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As SelectHub’s Content Manager, Zachary Totah leads a team of more than 35 writers and editors in their quest to provide content that helps software buyers find the right system for their company.
Hunter Lowe is a Content Editor and Senior Market Analyst at SelectHub. He writes content for Construction, Inventory, Warehouse, and Supply Chain Management.
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Laurie brings more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry to her current role as Cofounder & Partner, SMB Group.
Laurie McCabe
Co-founder and Partner, SMB Group
Laurie brings more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry to her current role as Cofounder & Partner, SMB Group. Laurie has built widespread recognition for her insights in the small and medium business (SMB) technology market.
Prior to SMB Group, Laurie worked in analyst roles as a Partner at Hurwitz & Associates; Vice President of SMB Insights & Solutions at AMI-Partners; and Vice President at Summit Strategies, where her original research of the emerging cloud computing model earned her broad recognition as a thought leader in this area. Laurie’s nine years at Digital Equipment Corporation, including her last role as Director of Market and Competitive Intelligence, provide her with critical experience from the vendor perspective.
Laurie is a six-time Small Business Influencer Awards winner; has been recognized as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Small Business Marketing by AllBusiness; and is a member of Dun & Bradstreet’s B2B Expert Community. Laurie blogs often at LaurieMccabe.com, speaks regularly at industry events, and has over 17,000 followers on Twitter.
Lisa Anderson is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group, a consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing strategy, end-to-end supply chain transformation
Lisa Anderson
Founder and President, LMA Consulting Group
Lisa Anderson is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group, a consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing strategy, end-to-end supply chain transformation and technology adoption that maximizes the customer experience and enables profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth. Lisa has been named in the Top 46 most influential in Supply Chain by SAP, a Top 40 B2B Tech Influencer by Arketi Group and a Top 50 ERP Influencer by Washington-Frank. She recently published, 'I’ve Been Thinking,' an inspiring collection of 101 strategies for creating bold customer promises and profits.
Eric Kimberling is one of the most recognized and respected independent ERP systems experts in the world, giving unbiased advice to clients for over 20 years.
Eric Kimberling
CEO, Third Stage Consulting
Eric Kimberling is one of the most recognized and respected independent ERP systems experts in the world, giving unbiased advice to clients for over 20 years. Eric has been quoted in thousands of articles in newspapers, magazines, and books, including the Wall Street Journal, CIO Magazine and Fortune. He has served as the expert witness in the industry’s highest-profile legal cases, representing both government and private companies across the globe.
Ed’s more than 30 years of leadership and success in a variety of industries includes a unique combination of expertise and experience with product design, sales, engineering, operations,
Ed Cowsar
CEO, OspreyData
Ed’s more than 30 years of leadership and success in a variety of industries includes a unique combination of expertise and experience with product design, sales, engineering, operations, change management and innovation for technology and services firms, as well as highly-regulated industries. He is CEO of OspreyData which is a software company that provides a cloud based Production Optimization Platform in Upstream Oil and Gas. The OspreyData platform leverages Artificial Intelligence to lower maintenance costs and optimize oil production and processes for Production and Facilities Engineers.
David Haimes is a senior director in the Oracle Cloud Applications Research and Development Organization, focusing on next-generation functional and technical architecture.
David Haimes
Senior Director, ERP Cloud Development
David Haimes is a senior director in the Oracle Cloud Applications Research and Development Organization, focusing on next-generation functional and technical architecture. With close to 20 years at Oracle, Haimes has held various roles working on the development of the Financial Management product suite. He began at Oracle in the UK, building features for EMEA. In 2000, he moved to Oracle HQ in the Silicon Valley to lead a number of initiatives for the Fusion Cloud Financials Suite and develop products from the ground up for the cloud. Most recently, Haimes drove the design, build and launch of the Accounting Hub Reporting Cloud Service.
In his current role, Haimes is tasked with developing the vision and strategy for Oracle’s financial management system. He is leading the efforts across all applications development on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology. His areas of interest include Blockchain, NLP, Chatbots, AI and Machine Learning, and new UX paradigms.
David Dozer is a Business consulting and ERP specialist with more than 15 years of experience in the enterprise software realm.
David Dozer
President of Blaze IT
David Dozer is a Business consulting and ERP specialist with more than 15 years of experience in the enterprise software realm. He has dedicated his career to helping SMBs implement software and process solutions that meet real-world business needs. David has prior experience in IT Leadership roles, Consulting Management and ERP Product Management.
In his current role as President of Blaze IT, David helps small and mid-sized distribution and manufacturing companies leverage cloud ERP solutions such as Acumatica to streamline their processes and consolidate critical business data into one easy to manage system.
Shelly Gore is CEO and co-founder of A Bigger View. For over 25 years, she successfully designed and implemented complex IT and Cloud-Based ERP systems for corporations in North America and Europe.
Shelly Gore
ERP Architect, A Bigger View
Shelly Gore is CEO and co-founder of A Bigger View. For over 25 years, she successfully designed and implemented complex IT and Cloud-Based ERP systems for corporations in North America and Europe. At Oracle’s OpenWorld and SuiteWorld conferences, Shelly presents on global supply chain, advanced manufacturing, continuous improvement, mobile apps for operational efficiency, warehousing and quality best practices. She is a Thought Leader for the National Science Foundation’s Center of Excellence in IT and serves on the Council of Business Advisors for the Santa Fe Business Incubator.
Grady Brett Beaubouef is an ERP expert with 20 years of industry experience. He works as a Business Value Realization Director at Oracle
Grady Brett Beaubouef
Business Value Realization Director, Oracle
Grady Brett Beaubouef is an ERP expert with 20 years of industry experience. He works as a Business Value Realization Director at Oracle, where he helps executives define their business and technology strategies. Beaeubouef is also the author of "Maximize Your Investment: 10 Key Strategies for Effective Packaged Software Implementations".
Harsha Sarjapur is the co-founder of InfoSourcing Inc., an ERP solution provider that assists businesses of all sizes with the implementation of ERP solutions.
Harsha Sarjapur
Co-founder, InfoSourcing
Harsha Sarjapur is the co-founder of InfoSourcing Inc., an ERP solution provider that assists businesses of all sizes with the implementation of ERP solutions. He has worked in the ERP industry for the last 20 years. His company is an Acumatica certified partner and was recognized as an Acumatica MVP from 2016-2019.
At 25 Erik started a consulting firm focused on writing EDI and B2B integrations for manufacturers. Through scaling the company he realized that there is a great opportunity
Erik Kiser
CEO, Orderful
At 25 Erik started a consulting firm focused on writing EDI and B2B integrations for manufacturers. Through scaling the company he realized that there is a great opportunity to improve business for the manufacturers by providing a software hub approach. Orderful, Erik's second venture, started a few years later. Orderful has successfully raised funding from prestigious venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz, and is on a path to improve B2B and EDI trading for the world.
Chuck Langenhop is Senior Director with CFO Advisory Services in Richardson, Texas. His experience includes change management, process reengineering, ERP selection and implementation, and financial planning &
analysis.
Chuck Langenhop
Senior Director, CFO Advisory Services
Chuck Langenhop is Senior Director with CFO Advisory Services in Richardson, Texas. His experience includes change management, process reengineering, ERP selection and implementation, and financial planning & analysis. He works with diverse industries including discrete manufacturing, distribution, field service, food processing, and medical devices. Chuck presented at the annual Sage Software Summit and participated in web panels sponsored by CFO magazine and an Infor partner on topics related to ERP selections, functionality trends, and project management. Chuck has been interviewed by CFO, Compliance Week, and Network World. He is a Certified Management Accountant and holds an MBA from Rice University.
Sam Gupta has been a ERP thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, with the primary focus on financial systems and ERP.
Sam Gupta
Sam Gupta, Principal Consultant, ElevatIQ, & Host, WBSRocks
Sam Gupta has been a ERP thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, with the primary focus on financial systems and ERP. Sam is rated among top 3 thought leaders in the ERP category and top 15 in the digital transformation category on Thinkers 360. He has been part of large transformation initiatives for fortune-500 corporations but now spends his time consulting with SMEs as a Principal Consultant at ElevatIQ. Sam regularly speaks at industry conferences and contributes his experiences through many popular blogs and publications. He also hosts a podcast called WBSRocks focused on business growth through digital transformation and ERP where he interviews top influencers and executives focused on digital transformation.
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This article is your analyst-curated guide of the best ERP software for the oil and gas industry. Though not exhaustive, this roster includes each system’s best features and benefits. We also have must-have features, benefits and FAQs to heighten your practices. Consider everything a system offers to craft a proper ERP system requirements checklist. We’ve created an extensive list of the most popular features, purchasing considerations and tips on selecting the right software for your organization. To sate our curiosity and inform readers, we spoke with several SME thought leaders to gain their thoughts about the future of ERP and understand common pitfalls when shopping for the latest technologies. Selecting the right ERP software features amongst a sea of bells and whistles brings many challenges, but don’t worry; we’ve compiled a list of the core ERP features every system should offer. When you’re buying software, it’s important to keep in mind the various costs associated with implementing an ERP solution, in addition to the price of the license. Due to factors such as cost and scale, it is especially important to develop a specific ERP strategy for your business before you make the move to implement your solution. After all, you wouldn’t buy a house before having an inspection done or getting your financial affairs in order. It’s the same premise with ERP software. When shopping for ERP software, you have to know what features vendors are offering and which ones your company will need. There are countless online articles listing the must-have modules, but what they can’t tell you is what everyone is actually buying. So we took some measures to find out. Our analysts compiled a detailed list of the best production planning software with the top benefits, features and limitations. We’ll also discuss top benefits, must-have features and the best way to choose the right manufacturing planning software for your business. Evaluating enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for possible acquisition is a major undertaking – you and your selection committee/stakeholders have a lot of research material and operation data to consider. We’ve tried to alleviate some of the challenge by building you this practical list of ERP evaluation criteria based on our extensive research and real user data with ERP selection projects in our technology selection management (TSM) platform. In order to narrow down the choices for an ERP software solution for your manufacturing company, it’s beneficial to utilize planning and forethought to reduce vendor confusion among your various ERP options. Due to the amount of time and effort companies spend on ERP discovery and product demonstration, effective preparation is recommended to provide maximum value and reduce the blurring of vendors during your search. Carefully planning your ERP demo assures that your company’s needs are met, your questions are answered and all requested information is available to facilitate a well-educated ERP selection. The business software world is full of buzzwords, some of which are so similar they can be very confusing. For example, what is the difference between EAM and ERP? While these two acronyms may seem similar, they actually refer to very different types of software. Let’s break down the differences between EAM vs ERP. Cloud manufacturing software is becoming more and more sought-out by companies with heavy production components. Its ability to provide access anytime and anywhere is especially beneficial to companies in this sector, as it allows employees to look at data from various locations as long as internet access is available. Our extensive research showcases that Oracle Fusion Cloud outshines SAP S/4HANA in this neck-and-neck comparison. We’ll review each product’s top features, SAP and Oracle’s history, and ways to find the best ERP for your business. According to Statista, the ERP market is expected to reach almost $85 billion in 2021. As ERP software technology becomes more affordable and the manufacturing sector more competitive, manufacturers of all sizes are increasing their efforts to adopt enterprise resource planning (ERP) technology. For some manufacturers, this means adopting a discrete ERP. The main reasons for the high acceptance of ERP will be discussed further below.The Best Oil And Gas ERP Software
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