ERP Implementation
Recovery & Rescue

When an ERP implementation disrupts operations, the problem is rarely solved by focusing on the software alone.

Inventory accuracy declines. Service suffers. Productivity drops. Workarounds multiply. Leadership loses visibility and users lose confidence in the system.

Schrader Advisory helps companies recover struggling ERP implementations from the operations side of the business.

We identify where the ERP, processes and operating reality have fallen out of alignment, then work with leadership, operations and IT to restore execution and performance.

This is ERP recovery focused on the operation. Not software configuration. Operational execution.

When ERP Projects Break Operations

ERP trouble becomes an operational problem when the system and the way the business actually works fall out of alignment.

Common symptoms include:

• Inventory accuracy declines
• Service levels suffer
• Productivity drops
• Workarounds and spreadsheets multiply
• User confidence deteriorates
• Leadership loses visibility into performance

These are not simply system issues. They are signs that the ERP and the operation are no longer working together.

How We Recover a Struggling ERP Implementation

Most ERP recovery efforts focus on the software.

We focus on the business.

Technology should support operational execution, not force the business into processes that do not work in the real world.

We work alongside leadership, operations and IT to identify where the system and the operation have fallen out of alignment and what must change to restore performance.

01 | STABILIZE
Identify the operational failures creating the greatest risk to service, inventory, productivity and customers. Establish immediate priorities and operating control.

02 | DIAGNOSE
Trace problems through warehouse execution, inventory movement, order flow, reporting, system workflows and user behavior to determine where the breakdown actually originates.

03 | REALIGN
Correct the disconnect between operating processes and system design. Work with operations and IT to determine what should change in the process, training, data or system.

04 | EXECUTE
Put the corrected processes into operation, establish clear ownership and create a disciplined cadence for identifying and resolving issues.

05 | VERIFY
Measure operational performance to confirm that service, inventory accuracy, productivity and visibility are actually improving.

The objective is not simply to stabilize the ERP. It is to restore the operation and make the system work for the business.

Where We Fit

We sit between the operation and the technology.

When an ERP implementation is struggling, there are usually plenty of people working on the system. What is often missing is experienced operational leadership focused on whether the business can actually execute.

Schrader Advisory works alongside executive leadership, operations and IT while the software provider or implementation partner continues to own the technology.

The implementation partner fixes the system. We help make sure the operation works.

Independent. Operations focused. Accountable to the business.

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