Research cluster

ERP strategy and readiness

Whether it is time to replace the system you have, and how to get the organisation ready before a program starts, so the implementation is not the first time these questions get asked.

Clean core and composable ERP, explained for the board Clean core means keeping custom code out of the ERP so upgrades stay cheap. Composable means buying best-fit pieces around it. What you are really buying, and the discipline it demands.
Two-tier ERP: a tier 2 system under a tier 1 core Running Dynamics 365 or NetSuite in the subsidiaries under an SAP or Oracle core can cut subsidiary cost and time, if the consolidation interface and chart of accounts are governed centrally.
Getting ready for an ERP program The work that makes a program run clean happens before the integrator arrives: data cleanup started, process owners freed, the business case owned, and the start date set by the 36-month rule.

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