by Bill Baumann | Apr 21, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
With a net worth of around $104 billion, there’s no denying that Target is a retail giant. However, when the corporation tried to replicate its U.S. success in Canada, even its reputation as an industry mainstay couldn’t save its efforts from collapsing. ... 
by Bill Baumann | Apr 14, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
In 2005, Waste Management (WM) began a major, enterprise-wide SAP ERP implementation. The project was set to go live by 2007, and SAP projected that WM would be able to net upward of $220 million per year in annual benefits. However, in 2008, a $500 million ERP... 
by Bill Baumann | Apr 7, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
In late 2020, the U.S. Air Force resumed work on an ERP implementation that was originally scrapped back in 2012. The new effort is still underway, set to be completed over a five-year timeline. To understand why the project has been resurrected, it’s necessary... 
by Bill Baumann | Mar 31, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
In March 2017, Chicago-based brewer MillerCoors sued Indian technology services firm HCL (and its American affiliate) for more than $1 million. At the core of the chaos? A failed SAP implementation, which MillerCoors blamed on a string of inefficiencies catalyzed by... 
by Bill Baumann | Mar 24, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
The fall is always a challenging time for college staff. However, the start of the 2015 school year was an uncommonly stressful season for IT leaders at community colleges across Washington State. August of that year was the pilot go-live date for an ERP project,... 
by Bill Baumann | Mar 17, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
Woolworths Australia, dubbed “Woolies” by locals, is the largest supermarket chain in Australia. Operating nearly 1,000 locations across the country, it staffs around 115,000 employees. With various stores, support offices and distribution centers, the company needed... 
by Bill Baumann | Mar 10, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
Research shows that more than half of all U.S. companies are planning to increase their investments in automation technology to stay competitive and keep pace with changing market conditions. At the core of this shift is robotic process automation (RPA). When executed... 
by Bill Baumann | Mar 3, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
As one of the largest investor-owned power distribution companies in the country, National Grid USA (NGUSA) knows the importance of timely delivery. So, when its much-anticipated SAP ERP project was stalling out after three years of development, team leaders made the... 
by Bill Baumann | Feb 24, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
One of the top, multinational telecommunications companies, Vodafone, is used to being in the news. However, in 2016, the company made a different kind of headline. That year, Vodafone was hit with what was recognized as the single-biggest fine ever imposed in the UK... 
by Bill Baumann | Feb 10, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
In 2011, the U.K.’s Cabinet Office began work on GOV.UK Verify, also known as the Identity Assurance Programme (IDAP). The program intended to establish one trusted login across all online services provided by the British government. When fully operational,... 
by Bill Baumann | Feb 3, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
While CRM systems have the potential to transform the way your business organizes and optimizes customer data, CRM implementations are challenging and must be managed correctly from the beginning. In fact, roughly one-third of all CRM projects fall short of their... 
by Bill Baumann | Jan 27, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
For many companies, moving from legacy systems to a cloud-based ERP platform can usher in an era of improved performance and heightened success. However, for Travis Perkins, an ERP project was simply an expensive lesson in how not to approach an implementation. In... 
by Bill Baumann | Jan 20, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
When a company begins an ERP implementation projected to last one year, no one expects the timeline to drag on for multiple years. Nor do they expect to take the project to court. Yet, both happened to Southeast Power Group following its massive manufacturing ERP... 
by Panorama Consulting Group | Jan 13, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
Last May, rental car giant Hertz officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At the onset, many industry analysts were quick to link this to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Air travel plummeted a staggering 90% last year as people stayed close to home, and many... 
by Bill Baumann | Jan 6, 2021 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
You may recognize the German brand Haribo by the iconic Gummy Bears it’s best known for manufacturing. However, Haribo has been in the news recently for another reason, and this one isn’t quite as sweet. In 2018, the brand kicked off a major SAP ERP... 
by Bill Baumann | Dec 30, 2020 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
In 2019, Pennsylvania-based manufacturing firm Worth & Company sued Oracle for $4.5 million, citing major deficiencies in their ERP software implementation. As one of the most esteemed full-service mechanical contractors in the Mid-Atlantic, Worth & Co. had a... 
by Bill Baumann | Dec 23, 2020 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
In March 2019, cosmetics giant Revlon announced that it would be late filing its annual financial report for the year prior. The reason behind the delay? The company’s year-old SAP ERP system had been riddled with issues ever since implementation. The resulting... 
by Panorama Consulting Group | Dec 16, 2020 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
Has your ERP project veered off track? Maybe it’s taking far longer than you anticipated, or you’re already over budget. You might even be wondering if the software is still capable of meeting your needs. Regardless of your specific challenges, it may not... 
by Bill Baumann | Dec 2, 2020 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
The global leasing industry is fast-paced, competitive and reliant upon a finely tuned infrastructure. That’s what makes enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions critical in this sector. With a collective fleet of nearly 2 million lease cars in 30 countries,... 
by Bill Baumann | Nov 25, 2020 | ERP Blog, Expert Witness
In 2011, grocery store chain Lidl kicked off what was meant to be a transformative initiative. Thousands of staff members and hundreds of outside consultants came together to help the German discount supermarket implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)... 
