I had a very interesting conversation with one of our clients in the personal care manufacturing and distribution business about their efforts to strengthen their brand position through technology. She shared with me that recently her Marketing team executed the…
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When I got my first car, a used Ford, I expected it to work from day one and take me anywhere, as long as I fuelled it and kept it maintained. That is exactly what happened. Cars are complex machines,…
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The hype around artificial intelligence has grown over the past few years. Since ChatGPT appeared, many people have adopted AI tools to make their jobs easier. Solving complex, tedious problems, refining texts, evaluating people’s reactions to written words or images,…
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In a recent conversation with a company referred to us by a Consultancy Business partner, the CFO shared that the ERP implementation was chaotic. Point of sales information took hours to arrive in the inventory module, and replenishing decisions were…
Storytelling has been a human activity since we can use words to communicate with each other. The elders have been sharing tales about culture, values and lessons learned with the younger. In ancient times, stories were told around the fire;…
Since the dawn of the auto industry, vehicle manufacturers have worked night and day to create the best vehicles for their customers. The initial focus was on reliability; it gradually shifted to speed, efficiency, and security. Today all these attributes…
Recently, the analogy of a jigsaw puzzle came to mind when explaining the complexity of ERP. While some enjoy piecing together a puzzle, framing it, and hanging it, I prefer a clear image created by an artist that conveys a…
Downton Abbey is one of the most famous TV series around the world. It depicts life in England at the turn of the twentieth century, the separation and commonalities between the family and their staff, and how social, economic and…
A long time ago, Henry Ford asked his team to build an eight-cylinder engine, and they answered that it was impossible. For some mechanical reason, the camshaft, an internal engine component, couldn’t exceed a certain length without suffering deformation. Henry…
Thousands of years ago, the citizens of Babylon created the first business operations records. Since then, accounting has supported running the business and portrayed the financial position in a single effort. However, business operation has evolved exponentially, and accounting records…
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