ERP Selection & Implementation

ERP Selection & Implementation

ERP systems are complex, opaque, and expensive. Finding the right solution can be a challenge, and getting the system implemented successfully is not for the faint of heart. From McDonald’s in 2000 until now, I’ve worked on several projects of this nature over the...
Schedappy

Schedappy

In 2008 I was working with a client to improve their employee scheduling process. What worked fine for a handful of locations was quickly becoming unmanageable as they continued to grow. We evaluated the scheduling package from the POS vendor and found it cumbersome,...
POS Polling & Reporting

POS Polling & Reporting

A licensee of a client was familiar with the Operational Reporting solution I had implemented. They wanted something similar but the monthly cost of the POS vendor’s polling and replication services was too steep. I built a polling agent that extracted the sales data...
Compliance Data

Compliance Data

Many companies now face legal requirements to report health insurance and/or benefit participation information. These compliance activities can consume a lot of valuable staff time. Way back in my McDonald’s days I worked on non-discrimination testing for the...
Accounting System Integration

Accounting System Integration

There is great efficiency to be found in moving data from one system to another without requiring human intervention. As such, a common request from clients is to automate the entry of data from one system into the client’s accounting system. 1) Load data from a title...