with lots of customers that have been built with old technology. The developers of these old systems are ...
Blue Link Review
Our review was written by Michael Burns based on an interview and demonstration by Blue Link in April 2013 Introduction Blue Link Associates Limited is a small Toronto-area company with about 20 employees that competes against NetSuite, some Sage p...
NetSuite Review
Our review was written by Michael Burns and published in the InfoWorld in June 2012. We have extracted the 1st few paragraphs of the article below and the remainder is available at InfoWorld by hyperlink from the heading below. NetSuite One of the ...
Replace Legacy Systems?
Don’t know what to do with your legacy system? Legacy systems often contain functionality not found in ERP systems, and would be expensive to replace. As well, the legacy system often gets the job done, so many would argue that "if it’s not brok...
ERP Roles and Responsibilities
Implementation is all about people Many organizations think they just need to find an ERP system with a good fit, and they are off to the races. But they really need is the right people at the right time. The full article is available at CAmagazine ...
ERP for Life
ERP for Life Not long ago, selecting a new ERP system every 5-10 years was the norm. Organizations did this to stay competitive and because ERP systems were still relatively new. Introduction Vendors were able to attract new customers because they...
ERP Total Cost of Ownership
Buying an ERP system is a lot like buying a house. You run into all kinds of unexpected costs. When we moved into our first home, the bed wouldn’t fit up the stairs, so we had to remove part of the ceiling, which ruined the fresh paint. Then the p...
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