Small to midsize businesses (SMBs) in manufacturing and distribution industries are focused on growing revenue, reducing costs, and improving customer experience (CX). However, nearly 40% of companies don’t believe their current business infrastructure and applications (e.g., enterprise resource planning) are adequate for delivering these business priorities. With all the different solutions in the market and so much buzz about cloud, AI, and platforms, many SMBs struggle to know where to start and are hesitant to make any major changes without a clear enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployment strategy. But understanding that ideal strategy can be challenging.