IWMS expert and Lucernex President, Joe Valeri (see Joe’s management summary here), discusses the reasons some IWMS implementations are easier than others.

There is a very wide range in how long an IWMS implementation will take from as little as a few weeks to as long as a few years. There are a number of reasons for the variances in implementation time frame but I will focus on three that I believe are the most significance: product flexibility, delivered functionality and client requirement complexity. These three issues are actually highly entwined making it even harder for most companies selecting an IWMS to properly assess each one.
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