ERP Selection — Reimagined for Manufacturing

Your ERP project should deliver outcomes, not just software.

Traditional ERP selection focuses on functionality checklists and scripted demos. We focus on the 2–3 measurable business outcomes that will actually transform your manufacturing operation.

Schedule a Discovery Call See How It Works →

The Selection Process Comparison

Traditional Firms

500+ requirement line items

Scripted vendor demos

Pricing before context

4–6 month process

Roberts Consulting

2–3 outcome targets

Scenario-based evaluation

Pricing with full context

8–12 week process

Why It Matters

The traditional approach fails manufacturers in four critical ways.

Most ERP selection projects are built around software checklists, not business outcomes. Learn why that’s a problem →

Software over strategy

1,000-line requirements matrices replace the fundamental question: what outcomes are you trying to achieve?

Vendors as commodities

Rigid scripts prevent vendors from showing creative solutions to your actual business problems.

Premature pricing

Vendors estimate scope before understanding whether your pain stems from process, training, or systems.

Implementations that underdeliver

SOWs say “configure modules” instead of “improve on-time delivery from 68% to 92%.”