Glen Alleman posts here on the need to ensure that analogies fit the domain. He notes a common problem with metaphors, especially those adapted from math or science. They sound right to the layman, but are off-key to the expert. This insight provoked a few thought on analogies in the ERP world. We often use analogies to convey [...]
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Glen Alleman passed along this link on the ERP paradox, which appears to be that: the end result of ERP implementations is often the opposite: less control, and efficiency; and even though the number of applications may be reduced, this advantage is often offset by the cost and effort of maintaining ERP systems. Unfortunately, the [...]
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All ERP customers lament the size and complexity of their implementations. My experience has been that they just don’t get what they’re trying to do — create a real-time model of their businesses. Most IT folks have been used to only automating bits and pieces, without looking at how they optimized the whole. The seduction [...]
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