Are you looking to improve the connections and communications with your customers\, suppliers and even with your operations? \;Come and hear about the landscape of Enterprise Resource Planning during the July ERP Users Group.
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\n"\;Mapping Processes before ERP Implementation"\;
\nPresented by Tom Waggoner\, Living More\, Inc.
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\nWith over 25 years of manufacturing leadership\, Tom Waggoner has played pivotal executive roles in multiple complex global operations for leading automotive\, food\, energy and transportation companies as well as for the Department of Defense. \;
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\nTom has a proven track record of ERP implementation and international template design\, enterprise governance\, organizational transformation\, and start-up activities resulting in successful leadership of the largest full-scale\, full life-cycle implementations of SAP\, seven international manufacturing operations\, more than ten global and regional distribution centers\, and the development and leadership of the most sophisticated supply chain within the automotive and energy manufacturing sectors. \;
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\nParticipants at this event will understand the importance of process documentation and the value of having their business processes documented BEFORE an ERP implementation project. \; Specifically\, attendees will be provided:\n\n

Leading tools for process documentation
Maintenance of process documentation
Fit/gap analysis using the "\;as-is"\; model
Top five risks

\nAbout the speaker
\nMr. Waggoner currently owns and leads Living More Inc.\, providing a multitude of opportunities to build collaboration within the community through the Java Lab Grind and Dine Café\; in Moline\, small- and mid-sized business management consulting services and tools through Detailz SMC\, and active participation and support of Quad City commerce and manufacturing growth.
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About the Enterprise Resource Planning Users Group
\nKey regional leaders in manufacturing and the Department of Defense supply chain have identified enterprise resource planning as an important technology impacting our region'\;s competitiveness. To accelerate our region&rsquo\;s learning and investment\, the Quad Cities Manufacturing and Innovation Hub has formed a this group for members to discuss and leverage their knowledge regarding this particular technology.
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\nWhy attend? Hear from local experts regarding state-of-the-art technologies instrumental in analytics and best practices for their use. No matter what your knowledge level\, this night will offer an opportunity to build your understanding of this evolving technology.
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\nThis program is presented by the Quad Cities Chamber'\;s Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub and the Defense Industry Adjustment Program. \;
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This content was prepared as part of the Illinois Defense Industry Adjustment Program\, a partnership between the University of Illinois System\, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce\, and the Voorhees Center at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)\, with financial support from the U.S. Department of Defense\, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA). \; It reflects the views of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and does not necessarily reflect the views of the OEA. For more information\, please visit \;www.IllinoisDIA.org.