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5 Steps For Creating A Common Language To Define Manufacturing Innovation

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Feb 14, 2019 11:29:51 AM

MASTER SERIES FOR MANUFACTURING: Part 1 - A webinar designed to share a knowledge base for manufacturing sciences & technology and applications to improve production performance.

As we hear more about Industry 4.0; Industrial Internet of Things, and The Digital Factory, it might be a good time to reflect and develop a “Common Language” as it pertains to the word “Manufacturing.”

Since every word has specific meaning, we should ensure that terms such as “Manufacturing” and “Manufacturing Technology” are understood and articulated with a shared language.

This effort could also serve a very useful purpose as we review the developments in the past century and plan ahead for future ones.

“Manufacturing” is the REPETITIVE use of an organized collection of Physical processes, Information Processes and the combination of the two to achieve the “Product” at the required quantity, quality, cost, time and place.

It is the repetitive use of all processes that distinguish “manufacturing” from research, design, product development, etc.

 

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Topics: Digital Transformation, ERP, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Webinar, Process Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Fashion PLM

Download Our Webinar: ERP Is Still Changing Dramatically. Even At 30 Years.

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Dec 13, 2018 12:31:31 PM

Your Current ERP May Not Be So Current!

True, MRP calculations, Inventory Control, Finance, and Operations Management are not exactly new concepts. And yet Digital Transformation is said to impact every industry – so does Digital Transformation impact manufacturing? What does Digital Transformation even mean for manufacturers?


There are lessons to be learned from Amazon, Uber and Apple. Just ask the retailers, transportation and telecommunication companies that have been left behind.

If you are not expanding the reach of your ERP to impact your customer experience, your competitors are.

In this webinar you will learn how your ERP can become the self-service portal that customers demand, how mobile applications will improve the efficiency of your employees, how to sell more with an Omnichannel strategy based on the ERP and even how Artificial Intelligence now plays a role in speed and decision making.

What motivates top manufacturers to make the choice to purchase, replace, or upgrade their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution may surprise you. Learn how to lead the your company with Digital Transformation, before becoming victim to Digital Disruption.

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Topics: Digital Transformation, ERP, Webinar, Artificial Intelligence

Webinar: ERP Is Still Changing Dramatically. Even At 30 Years.

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Nov 20, 2018 1:42:59 PM
DECEMBER 12, 2018
1 PM CST 
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Your Current ERP May Not Be So Current!

True, MRP calculations, Inventory Control, Finance, and Operations Management are not exactly new concepts. And yet Digital Transformation is said to impact every industry – so does Digital Transformation impact manufacturing? What does Digital Transformation even mean for manufacturers?


There are lessons to be learned from Amazon, Uber and Apple. Just ask the retailers, transportation and telecommunication companies that have been left behind.

If you are not expanding the reach of your ERP to impact your customer experience, your competitors are.

In this webinar you will learn how your ERP can become the self-service portal that customers demand, how mobile applications will improve the efficiency of your employees, how to sell more with an Omnichannel strategy based on the ERP and even how Artificial Intelligence now plays a role in speed and decision making.

What motivates top manufacturers to make the choice to purchase, replace, or upgrade their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution may surprise you. Learn how to lead the your company with Digital Transformation, before becoming victim to Digital Disruption.

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Topics: ERP, Webinar

Download And Watch: How To Create A Compelling Business Case For Infor M3 Upgrade

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Jan 26, 2018 8:00:00 AM

Presenting the most important steps to help you build and execute a plan for upgrade that will achieve your vision of success efficiently and cost-effectively.

The decision to upgrade an ERP solution is not one that should be made lightly, and the business case for doing so doesn't rest solely on the availability of useful new functionality.

There are other important considerations. Such as, can the upgrade be completed fast, efficiently, and without disrupting ongoing business operations? And can you make the case for the upgrade in terms of value to the business, so you get the commitment and budget you need to move forward? These are critical questions. 

This webinar provides you with the expertise, proven experience, and defined processes to help you answer, "Yes," to both.

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Topics: Infor M3, Webinar

NEW DATE - An ICCG Webinar: How To Create A Compelling Business Case For Infor M3 Upgrade

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Jan 4, 2018 8:00:00 AM
JANUARY 18, 2018
1 PM CST
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The decision to upgrade an ERP solution is not one that should be made lightly, and the business case for doing so doesn't rest solely on the availability of useful new functionality.

There are other important considerations. Such as, can the upgrade be completed fast, efficiently, and without disrupting ongoing business operations? And can you make the case for the upgrade in terms of value to the business, so you get the commitment and budget you need to move forward? These are critical questions. 

This webinar will provide you with the expertise, proven experience, and defined processes to help you answer, "Yes," to both.

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Topics: ERP, Webinar

An ICCG Webinar: How To Create A Compelling Business Case For Infor M3 Upgrade

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Dec 4, 2017 12:31:47 PM
 
DECEMBER 14, 2017
1 PM CST
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The decision to upgrade an ERP solution is not one that should be made lightly, and the business case for doing so doesn't rest solely on the availability of useful new functionality.

There are other important considerations. Such as, can the upgrade be completed fast, efficiently, and without disrupting ongoing business operations? And can you make the case for the upgrade in terms of value to the business, so you get the commitment and budget you need to move forward? These are critical questions. 

This webinar will provide you with the expertise, proven experience, and defined processes to help you answer, "Yes," to both.

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Topics: ERP, Webinar

How Successful Companies Tackle Growth Challenges And Win. Download Chapter Two: Predictable Results To Find Out How.

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Nov 30, 2017 8:00:00 AM
Our strategic partner Rhythm Systems, shared with us a chapter from their newest book, Predictable Results and in turn, we would like to share it with you. This book launched on November 14, 2017.
 
Please download (Chapter 2) "Win New Customers and Sell More to the Ones You Love," where they discuss how the commitment to strategic planning and thinking can help organizations drive phenomenal organic revenue growth.
 
Your organization is complex. Learn how strategic planning and thinking can help your organization drive predictable organic revenue growth.
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Topics: Webinar, KPI

Download this Webinar: 33 KPI Examples to Measure Productivity & Prevent Organizational Drag

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Nov 2, 2017 12:47:00 PM
Learn Three Best-Practices to Driving ERP Success. 
 
How to Create and Use the Right KPIs  to Drive Business Objectives
 
Millions of dollars and countless hours of workforce productivity are at stake. There's a better way.

ICCG has partnered with Rhythm Systems  because we both work with mid-market companies around the world and because they have helped clients create over 3,000 plans and successfully complete over 250,000 priorities.

They've seen a lot of plans and how they played out so during this webinar, expect to get unique access to what works for companies like yours, and what doesn't.
 
 

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Topics: Webinar, KPI

An ICCG Webinar: 33 KPI Examples to Measure Productivity & Prevent Organizational Drag

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Oct 11, 2017 7:24:24 PM
How to Create and Use the Right KPIs 
to Drive Business Objectives

November 2, 2017
1 PM EST
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Millions of dollars and countless hours of workforce productivity are at stake. There's a better way.

ICCG has partnered with Rhythm Systems  because we both work with mid-market companies around the world and because they have helped clients create over 3,000 plans and successfully complete over 250,000 priorities.

They've seen a lot of plans and how they played out so during this webinar, expect to get unique access to what works for companies like yours, and what doesn't.

On November 2 nd  at 1 pm ET you will learn:

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Topics: ERP, Webinar

Download this Webinar: Readiness Planning and Organizational Change Management

Posted by Harriet Schneider on Oct 6, 2017 6:00:00 PM
Learn Three Best-Practices to Driving ERP Success. 
 
Pemeco Consulting, a leading Business Process and Organizational Change Management consulting firm joined Independent Computer Consulting Group (ICCG) for this important webinar.
 

ERP will be among the biggest projects your company will undertake in the next 15 years. To maximize the benefits, you will probably have to change your organizational structure, business processes, and information architecture.

To successfully execute your project, your best-and-brightest will have to lead the charge. They'll need to spend between 50% and 75% of their working time remapping processes, rearchitecting data structures, documenting the new procedures, testing the systems, and training the end-users.

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Topics: ERP, Webinar

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