Ali is a BEng(Hons) Computer Aided Mechanical Engineer and a certified PRINCE2 practitioner. He joined SPC more than two years ago as a Systems Analyst after graduating from Kings College London to research the need for an integrated ERP & CRM package. After successfully justifying the business case for a Cloud based ERP & CRM package, Ali was promoted to project manage the design and implementation of the next generation IT systems that allows SPC to grow and drive efficiency through their globally expanding business.
For three years The Manufacturer magazine’s ERP Connect has changed the way UK manufacturers approach software selection by minimising the overall time and effort involved in qualifying potential Enterprise Software vendors. This unique event offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity for you and your team to see the best in Enterprise Software Solutions in the world all in one place, all at the same time!
“ERP Connect was by far the best event I have been to and would highly recommend it as an excellent opportunity for those looking at ERP projects. We found the one-to-one sessions extremely useful to review the market and the breakout presentations and speakers were excellent.”
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“I would definitely recommend attending this event, the one-to-one sessions were extremely useful and the speaker presentations were good.”
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Core benefits
- Reassurance and validation: Support for a company’s decision making process through due diligence research and exposure to ERP best practice.
- Inspirational keynotes and case studies: Development of the right strategy for implementation so as to avoid costly mistakes.
- Structured one to one meetings: Provide full understanding of the market and who can best support ERP implementation
- Networking in a peer to peer environment: Meet with fellow professionals to build the knowledge and insight needed for success in their ERP implementation
- NOTE: ERP Connect is restricted to 60 company delegates, early registration is strongly recommended
Key Features
- Access to high quality conference content including the latest insights from technologists, academic research and industry case studies
- Expert guidance on how to understand your IT needs
- Informal peer-to–peer networking
- One-to-one meetings between delegates and vendors addressing individual business needs
Delegate Fees
- Discounted fee of £95 + VAT to manufacturing delegates attending both one-to-one sessions and conference
- £395 + VAT will be charged to delegates who attend the conference only and not one-one meetings.
- Early bird offer of FREE Kindle e-reader with ERP Whitepaper if registered and paid before 6th April 2012 and participates in one to one meetings.
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All delegates who register and pay by 6th April and who participate in one to one meetings will receive a FREE Kindle e-reader with the latest ERP whitepaper uploaded onto the device at the event. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Enquiries
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Speakers
Ali Soomro
Systems Analyst - S & P Coil Products Limited
Amany Elbanna
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems - Royal Holloway University of London
Dr Amany Elbanna is a Senior Lecturer in Information Systems. Her primary research interest is in the area of information systems development and management (including IS project management, enterprise information systems and agile software development); IT and organisational change; and IT and innovation.
Amany acts as an associate editor and mini-track chair of many premier IS conferences including the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) and Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). She is also a reviewer for Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS) and Australian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS). She reviews for many leading IS journals including MIS Quarterly, European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), Journal of the Association of Information Systems (JAIS), IS Frontier, The database for Advances in Information Systems, International Journal of Information Management (IJIM) and Journal of Enterprise Information Management (JEIM). She is a member of the editorial board of Information and Management and Journal of Enterprise Information Management, past chair of The Association of Information Systems (AIS) Special Interest Group on Enterprise Systems (SIG ENTSYS).
Amany was a co-chair of the Doctoral Consortium of the 4th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems 2009, the chair of a panel entitled “Agile software development: Time to take it seriously?” at the 17th European Conference on Information Systems 2009 and a co-chair of a track on Enterprise Systems on MCIS 2009. Amany has recently completed a British Academy project on Exploring Organisational Innovation and Practices of Agile Software Development.
Chris Mulvihill
Director - EMS Manufacturing
Chris Mulvihill is the Manufacturing Director of EMS Manufacturing in Kent. With many years of involvement in the manufacturing process, from engineering through to product management to production management, Chris has developed a strong belief that for a manufacturing operation to be truly competitive, it must become adept at using and leveraging information. EMS’s success as a UK based electronics manufacturer has been greatly assisted by focused information systems changes. Implementing ERP was the first stage in providing EMS with the facility to develop their information systems in support of the flexibility demands made by changing markets and customer expectations.
Chris Stanghan
IFS Project Manager - Lymington Precision
A graduate in Physics and Mathematics and a Master of Business Administration, Chris Stanghan started his business career in Optoelectronics research, before moving into manufacturing management. Following broad experience in supply chain management roles, which also included several business systems implementation projects, Chris moved into freelance Systems implementation and has become one ofEurope’s leading practitioners in the implementation of IFS Applications. In ten years, he has completed more than ten new system implementations and system upgrades. Away from business, Chris is a keen musician and photographer, and lives with his wife and daughters in Norwich, Norfolk.
Clare Stillie
IS Programme Manager - Marshalls Plc
Clare Stillie has been part of Marshalls Plc for the last 11 years. As IS Programme Manager, Clare is responsible for the management and delivery of IS related projects. For the last 5 years this has meant managing the roll-out of MS AX across the 50+ sites within the Marshalls Group. With 15 years ERP implementation experience Clare has had the opportunity to cover the full breadth of business operations with particular focus on planning and manufacturing operations.
Marshalls operates a diverse portfolio of business interests, from managing its own quarries through to manufacturing goods and running regional service centres. It employs around 2,400 people across 54 sites, not just in the UK but also overseas. Marshalls supplies the domestic, public sector and commercial markets with hard landscaping products.
David Warburton-Broadhurst
CIO - Masternaut
David Warburton-Broadhurst is an experienced IT professional with a successful track record of delivering multi-million pound programmes. David has extensive business acumen combined with the real implementation experience to deliver significant business change within both blue chips environments and SMEs . David was the Associate Director of Cambridge Technology Partners for 9 years following which he was appointed by Star Technology Group as Director of Business Applications and then Director for IT.
David was appointed as CIO of Masternaut, one of Europe’s leading mobile resource management provider, in June 2011. David’s remit is to bring about significant business change through the strategic use of IT across Masternaut’s European businesses. Masternaut’s extensive ERP re-engineering programme is nearing completion of Phase 1 – a standardised and robust Financial platform across Europe, with Phase 2, which impacts most areas of the business, currently in delivery in the UK.
Graeme McNaught
Project Planning Manager - SELEX Galileo
Graeme has a background in electronic design and manufacture, electronic systems design, technology sales, industrial automation, process monitoring/control, project management and project services. He has operated across many market sectors, including defence and aerospace, manufacturing, academia, medical and nuclear. Most recently, Graeme has been concentrating his efforts on project services and process improvement of business systems. As a member of the SAP design team, Graeme helped lead the introduction of SAP into SELEX Galileo in 2008, specialising in the Project System and associated areas. Graeme continues to work on embedding and enhancing the SAP solution as well as managing the Project Planning department of SELEX Galileo’s Edinburgh site.
John Haslam
Senior Consultant - ERP Advice Centre Ltd
John Haslam has a BA in Arabic and Portuguese, an MBA and the Certificate of the Market Research Society. He works as a Senior Consultant for the ERP Advice Centre Ltd, a specialist consultancy set up in 2003 and purely focussed on manufacturing companies looking to choose a new business application software, commonly called ERP.
The ERP Advice Centre uses the Specmaster ERP analysis tool, a very efficient and effective method of analysing the business needs of a company. This provides detailed specifications which can then be used in any demonstrations and discussions with potential ERP software vendors.
Marco Pisano
Programme Manager - Intellect
Michael Mortiboys
Commercial Manager - Muller Martini Great Britain
Michael Mortiboys has many years of experience in IT, having worked as an SAP SD Consultant, an SAP Remote Supporter, an SAP International Implementation Trainer, an MS Dynamics NAV 4.0 International Solution Design Architect and also as an MS CRM 2011 Solution Design Architect. He is currently the Commercial Manager at Muller Martini Great Britain, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Muller Martini group and one of the largest sales and service companies in Europe. In this role Michael is responsible for business development, marketing and customer retention. His favourite saying is “If I have to do it then it must be worth doing.”
Peter Robinson
Head of Information Systems - Yeo Valley
Yeo Valley is a privately owned, farm-based dairy business recognised for the high quality of its products and innovative packaging. Yeo Valley Organic is the UK’s leading organic food brand and the company also supplies many of the leading UK food retailers with own-label dairy products. Employing almost 1,500 people and operating from seven sites in the South West the company has a turnover of circa £250M, makes over 20% of the yogurt consumed in the UK and is three-times winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.
Peter heads up the group IT function which plays a key role helping the supply chain, in particular, meet the demanding 24/7 requirements of its customers. Service levels of around 99.97% are consistently achieved and this has underpinned the company’s rapid growth and excellent reputation within the industry.
Peter Thorne
Managing Director - Cambashi
Peter is responsible for consulting projects related to the new product introduction process, e-business, and other industrial applications of information and communication technologies. He works closely with IT vendors, providing them with independent expertise on matching their products and services to real industry needs.
He has applied information technology to engineering and manufacturing enterprises for more than 20 years, holding development, marketing and management positions with both user and vendor organisations. Immediately prior to joining Cambashi in 1996, he headed the UK arm of a major IT vendor’s Engineering Systems Business Unit, which grew from a small R&D group to a multi-million pound profit centre under his leadership.
Peter holds a Master of Arts degree in Natural Sciences and Computer Science from Cambridge University, is a Chartered Engineer, and a member of the British Computer Society.
Rob Philips
Group IT Manager - ITW Industry
Presently the ICT manager for ITW Industry, a UK division of Illinois Tool Works. A manufacturing and software development business for the timber engineering industry. ITW is a diverse business employing over 60,000 people around the world. I have worked for the company in many different roles, from software tester to developer, IT manager and more recently the Epicor project manager.
Programme details
Thursday 3rd May 2012
Integrating multiple sites to maximise the benefits of standardisation and minimise costs
David Warburton-Broadhurst, CIO, Masternaut
• Delivering a multi-site, multi-country company-wide fully integrated ERP solution
• Bringing the project in on-time and on-budget
• How we achieved:
- Maximum standardisation and reduced costs
- A single secure database of the company’s commercial, operational and financial information
- Consistent and efficient business processes (“The Masternaut Way”)
- World class management information – leading to greater insight and better
informed decisions
Generating flexibility and continuous business improvement through ERP
Chris Mulvihill, Director, EMS Manufacturing
- How is ERP a continuous improvement enabler?
- Creating a flexible mindset within the operation.
- How does ERP unlock the power of information?
- How to identify the business benefits of ERP based systems
Understanding individual company requirements in order to choose the right ERP system and maximise ROI
John Haslam, Senior Consultant, ERP Advice Centre Ltd
- Set a realistic budget - You have been quoted between £75K and £300K by five suppliers for the same number of users and business applications. How can this be? Do you just pick a figure in the middle or is their a more scientific approach?
- Identify your potential return on investment - In practice, companies look for gains in both efficiency and effectiveness to improve their profits. We explain how a new ERP system can help to achieve this and how you can quantify the benefits.
- Make sure your business requirements are met - Although one could simply ask the user, it is fair to say that this would generally result in a list of features that were liked and general complaints about some dislikes, rather than a full appreciation of how things could be done differently and better. We consider how the process could be improved.
- The selection process - How many vendors to include? What level of detail to ask for at what stage? Should you do an RFI? How long should the process take? When to shortlist? How do you structure the process?
- Contract negotiation - Some points to consider before you sign up, including how to deal with future requirements.
Welcome and introduction by the chairman
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi
Coffee break and one-to-one networking meetings
Questions and answers and discussion
STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION
Rob Philips, Group IT Manager, ITW Industry
It is NOT just an IT project: challenges and strategies to implement an ERP system
- Summary of project from understanding each business process
- Simplify before you automate
- Right tools for the job
- Detail planning
- Scenario testing
- Beware of the detail and understand your critical path
STREAM B - LIFECYCLE
Michael Mortiboys, Commercial Manager, Muller Martini Great Britain
You get out what you put in: the investment lifecycle of an ERP system
- Implementation – Walk before you run
- The two year anniversary – Myth and reality
- How safe is your ERP Solution Investment – What a lot of people don’t prepare for
- Integrating solutions – Sync or swim?
Lunch
STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION
Clare Stillie, IS Programme Manager, Marshalls Plc
The implementation of ERP at over 54 sites at Marshalls Plc.
- Business benefits of integrating company sites through ERP
- Implementation strategy
- Organisational changes to maximise the potential of ERP
- Key factor for the success of the project
STREAM B - VENDOR SELECTION
Ali Soomro, Systems Analyst, S & P Coil Products Limited
ERP Solutions: How to select the best of the bunch
- Stage 1: Analysis of business process
- Stage 2: Determination of business needs
- Stage 3: Short-listing the ERP package
- Stage 4: Meeting the vendors
- Stage 5: Selecting the right partner
- Stage 6: Finalising the implementation approach
One-to-one networking meetings
STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION
Graeme McNaught, Project Planning Manager, SELEX Galileo
SELEX Galileo - Deploying SAP over our entire Business Lifecycle (from scratch)
- A company designing and manufacturing a large and diverse range of products for both the military and civilian markets
- Replacing previous business systems across several sites with an integrated solution
- A solution covering customer relations, supply chain management and product lifecycle
- Designing an implementation process to drive your business from top to bottom and your projects from cradle to the grave
STREAM B - MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
Chris Stanghan, IFS Project Manager, Lymington Precision
Facilitating management change and staff training for IFS implementation
- The challenge of gaining trust and support for ERP from senior management.
- Organisation and basis for an ERP project.
- How IFS assists in smoothing the adoption process.
- LPE and the challenge of organisation.
- Lessons learned and suggestions for other projects.
- Implications and recommendations for project planning.
LUNCH TIME KEYNOTE - Organisational changes to minimise risks during the implementation process
Peter Robinson, Head of Information Systems, Yeo Valley
- Are the requirements, scope and benefits fully understood? - business objectives understood and communicated to key stakeholders
- Have you assessed your business’s ability to deliver? - right people in the right roles
- What governance and control measures are in place? - project management processes
- Minimising risk - breaking deliverables down into manageable phases
- Maximising the benefits - ensuring value for money, ability to move on to the next phase
Coffee break and one-to-one networking meetings
Networking drinks reception
Closing remarks by the chairman
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi
The future of ERP
Amany Elbanna, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, Royal Holloway University of London
- ERP and cloud computing
- ERP and innovation
- ERP and the future of IT professionals
- Systems customisation
Close
Agenda
3rd May 2012
| 9:00 - 9:05 |
Welcome and introduction by the chairman
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi
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| 9:05 - 9:25 |
Understanding individual company requirements in order to choose the right ERP system and maximise ROI
John Haslam, Senior Consultant, ERP Advice Centre Ltd
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| 9:25 - 9:45 |
Generating flexibility and continuous business improvement through ERP
Chris Mulvihill, Director, EMS Manufacturing
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| 9:45 - 10:05 |
Integrating multiple sites to maximise the benefits of standardisation and minimise costs
David Warburton-Broadhurst, CIO, Masternaut
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| 10:05 - 10:25 | Questions and answers and discussion | |||||
| 10:25 - 11:30 | Coffee break and one-to-one networking meetings | |||||
| 11:30 - 12:10 |
STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION
It is NOT just an IT project: challenges and strategies to implement an ERP system Rob Philips, Group IT Manager, ITW Industry
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STREAM B - LIFECYCLE
You get out what you put in: the investment lifecycle of an ERP system Michael Mortiboys, Commercial Manager, Muller Martini Great Britain
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| 12:10 - 12:50 |
STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION
The implementation of ERP at over 54 sites at Marshalls Plc. Clare Stillie, IS Programme Manager, Marshalls Plc
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STREAM B - VENDOR SELECTION
ERP Solutions: How to select the best of the bunch Ali Soomro, Systems Analyst, S & P Coil Products Limited
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| 12:50 - 13:15 | Lunch | |||||
| 13:15 - 14:05 | One-to-one networking meetings | |||||
| 14:05 - 14:15 |
Overview of Intellect
Overview of Intellect, association representing the UK technology industry. Marco Pisano, Programme Manager, Intellect
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| 14:15 - 14:45 |
LUNCH TIME KEYNOTE - Organisational changes to minimise risks during the implementation process
Peter Robinson, Head of Information Systems, Yeo Valley
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| 14:45 - 15:25 |
STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION
SELEX Galileo - Deploying SAP over our entire Business Lifecycle (from scratch) Graeme McNaught, Project Planning Manager, SELEX Galileo
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STREAM B - MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING
Facilitating management change and staff training for IFS implementation Chris Stanghan, IFS Project Manager, Lymington Precision
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| 15:25 - 16:10 | Coffee break and one-to-one networking meetings | |||||
| 16:10 - 16:40 |
The future of ERP
Amany Elbanna, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, Royal Holloway University of London
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Closing remarks by the chairman
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi
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| 16:45 - 17:45 | Networking drinks reception | |||||
| 18:00 - 18:00 | Close | |||||
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