June 28, 2010

What makes one IWMS easier to implement than another?

IWMS expert and Lucernex President, Joe Valeri (see Joe’s management summary here), discusses the reasons some IWMS implementations are easier than others.

There is a very wide range in how long an IWMS implementation will take from as little as a few weeks to as long as a few years. There are a number of reasons for the variances in implementation time frame but I will focus on three that I believe are the most significance: product flexibility, delivered functionality and client requirement complexity. These three issues are actually highly entwined making it even harder for most companies selecting an IWMS to properly assess each one.
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