Brandon Levine

What Boise Cascade Company leaders teach us: Psychological safety, shared credit, and ownership of mistakes enhanced performance during mergers and tight timelines. Joseph Slawson shared this on Episode 2 of the Paradigm Industry Insiders podcast. 18 years running ERP and CPQ implementations at Boise Cascade. His team rolled out WMS across sites, integrated acquisitions under hard deadlines, and kept delivery on track. The habit that mattered most? Documenting what worked and what broke after every rollout… Then letting specialists execute without micromanaging. Teams moved faster when they knew mistakes wouldn't land on them. Watch: https://lnkd.in/gmJRAim6  Listen: https://lnkd.in/gY8CJG3g

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On Supply Chain Now, Scott Luton sits down with Kurt Heusner of Endpoint Automation Solutions (formerly Scanco) to talk about the breaking point for fast growing SMBs. Why ERP modules quietly fail. Why bad data kills trust. And how to modernize warehouse execution without overengineering the fix. If orders are rising but visibility is not, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar in a good way. ▶️ Watch now. https://hubs.ly/Q043FPMG0 #SupplyChain #WarehouseOperations #SMB #WMS #Logistics #Operations

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There comes a point in every growing business where the warehouse needs more than an ERP module can offer. Scott Luton sits down with Kurt Heusner, CEO of Endpoint Automation Solutions (formerly Scanco), to talk about what modern warehouse execution looks like for SMBs, why clean data matters more than most realize, and how to modernize without making things more complicated. 🎧: https://hubs.ly/Q047dcVy0 #SupplyChain #WarehouseOperations #SMB #WMS #ERP #Logistics #SupplyChainNow

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After a costly, failed ERP integration, Decibullz found a partner that actually delivers. CEO Kyle Kirkpatrick shares how Cin7 connected their systems seamlessly, made day-to-day operations simple, and allowed new employees to hit the ground running in just a day. https://hubs.li/Q03Px1dP0

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Epicor’s acquisition of KYKLO could impact your ERP roadmap. Here’s what it means for your project—and how to respond strategically. 👉 https://hubs.la/Q043cSMm0 #ERP #Epicor #DigitalTransformation

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AI in manufacturing sales is moving from pilot to performance. From AI-driven CPQ to intelligent assistants, manufacturers are selling faster and smarter with Aleran Software. Read insights from Alex Sayyah, CEO: https://hubs.la/Q03R_D7l0

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💬 "We've found that CloverDX really accelerates our ability to onboard data" - Andrew Coulson, Cloud Architect at Epicor. When data onboarding is faster and smoother, teams can focus on delivering insights instead of wrestling with complexity. Learn how CloverDX speeds things up 👉 https://hubs.li/Q03wpXGl0 #ETL #Data #DataInfra #Epicor #CloverDX

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Prism AI—Powering Your ERP Learn how Epicor Prism AI can help fabricated metals manufacturers easily understand their data, workflows, customer documentation and more. https://bit.ly/4qw2SVT Thanks to Brad Kuvin and MetalForming Magazine for a great interview with Principal Product Marketer Andrew Robling.

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How Perma Technologies Helped a Manufacturer Save $400K with Cloud Modernization “Our biggest fear wasn’t cloud migration… it was disruption.” That’s what the COO of a mid size American manufacturing firm told us on Day-1. Their challenge? An 11 year old on prem ERP, scattered procurement apps and a sales CRM that only worked when connected to the office VPN. During peak order months, outages froze their operations. Support costs surged. And adding a new supplier meant 2–3 weeks of IT requests and custom user setups. They knew they had to modernize,but couldn’t afford downtime. And that’s where Perma Technologies Cloud Engineering Team stepped in 👇 The Mission Migrate three core workloads to a secure, scalable cloud architecture: 1️⃣ ERP & Purchase Order Management 2️⃣ Sales CRM & Customer Support 3️⃣ Inventory + Shipping Reconciliation System The goals were clear: ✔ Zero business downtime ✔ Integrated security, identity & policy management ✔ Re-platform legacy core onto modern cloud ✔ Improve supplier onboarding timeline ✔ Enable real-time BI reporting We Delivered 1️⃣ Cloud Assessment & Architecture Blueprint We mapped the existing systems, dependencies, data flows, and APIs. Our team designed a hybrid architecture using: 🟣 Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 🟣 Azure SQL Managed Instance 🟣 Azure AD for identity & access 🟣 Blob Storage for scanned docs & invoice proof 🟣 Fortified VNet security layers > Result 👉 32% reduction in compute cost before migration even began. 2️⃣ Lift and Modernize Instead of a risky “big-bang” migration, we executed in phases: * Containerizing existing Django + Node microservices * Redesigning order-to-invoice data models * Rebuilding internal supplier console using cloud APIs * Migrating 12TB of data from on-prem SQL > Downtime during cutover: 37 minutes total > (Planned during non-working hours) 3️⃣ Identity, RBAC & Compliance We unified access using Azure AD SSO: * 7 departments * 58 internal staff * 143 external suppliers & buyers Legacy “shared logins” disappeared overnight. Every role, every transaction, every order line now meets strict SOC & GDPR compliance. 🏁 The Final Reflection When we stood in their boardroom presenting the post migration KPI dashboard, the COO said: > “We didn’t just modernize a system,we unlocked a new way of doing business.” That’s why Cloud Services at Perma Technologies exist. Not to “just move workloads”… …but to help companies reinvent their operations, empower their teams, and scale without limits. 💬 If you are still unsure about cloud migration * Worried about disruption? * Concerned about costs? * Unsure where to start? You’re exactly where this manufacturer was. And today, they’re running faster, safer, and more efficiently than ever. 📩 Let’s talk about what transformation could look like for you. 👉 [https://zurl.co/PVMVi]

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