Re: ERP on IBM i

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Who did this basic ERP training for you?


On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:50 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There is something to be said about knowing ERP.  Before we did the
> upgrade from BPCS 405CD to Infor's ERP LX we put everyone through ERP
> training.  The training was not software specific.  Everyone went through
> the basics.  I don't care if you were a payroll clerk or whatever.  You
> went through basic ERP training.  Then the depth of the training increased
> based on job role.
> And there was some change in personnel.  Sometimes a button pusher (take
> menu option 1 then ...) just doesn't hack it versus someone with
> university training in ERP.
> After all the ERP training was done, then the software specific training
> began.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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> From:   Vance Stanley <w_vance_stanley@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "midrange-nontech@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <midrange-nontech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   11/08/2014 11:34 AM
> Subject:        ERP on IBM i
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> There is still One World and SAP runs on the iSeries. We looked into
> running SAP on the iSeries but, it was shot down in lieu of Unix. Even
> though the UNIX guys agreed the iSeries would probably manage the software
> better they stuck with UNIX because quote "that's what they know".  BTW -
> you will find lots of people that say they know something about ERP
> software but finding anyone that really knows it is a challenge. I would
> argue it might be easier to train new people on your existing software
> than switch over to an ERP.
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