Making the Transition to Microsoft Dynamics AX Takes More Time Than This Manufacturer Anticipated

by Jason Gumpert, Editor
published June 8, 2008

Cole Hersee Co., a Boston manufacturer of switches and connectors for the automotive and boating  industries, figured it was way ahead of the curve when it decided to move from an outmoded early-1990s computer platform to Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 a little over two years ago, in advance of its release in early 2006.

But a few problems intervened, and the 300-employee company last year was forced to put off its year-end 2007 adoption goal. It is just now on the verge of adopting AX 4.0 company-wide, says Thomas Conklin, the firm's IT manager. Among the problems that slowed things up:

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About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. Jason has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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