Selecting and Implementing the Right System

Also covered in the wide-ranging session were tips on the average timeline for selecting a system, building a budget, selecting a systems model (build, licensed or SaaS), and choosing on-premise or hosted services.

I also covered trends that many businesses are looking for in systems today, including these:
* one system vendor with modules for e-commerce, OMS, customer relationship management and WMS;
* one customer view across the enterprise; and
* the integration of systems still being key for functions such as inventory management.