ERP Connect

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.”
Senior Business Analyst, Remploy at ERP Connect April 2010

“I would definitely recommend attending this event, the one-to-one sessions were extremely useful and the speaker presentations were good.”
Manufacturing Director, Timsons Ltd at ERP Connect May 2011

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.

Early Bird Offer

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

For all delegate enquires please contact Benn Walsh on 0207 401 6033 or email b.walsh@sayonemedia.com.

Speakers

Alex Mills

Information Systems Manager - Eminox Limited

After completing a Masters degree in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Alex joined Eminox, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in January 1995 as a resource for the Design Office to automate their use of AutoCAD. After a move into the IT department he became IT Manager in 2001 and more recently IS Manager in 2010. He is both a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered IT Professional (CEng MBCS CITP).

In his current role he is responsible for both IT across six sites (three UK and three mainland Europe) and Business Systems. The last 18 months have been spent focusing on a range of Business Process Improvement projects and the detailed planning of moving the head office / manufacturing site to a fully refurbished brown field site the other side of town.

Alex Mills

Ali Soomro

Systems Analyst - S & P Coil Products Limited

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.

Ali Soomro

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.

Dr Amany Elbanna, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, Royal Holloway University of London

Brian Chapman

HR Business Partner UK&I Supply Chain Decorative Paints - Akzonobel

Brian Chapman is currently the HR Business Partner for the Integrated Supply Chain in UK and Ireland for the Decorative Paints Division of AkzoNobel. Originally training as a musician, Brian then worked in both the Public and the Private Sector in Marketing prior to working within Human Resources. Within the HR field, Brian has held positions in Manufacturing and Retail as well as HR Service Delivery both in the UK and in Europe. As part of his current role, Brian is responsible for overseeing the cultural setup of AkzoNobel’s newly planned site in the North East, due to open in 2015.

Brian Chapman, Akzonobel

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 Mulvihill

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.

Chris Stanghan, Lymington Precision, ERP Connect 2012

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.

Clare Stillie, IS Programme Manager, Marshalls Plc

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.

David Warburton Broadhurst, CIO, Masternaut

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.

Graham McNaught profile photo 2012

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.

John Haslam

Marco Pisano

Programme Manager - Intellect
Marco Pisano

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.”

Michael Mortiboys

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 Robinson, Head of Information Systems, Yeo Valley

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.

Peter Thorne, Cambashi

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.

Rob Phillips

Simon Faulkner

Operations Director - ECO Plastics

Simon Faulkner is an experienced operations / general manager having worked as a consultant since 2000. Simon’s objective is to build long term value adding relationships with clients (value being shared). Specialties include process improvement, team building, problem solving, project management and business continuity planning.

Prior to his current position he was a Project Director at ECO Plastics, running the rebuild and expansion of the largest PET Bottle recycling plant in Europe. He also owned a consultancy – Mill Hill Consultants, where he was in charge of strategic development of businesses, building client and associate relationships.

Simon Faulkner - ECO Plastics

Steve Knight

Associate Director - Newton

Steve has been with Newton since 2003 and is responsible for work in the high volume manufacturing sector, from both a project excellence and a business development point of view. Additional responsibilities include the development and coordination of training for the consultant team, ensuring that Newton’s people continue to grow at exceptional rates.

He has delivered profit improvement projects with a number of clients across the world including Golden Wonder, Kerry Foods, International Paper, Finsbury Foods, CeDo and Welded Tube.

steve cropped

Programme details

Thursday 3rd May 2012

Welcome and introduction by the chairman

Peter Thorne, Cambashi
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi

Understanding individual company requirements in order to choose the right ERP system and maximise ROI

John Haslam
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.

Download presentation

Generating flexibility and continuous business improvement through ERP

Chris Mulvihill
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

Download presentation

Integrating multiple sites to maximise the benefits of standardisation and minimise costs

David Warburton Broadhurst, CIO, Masternaut
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

Download presentation

 

Questions and answers and discussion

Coffee break and one-to-one networking meetings

STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION

Rob Phillips
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

Download presentation

STREAM B - LIFECYCLE

Michael Mortiboys
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?

Download presentation

STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION

Clare Stillie, IS Programme Manager, Marshalls Plc
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

Download presentation

STREAM B - VENDOR SELECTION

Ali Soomro
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

 Download presentation

Lunch

One-to-one networking meetings

Overview of Intellect

ERP Connect Overview of Intellect
Marco Pisano, Programme Manager, Intellect

Download presentation 

LUNCH TIME KEYNOTE - Organisational changes to minimise risks during the implementation process

Peter Robinson, Head of Information Systems, Yeo Valley
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

Download presentation

STREAM A - IMPLEMENTATION

Graham McNaught profile photo 2012
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

Download presentation

STREAM B - MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING

Chris Stanghan, Lymington Precision, ERP Connect 2012
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.

Download presentation

Coffee break and one-to-one networking meetings

The future of ERP

Dr Amany Elbanna, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, Royal Holloway University of London
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

Closing remarks by the chairman

Peter Thorne, Cambashi
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi

Networking drinks reception

Close

Agenda

3rd May 2012

9:00 - 9:05 Welcome and introduction by the chairman
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi
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
9:25 - 9:45 Generating flexibility and continuous business improvement through ERP
Chris Mulvihill, Director, EMS Manufacturing
9:45 - 10:05 Integrating multiple sites to maximise the benefits of standardisation and minimise costs
David Warburton-Broadhurst, CIO, Masternaut
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
 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
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
 STREAM B - VENDOR SELECTION

ERP Solutions: How to select the best of the bunch

Ali Soomro, Systems Analyst, S & P Coil Products Limited
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
14:15 - 14:45 LUNCH TIME KEYNOTE - Organisational changes to minimise risks during the implementation process
Peter Robinson, Head of Information Systems, Yeo Valley
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
 STREAM B - MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING

Facilitating management change and staff training for IFS implementation

Chris Stanghan, IFS Project Manager, Lymington Precision
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
16:40 - 16:45 Closing remarks by the chairman
Peter Thorne, Managing Director, Cambashi
16:45 - 17:45 Networking drinks reception
18:00 - 18:00 Close

Register for ERP Connect

To register, simply fill in the form below.
Title*
First Name*
Last Name*
Job Title*
Company*
Address*
City*
County
Postcode*
Tel*
Mobile
Email*
Promotion Code
Registration Option

Terms and conditions
 I have read and agree to the terms
(click here to read)

Contact us

For further details contact Benn Walsh

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 401 7485
Email: b.walsh@sayonemedia.com


Contact SayOne Media Ltd

SayOne Media Ltd
Elizabeth House
Block 2, Part 5th Floor
39 York Road
London SE1 7NJ
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7401 6033
Fax: +44 (0) 844 854 1010
Registered address: 7 Granard Business Centre, Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, London NW7 2DQ
Registered in England and Wales Registration No. 6412064 VAT Registration No. 921 7871 12

Sponsors

You may make substitutions at any time but please notify us in writing as soon as possible. Regrettably, no refund can be made for cancellations received less than 20 working days prior to the event. This will also apply to delegates who are unable to attend on the day, as a no show will be recorded as a cancellation. All cancellations must be made in writing and those notified prior to 20 working days before the event will carry a 20% administration fee.

One-to-One Meetings: The one-to-one meetings are arranged during the breaks of the event and are short, informal opportunities to meet with ERP vendors. To qualify for the £95 +VAT delegate rate, the delegate must participate in the scheduled one-to-one meetings with vendors.

Tracking