25 January, 2022 The right technology foundation is critical to success in today’s competitive business environment. Picking the right technology partner is vital. Avoid the “I got a guy” syndrome. Make sure you have the right internal and external team with the necessary depth of experience. The ever-tightening labor market makes it difficult to find and retain top information technology (IT) talent. Selecting the “right” technology partner to deliver and support core business eliminates the HR nightmare. The technology partner comes vetted, approved, and contractually guaranteed to deliver services. ICG is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that ensures your technology...

19 January, 2022 Technology and Industry Experience and Depth Deliver every timePick the right team to take you there. Avoid the “I got a guy” syndrome. Make sure you have the right internal and external team with the necessary depth of experience. Most manufacturing IT departments are smaller and do not have the experience with the vast technologies required to support 21st century manufacturing. Partnering with an end-to-end technology firm like ICG is a must. We live, eat, and breathe manufacturing. Over 70% of our company grew up in the sector. Architect the Technology FoundationICG designs the right infrastructure foundation...

17 January, 2022 We are excited to share the refreshed look and feel to our website. Our commitment to ERP selection and implementation hasn’t changed. We grew up in manufacturing, spent decades learning our craft, and remain experts in the field. We’ve streamlined the ERP menu to make product navigation (Fourth Shift, Visual, and Infor SyteLine) more intuitive. Alongside ERP, we have a robust selection of companion software products. We’ve highlighted two — Tableau for business intelligence and MFGStream for shop floor automation. We believe these two products are gamechangers in terms of ERP modernization. In addition, we offer ERP...

12 January, 2022 The leadership team at ICG has an enormous depth of experience in manufacturing technology. CEO Jeff Bronson is no exception. Jeff has more than 25 years of industry experience, which helped inform the creation of ICG. He also serves as ICG’s leading solution architect. Jeff formed the precursor to ICG, which was a company called IBC. In 2010, Jeff joined forces with Nick Weber to form ICG. Since then, ICG has grown into a manufacturing performance and technology company and the largest Fourth Shift Consultancy in the world. Jeff is a graduate of University of North Florida...

15 December, 2021 As 2021 comes to a close, it’s time to ensure your company is ready to start 2022 fresh. Clicking on the links below will take you to best practices for specific topics: IT Department Fourth Shift ERP Visual ERP  Year-End Best Practices:. IT DepartmentIT Department Year-End Best Practices note: for each area a full system backup should be completed and verified prior to starting any process. Follow proper change management processes to ensure all departments agree with any changes or resets. Review all contracts for IT services including ISP, Telecom, SAAS subscriptions (Office 365, business apps) for...