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ERP software evaluation positions Server Products to undertake and execute business transformation and process improvements

A U.S. based manufacturer of progressive and innovative dispensing, serving and point-of-use equipment for food service operators, needed to update its aging system in order to gather key metrics and fulfill customer demands to customize products.
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Case Study

ERP software evaluation positions Server Products to undertake and execute business transformation and process improvements

A U.S. based manufacturer of progressive and innovative dispensing, serving and point-of-use equipment for food service operators, needed to update its aging system in order to gather key metrics and fulfill customer demands to customize products.

Client background:

Server Products Inc. is a U.S. based manufacturer of progressive and innovative dispensing, serving and point-of-use equipment for food service operators. The company sells around the globe, has 150+ employees and $37+M in annual revenues.

The business challenge:

The company was challenged in efficiently managing day to day procedures, productivity levels and operating costs due to:

  • Inability to upgrade its aging legacy system due to numerous customizations
  • Limited internal IT resources to drive strategic IT improvements (focused on day-to-day stability of the legacy system)
  • External customer demands to customize products were driving the need to transform the business toward manufacturing to order (MTO/ETO)
  • Inability to gather key sales, costing, and inventory metrics with legacy systems and processes

The Baker Tilly approach:

Baker Tilly brought its software agnostic approach to the evaluation process and:

  • Focused on critical and unique business requirements to align vendor fit
  • Identified actionable change management activities for the organization through stakeholder analysis
  • Facilitated scripted functional and technical ERP software demonstrations
  • Provided total cost of ownership analysis and supported independent client reference calls to confirm client’s final selection decision

The business impact:

With identification of ERP software options that were aligned with the company’s functional technical needs, the software evaluation engagement resulted in the following:

  • Vendors demonstrated their software using the company’s data and business processes which illustrated a solution that the company could more easily visualize and understand
  • Confirmed the ERP solution will support client’s critical and unique requirements
  • Positioned the client to undertake and execute business transformation and process improvements
  • Leveraged ERP market expertise to coach client through contract negotiation to identify market driven cost savings and clear total cost of ownership
Mid-size manufacturer accomplishes ERP software evaluation and vendor demonstrations in under 10 weeks
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Mid-size manufacturer accomplishes ERP software evaluation and vendor demonstrations in under 10 weeks