Each year, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, a leading expert in manufacturing strategy and supply chain transformation and president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., invites a cross-section of professionals to share what they are seeing on the front lines of manufacturing and distribution. This year, the insights were so substantial that what started as a special report was elevated to an eBook spanning Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP"), Finance & Economy, Marketing & Sales, Risk/Internal, Strategy, Supply Chain, Talent/HR and Technology.
Beeman & Muchmore, LLP was asked to provide its own insights into the impact on commerce of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”), which appeared in the first guest chapter of Lisa’s eBook, AI & advanced technologies in manufacturing: How AI powers smart supply chains and smarter decisions. The chapter written by Art Beeman and Joel Muchmore, titled “ERP & software licensing – AI as ERP’s new conductor,” includes a quote from Dean Bolton, founder and chief architect of Beeman & Muchmore’s client and partner, LicenseFortress:
“Oracle’s AI-driven technologies will reshape how businesses go about performing day-to-day tasks like maintenance, customer engagement, data security and more,” commented Dean Bolton, Chief Architect and Co-Founder of LicenseFortress, a software asset management firm that counsels its clients on software licensing and audit matters.
“But the real challenges still lie ahead,” Bolton said. “It remains to be seen whether the transition to AI in the ERP world will be seamless or laden with speed bumps.”
Alongside Lisa, we urge you to leverage this eBook in a practical and cross-functional manner. The eBook is available now at AI & Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing. Organizations can also explore SIOP resources and Lisa's Supply Chain Bytes video series for timely and practical insights.
Published on October 3, 2025
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