Webcast

How to Cope with Merger & Acquisition Growth

Sponsored by Fullscope

Available on -demand

Rapid growth, through mergers and acquisitions, provided a unique technology challenge for Sanimax, an innovative manufacturer that reclaims animal and meat by-products and renews them into useful high-demand products including agricultural and pet food ingredients, leather and biofuel.

With thirty-five locations across the United States and Canada each running different financial systems, Sanimax needed a single ERP system to handle its aggressive growth strategy and rapidly changing business processes. It considered systems from SAP, Oracle and Microsoft and, after an exhaustive evaluation cycle, selected Process Industries for Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Watch this one-hour Managing Automation broadcast to hear how Sanimax has gained the ability to:

Support rapidly changing business processes
Identify inefficiencies and adjust them for short-term improvements
Increase visibility into inventory positions
Streamline payment processes
Increase user adoption due to the familiar Microsoft interface
Simplify customer processes and identify new opportunities
Keep its competitive edge

You’ll also learn about Microsoft’s unique approach to delivering industry-specific solutions; working with independent software vendors that integrate and extend the enterprise to suppliers, customers, and other trading partners; and using ERP to automate business processes, reduce costs and build relationships.

Moderator

Jeff Moad
Executive Editor, Managing Automation
Jeff is responsible for reporting, writing and editing articles for the magazine. Jeff has 25 years of experience reporting on technology and business issues. He holds a journalism degree from the University of California.

Panelists

Simon Chapleau
Sanimax, VP, IS
Simon Chapleau is the vice-president of IS at Sanimax, a major animal and meat by-product recycler in North America. Prior to Sanimax, Simon worked for Gartner as a management consultant, helping organizations improve their management and use of IT.
Bob Aronson
Microsoft, Industry Market Development Manager, US Dynamics, Manufacturing
As the Industry Market Development Manager for US Manufacturing Industry, Bob Aronson leads the sales, marketing, partner and technical strategy for this industrry. He is responsible for the development and execution of Microsoft’s Dynamics Manufacturing Industry strategy and solution portfolio with key industry partners. The team focuses on helping manufacturing companies enable their people to improve performance, accelerate product development, achieve operational excellence and build customer centricity.
Bob has over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing industry serving various leadership roles at Motorola, RVSI Acuity, Modicon and a Captain in the US Air Force.