ERP integration creates the single source of truth vendors need to create a pricing ecosystem that adapts to customer preferences and supply chain volatility.

AI capability will move from niche expertise to baseline literacy, on par with digital and data fluency. 

Large retailers are placing automated MFCs in stores to pull inventory closer to demand, compressing cycle times.

M&A activity is not roaring back, but it is clearly on the uptick, with buyers allocating capital to acquisitions in a discerning yet deliberate way. 

Supply chains need to integrate and collaborate with end-to-end partners and vendors in a more efficient, orchestrated, always-on model.  

Success rests on four positive factors — incremental transformation, non-disruptive architecture, deep knowledge-worker involvement, and a core foundation built on manufacturing know-how.

A case study about implementing a new inventory-reduction solution, with Allan Jaenicke, vice president of strategy and operational excellence with Waters Corp., and Carrie Brown, transformation evangelist with Celonis.

Implementing a modern ERP system signals that your company is forward-thinking, invested in efficiency, and committed to creating an environment where people can do meaningful, streamlined work. 

The challenge for manufacturers of complex configurable products is that configurable options and rules are defined in multiple systems. 

Three decades after its introduction, has the ERP monster finally been tamed?