The Issues You Face
You are competing in a global arena where high-speed change is the only constant and where today’s “cutting edge” is tomorrow’s “obsolete.” Is your ability to plan and manage your resources up to the task?

Here are some questions you will need to consider:

• Does your present information technology deliver across-the-enterprise visibility? Is the data it provides comprehensive, reliable, meaningful, and instantly available?
• Can your enterprise system be continuously custom-engineered to precisely fit your industry and your company - right now and moving forward?
• Can you depend on your platform to manage your supply chain, your customer and partner relationships, and your go-to-market strategies - now and down the road?

Selecting the right software is important, so do your homework! Remember, executing on your implementation is critical - and that is where Crowe Horwath LLP can help.

About Microsoft Dynamics AX
If you have done your homework, you’ll know that Microsoft Dynamics AX has emerged as one of today’s - and tomorrow’s - leading enterprise solutions for manufacturing and distribution concerns like yours.

Microsoft Dynamics AX is engineered for fast, continuous, fully integrated application to your company, its changing needs, and its unique business strategy. It is a comprehensive enterprise system that delivers high-performing competitive leverage measured in terms of:

• Reliability, durability, and long-term stability;
• Market-leading functionality;
• Open, accessible Microsoft technology;
• Cost efficient to own and maintain;
• Expandability and ready customization;
• One business logic, one database, one source code, and one tool; and
• On-demand, cost-effective upgradeability.

• If you can’t bring it online successfully;
• If you can’t rely on it to deliver the information you need, when you need it;
• If you can’t leverage the maximum advantage from its flexibility and functionality; or
• If your people can’t use it because they don’t understand it,

Selecting the right enterprise system — one that will meet your business needs now and over the long haul — is important.

But system selection is only one of two critical decisions you’ll make. The second, even more important, decision revolves around implementation.

The quality of your implementation process represents the single most important determinant of your system’s long- term success. Why? Because without a high-performance implementation effort, it is entirely possible — even likely — that your system will fail to live up to expectations. That is a lost opportunity that you should not tolerate.

Successful implementation is a product of:

• Training. Tailored to your company’s specific needs, strengths, and strategies.
• Support. Expert assistance, delivered immediately and over the long term.
• Methodology. A consulting approach that’s based on genuine process and technical expertise, and that fits your enterprise and its objectives.
• Process Improvement. Designed to quickly, continuously fine-tune your implementation in a timeframe that maximizes impact and return on investment while minimizing risk and cost of ownership.

Why Choose Crowe
It’s your company, your business, and your strategy; and no one knows them better than you. The consultant you engage to assist your implementation must be the right consultant — individual, team, and organization — to support your project in your specific context.

Why choose Crowe? Because Crowe delivers full-scale implementation assistance characterized by reliability, expertise, and dedication — to the immediate task and to your satisfaction over the long term.

Crowe brings first-rank capability to your implementation, proven over the course of hundreds of comparable engagements with middle market manufacturers and distributors:

• In-depth industry experience;
• Demonstrated systems expertise;
• Effective, proven methodology that minimizes your risk;
• Unqualified commitment to your success; and
• Time- and cost-effective consulting tailored to your enterprise.

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