Manufacturing Business Technology - March 1, 2003

Software selection, done properly, is demanding. But it's only the prelude to successful deployment of enterprise systems. "For anyone who's endured an implementation, it's a gut-wrenching ordeal," says Dennis Lawler, vice president of operations at SKC Inc., a manufacturer of environmental sampling devices based in Eight-four, Pa.

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