Twenty-Five Years of ERP – What Have We Learned?

Presented by Alan L. Milliken, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CLTD, CPF, CSOP

Agenda
5:45pm - Virtual Networking
6:00pm - Chapter Announcements, Introductions
6:10pm – Presentation
7:10pm - Q&A, closing remarks

Today most firms have or are implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Alan was introduced to the ERP concept in 1991 when he was asked to serve on a team to assess the available hardware-software platforms for ERP and recommend one for BASF. The consensus decision was to acquire the SAP R2 ERP platform. Alan spent the next 25 years supporting implementation of the ERP concepts and software as a consultant and educator.

This presentation will provide insights from 25 years of first-hand experience.

Participants will learn:

- How to avoid the major pitfalls of ERP implementation and use.

- Tips for scoping and supporting the ERP evolution.

- Examples of balancing people-process-technology in the quest for ERP excellence.

Participants will leave better prepared to improve the use of ERP processes and systems.

Keywords: enterprise resources planning, implementation, system

Enterprise resources planning (ERP) – Framework for organizing, defining, and standardizing the business processes necessary to effectively plan and control an organization.

Implementation – The act of installing a system into operation.

System – A regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole toward the achievement of a goal.

Source: APICS Dictionary

The Speaker:

Alan Milliken has over 40 years’ experience in supply chain related roles, mostly with BASF, including in NJ at which time he was a member of the APICS West Jersey Chapter. He has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing including production, supply chain-logistics, quality & process control, industrial engineering, operations planning, and operator training. During the past 20 years he has served as a business consultant and educator specializing in supply chain & operations management. He has supported SAP ERP implementations and use since 1995.

Alan is a frequent speaker at international conferences (APICS, SAPICS, IBF) and has been published on supply chain topics many times. Alan has served on the Customer Advisory Board at APICS, and the Advisory Boards for the Institute of Business Forecasting and the S&OP Institute. He earned his BS in Industrial Engineering from Auburn and MBA from Clemson. Alan’s professional credentials include CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CLTD (APICS), CPF (IBF), CSOP (S&OP Institute) and SSGG (Villanova).

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