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Clarkston-Potomac Joins Baan Consulting Alliance Program

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Clarkston-Potomac, a full-service consulting and information technology firm, has become a member of The Baan Company's Consulting Alliance Program to deliver and implement Baan's enterprise-wide software solutions to middle market companies and divisions of Fortune 500 firms. This partnership aims to provide timely, cost-effective, and successful process integration for clients seeking enterprise solutions. Clarkston-Potomac's first Baan implementation client is D.H. Pace Company, Inc., one of the nation's largest distributors and service providers of Overhead doors and door-related products.

Key Takeaways:

  • Clarkston-Potomac has joined The Baan Company's Consulting Alliance Program to support the delivery and implementation of Baan's enterprise-wide software solutions.
  • The partnership targets middle market companies and divisions of Fortune 500 firms, providing timely, cost-effective, and successful process integration.
  • Clarkston-Potomac's first Baan implementation client is D.H. Pace Company, Inc., a leading distributor and service provider of Overhead doors and door-related products.
  • Clarkston-Potomac will use its ValuePath methodology or Baan Business Innovation's Target Enterprise methodology to deliver fast, effective, and flexible solutions.
  • Baan's scalable and component-based architecture and Clarkston-Potomac's mid-market focus provide an alternative to costly and often cumbersome enterprise solutions.
  • Clarkston-Potomac has a track record of 100% client satisfaction and aims to continue this tradition with its partnership with D.H. Pace.
  • The relationship with D.H. Pace began with the development of a strategic IT plan, followed by an ERP software evaluation.
  • D.H. Pace selected Baan software as its Enterprise Solution for the next decade, citing its ability to address business process needs, provide effective implementation tools and methods, and provide a technical architecture that is scalable.
  • Clarkston-Potomac's clients include Black & Decker, Heatcraft, Inc., Mycogen, Dow Agrosciences, and Georgia-Pacific.

Statistics:

  • 1998: The year Clarkston-Potomac joined The Baan Company's Consulting Alliance Program.
  • 50%: The percentage of companies that fail to achieve expected ROI from ERP systems (source not provided).
  • 10 years: The duration of D.H. Pace's commitment to Baan software as their Enterprise Solution.
  • 100%: Clarkston-Potomac's record of client satisfaction.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE, March 30, 1998.
  • Clarkston-Potomac World Wide Web site, www.clarkstonpotomac.com.
  • Baan Company World Wide Web site (not provided).
  • Quotes from Ron Gridley, partner at Clarkston-Potomac, Ed Newcomer of D.H. Pace, and Susan Heystee, Vice President of Consulting, The Baan Company.

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