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ERP due diligence: when the core system is the deal
A practical way to test when ERP condition, fit, and change capacity should alter the investment case, one-time cash, or integration plan.
Topic index
ERP strategy in M&A
9 chapters
ERP strategy for acquisitions and carve-outs, including SAP, Dynamics 365, integration choices, manufacturing, HR, and transformation timing.
1. Articles
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ERP as a value lever in M&A
How deal teams can decide when ERP is a value accelerator, a constraint on the thesis, or mandatory cash before the first 100 days are over.
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One ERP or multiple? Post-deal ERP strategy choices
A decision framework for choosing one ERP, multiple ERPs, or a staged model without turning ERP standardization into a value-delay program.
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SAP in M&A: common scenarios and pitfalls
How to underwrite SAP choices in acquisitions, carve-outs, and integrations before S/4HANA, licensing, data, and TSA constraints set the deal clock.
42
Microsoft Dynamics 365 in carve-outs and PMIs
Where Dynamics 365 helps deal teams move faster, where it creates tenant and data constraints, and how to sequence the platform decision.
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ERP for manufacturing-heavy businesses
How to test whether ERP can support plants, inventory, costing, quality, and supply chain changes before manufacturing deal value slips.
44
Payroll and HR systems in global separations
A Day-1 and TSA-focused framework for separating payroll, HRIS, time, benefits, and identity without putting employees or compliance at risk.
45
Procurement and supply chain system integration
How to sequence procurement, supplier, inventory, and logistics systems so sourcing value does not get trapped behind data and process gaps.
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Timing ERP transformations: Day-1, Day-100, or later?
A deal-timing framework for deciding when ERP transformation should happen, what must wait, and how to avoid turning Day-1 into an ERP program.