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LOCKNEY — In 50 years, Barbara and Charlie Carthel had only attended a City Council meeting once.
Thursday made twice.
The Lockney City Council held a special meeting after a water pump at Mackenzie Municipal Water Authority went down with electrical issues April 4. Lake Mackenzie supplies about a quarter of the water Lockney residents use, according to March data provided by the authority.
"We were definitely concerned and still are," Barbara Carthel, 65, said of the city's water supply.
Lockney is one of 48 Texas cities and public water systems with 180 days or fewer left of water, according to a list published weekly by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Securing water is a growing issue for cities throughout the state, especially since the drought settled in three years ago. State officials consider the drought's impact to be severe on surface water in Lubbock and the adjacent counties.
Lubbock's Lake Alan Henry has shrunk nearly 40 percent in the lingering drought and others — Mackenzie and White River, for example — have become mud holes.
Located roughly 60 miles northeast of Lubbock, Lockney is a community of about 1,900 people. Its residents are serviced by Lake Mackenzie, which is nearly empty, and two city wells that have been limping along.
The city typically pumps about 200 gallons a minute. On Monday morning, April 7, with the authority's water pump down, the city was pumping about 38 gallons a minute.
Barbara Carthel said she noticed the pressure drop.
"It did scare us," said Councilman Shad Schlueter, who is also the interim city administrator. "We needed to wake up."
'You better damn well get water'
Lockney's emergency council meeting last week started with a prayer.
"God, I do pray for rain and I pray that you would bless us with that," Councilman Matt Williams implored.
Council members drank expired bottled water and ate pizza during a marathon workshop Thursday, April 10, to discuss extending its emergency ban on outdoor watering and to draft a rate increase, which will likely be a $10-a-month hike.
The water rate increase is to pay for the city's $1.6 million well project, which is expected to be completed this fall.
Council members said the rate increase and outdoor watering ban would likely be on their agenda this week.
Finding just the right piece of land for the well project proved to be trickier than the council imagined. They needed property not too far from the city's already existing system because running pipe can be costly.
And, of course, there's the challenge of finding land with a good water supply.
The city settled on 82 acres. It cost $7,500 an acre, a little more than twice the going rate.
City officials said they hoped the new wells will deliver 200 gallons a minute. The Carthels, the only residents who attended Lockney's public meeting, were less than optimistic.
"All I can say is, 'I wish you folks luck,' " Charlie Carthel told the council Thursday. "You better damn well get water or folks are going to be mad."
Lockney residents are not alone.
Water scarcity isn't just affecting residents in Lockney or in Wichita Falls, whose council is crafting Stage 5 drought restrictions for a city that already has banned outdoor watering. All the major cities in West Texas — Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo and Abilene — are under some kind of water restrictions.
But it's hardly a West Texas phenomenon.
About 25 percent of the 4,600 public water systems in Texas have implemented some form of restrictions to curb use and conserve water. And yet, there are more than 30 water systems across the state in danger of running out of water within 90 days.
One in four of those are within 75 miles of Lubbock.
The cities near Lubbock facing possible water shortages are:
■ Amherst;
■ Crosbyton;
■ Dickens;
■ Lockney;
■ Post; and
■ Spur.
"I don't know of a city in West Texas that doesn't have the same problem that we have," said Margot Hardin, Crosbyton city administrator.
"I think we're all trying to figure it out for our folks. We're all in the same boat."
Crosbyton, like many municipalities once reliant on surface water that has gone dry, is scrambling to drill wells, as is the city of Dickens.
Dickens has been in Stage 5 water restrictions for two years. The city has banned all outdoor water use but is not yet restricting indoor use, said Lillian Atkinson, Dickens city administrator.
Dickens has a well project, paid for with a $350,000 emergency state grant, in the works. But that is only expected to stave off the water shortage, not resolve it.
"We're really praying for that well," Atkinson said. "It's not going to solve this.
"It's not going to get us back to using water freely.
"Our little town has to have water to survive."
Lubbock, which is also listed on the state's watch list, announced last week the city would enter Stage 2 of its drought contingency plan, effectively limiting homeowners to once-a-week watering starting June 1.
Lubbock officials blamed the stubborn drought for the move to Stage 2. The last time Lubbock was under Stage 2 restrictions was in 2012, before completing the Lake Alan Henry pipeline. Implementing the tougher restrictions will help get the city through the peak demand time and will likely only last through the summer, said Aubrey Spear, director of Lubbock City Water Resources.
But the city's rainfall, or the lack thereof, will likely be the deciding factor.
"We may stay in Stage 2 a lot longer than what people would have otherwise thought," Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson said. "It's going to take rain to solve this problem."
The rain Williams prayed for last week in Lockney might not be coming any time soon, though. The U.S. Drought Monitor predicts long-term drought conditions to persist in West Texas through June.
'The last days of pumping'
Lake Mackenzie is half the reservoir it once was.
Today it's at about 5 percent capacity. The water line lies several feet beneath the intake port used to draw water out of the lake. It was a floating lake pump that had electrical issues last week, prompting the frantic response from Lockney city leaders.
"When it goes down, we go out of business," Dean Johnson, Mackenzie Municipal Water Authority general manager, said of the pump.
"We're so limited with our drought. The cities are not taking near the amount of water that they used to."
The Mackenzie Municipal Water Authority provides water to four municipalities — Floydada, Lockney, Silverton and Tulia, which stopped drawing water so the other cities could. Lake Mackenzie is the only water supply for Silverton, which is about 85 miles northeast of Lubbock and is in danger of running out of water in 90 days.
"We're way down," Johnson said. "We're on the last days of pumping.
"It'll rain someday. Whether it'll rain in time, I don't know."
Anticipating the demise of Lake Mackenzie, the Lockney City Council created a progressive rate system a year ago designed to penalize residents who use more water. But no one, Schlueter said, cut back.
The sign in downtown that reads "No watering until further notice" isn't likely to change, if the council vote this week goes Schlueter's way.
"I hate to be this way, but drinking water is more important to me than my green grass," Schlueter said.
Even still, some Lockney residents believe the city's $615,000 land purchase was a colossal waste of money.
"I've still got people arguing with me that Mackenzie is going to fill up," Schlueter said. "I can't bet on that."
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"He was always a joker," his aunt Savina Acevedo said. "Just to see him, he'd put a smile on your face."
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Pyper had six siblings, including an older sister, a younger sister, and four younger brothers.
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Implementation for ETO in 24 Days?
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We have seen a proposal lately from an ERP vendor who claims they can implement their complete ERP system for a 100% engineer to order business with 60 employees, including set up, configuration, data migration, training and documentation in 24 days. I have been involved in several ERP projects and find this difficult to swallow. Is there something I am missing? Any comments?
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Neil Tiffin
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There are four pillars in project management:
- Schedule
- Cost
- Quality
- Scope
When any one of these change the others also change. For example, if Schedule increases Cost probably increases. If Cost goes down, then Quality and/or Scope always go down. You do not get something for nothing. Vendors are masters at manipulating these to their benefit. So you need to clearly lock in these four concepts in the contract.
1. One major issue with software implementation is defining Quality. How is it defined in the proposal? How have you agreed via the terms of the contract that the implementation is good or bad or somewhere in between? You should be the judge of this not the vendor and it should be written in the contract.
2. The next issue is Cost, which includes your internal cost. How many of your people are involved and what percent of their time is required. Classic trick here is to have a paragraph in the quote that, for example, indicates they will need 30 or whatever of your people full time for three weeks or that senior management will be needed for x days. The minute your people are not available, then you are the reason the project is late and over budget. It is not the vendor's responsibility that you have a business to run.
If the vendor cost fixed or is the it simply an estimate?
3. The next is Scope. What business process are going to be converted to use the new ERP system and what does 'implemented' mean. For example, I have seen people start using the new ERP system, but still have to write the manufacturing instructions by hand because the system does not support a critical requirement. It was still implemented on time and on budget. Have they committed to reduce paperwork, processing, and workload. I have seen many ERP system that increase the needed head count because of changes in the division of work.
4. What penalties are in the contract if the terms or expected performance requirements are not met?
If you want to know the truth, instead of a rosy quick fix promise by the salesman, just start talking about penalties for missed milestones. That is when you get to the real project and what can really be done in what time frame and at what cost. The salesman can promise anything except agree to penalties. These require approval of the vendor's management and/or review by the implementation team.
Hope that helps.
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Andrew Pratico
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The devil is in the details. It is possible this vendor has implemented their software at an ETO manufacturer in 24 days once before. Maybe that specific customer employed a team that used the same ERP previously? Maybe they implemented only a portion of their ERO in 24 days? Without the specifics, it is impossible to validate.
However the average for any ERP implementation is 5 - 9 months. ETO manufacturers are the most complex, so you would expect these implementations to take longer than the average.
Anything is possible, but you have a right to be cynical.
I've written many articles for APICS on How to select ERP software. Below is one of the chapters. I hope you find it useful.
Good luck,
Andy Pratico
ERP Requirements for ETO Manufacturers
The typical ETO organization reflects a unique style of manufacturing:
? New business based on engineered quotations.
? Products designed specifically to the customer's engineered specifications.
? Customer involvement throughout the manufacturing process; from original quote to final assembly and on-site installation.
? Complex products that often require many custom subassemblies.
? Raw materials purchased with long lead times, often times specifically for that one Job or Project
As a means of business survival, a recent shift within the North American manufacturing market has ETO organizations leading a call for change.
ETO Manufacturing Challenges
Unlike more common manufacturing processes, within ETO manufacturing environments the Customer is heavily involved throughout the design and manufacturing process. This constant involvement results in frequent Customer and engineering changes.
Another constraint in the ETO manufacturing process is the historically long lead times from purchasing vendors spanning months-even years. These raw materials are usually purchased directly to the job or for a specific phase of the overall manufacturing project.
Because ETO manufacturers treat each job as a project, all costs and materials are reported to the actual work order and variances are further compared to the original estimate. In many cases, once the production phase is complete, the product is shipped to and assembled at the client's site.
Furthermore, aftermarket services and replacement part sales continue throughout the product life.
Requirements Differ vastly between ETO Manufacturers and Discrete Manufacturers
Unlike its repetitive/discrete production counterparts, the ETO manufacturer is faced with maintaining a business model that requires skilled, and knowledgeable Engineers, who continually design innovative solutions to complex problems.
Another area where ETO manufacturing distinguish themself is while discrete manufacturers have placed greater emphasis on manufacturing products offshore, ETO manufacturers have continued to focus their design, engineering, and production of products domestically.
In determining the ERP requirements, it is necessary to take a deeper look at the day-to-day operation challenges that ETO manufacturers face:
Synonymous with Project-Based manufacturing, actual costs are recorded against the specific project task/operations and variance trends are analyzed (compared to the original estimate/quotation).
Customers are involved with the project from "cradle to grave", resulting in frequent engineering changes.
Most materials are purchased direct to the job or project task and often require long purchasing lead times.
Often the final step of a project will be the actual equipment installation at the customer's site.
ETO manufacturers rely on skilled and costly engineers, who are charged with project designs that meet the Customers' complex, demanding and ever changing expectations.
ETO manufacturers want to know the true labor and raw material costs through the entire multi-level Project or Job
ETO manufacturers want to schedule all associated sub-assemblies as part of one Job/Project, and drive to Promise Dates given to customers (pull-based)
These are some of the reasons why ETO manufacturers have difficulties finding capable software solutions.
ETO Manufacturers demand more from ERP vendors
ETO Manufacturers' have been pleading for improvements, but only a select few ERP developers have returned with a complete solution.
Today's ETO manufacturer should expect their ERP to include:
? Strict Engineering Change Management, including workflow. This should also include revision controlled transaction security, so that obsolete items resulting from engineering changes will not be purchased, transacted, or consumed.
? Functionality such as % complete, revenue recognition, work breakdown structures (WBS) and scheduled due dates/milestones displayed in a Microsoft Project format.
? Linking Engineering with the ERP. Integration at a BOM level with popular CAD and PLM systems. (single data entry minimizing human error)
? Project inventory management. Assigning a segregated "project warehouse" where inventory transactions will be isolated within the project.
? Project and work order shop floor feedback that details the actual project costs, including labor and raw material through all levels of the Job/Project
? True Time & Attendance with integration to popular Payroll systems.
? A visual representation of the entire multi-level Job/Project schedule on one screen
? The ability to identify critical path constraints of a multi-level Job/Project
? Tighter controls regarding long lead time materials, providing for accurate material planning early in the project, and the subsequent alignment of materials to later phases just in time.
? Preventative maintenance (internal equipment) and warranty contracts (external aftermarket).
? A Pull-based scheduling system, which drives for on time delivery performance while minimizing Work in Process
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Neil Tiffin
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That depends on what is actually in the proposal, whether or not you have a Purchasing/Contract Manager, your position, and the internal politics of your company.
Some ideas (not in any order) which may or may not apply.
1. Ask to interview one of these 24 day implementations in your industry. Accept no substitutes; it must be your application in your industry and it must have been done in 24 days. If there are none then enlist your purchasing or contract people to relay to management the risk of going with someone who has never done what they are proposing. (Be careful, they will make a lot of good sounding excuses). But be firm and make sure everyone knows it has never been done before (if that is true).
2. Read carefully the provisions in the proposal where the price may go up, make some reasonable assumptions about how many of the price extensions may apply, and calculate a realistic price. Present this to management.
3. How did the proposal arrive? Did someone in management request it? If so then go and talk to them. What you need to happen is to get at least another proposal from a reputable company. The simple question is, "How do we know this is reasonable if we don't have a couple of other options?" Offer to go find the other options. A reputable vendor will provide project outlines that can be used to show how unclear or shortsighted the 24 day proposal is. Given a realistic list of activities that has to occur, it is easy to determine if that can fit into 24 days and you still run your business at the same time.
On thing to be careful about with other vendors is that if your management is known for boneheaded off-the-cuff cheap financial decisions and the other vendors know it, they might think they will be in a better position after your 24 day effort has failed and not provide the best information. (yeah, call me a cynic).
4. When you don't want something to happen it is often the case that the finance manager is your best friend. Of course this depends on the politics.
5. Figure out what the real problem is that is trying to be solved. Is it really to get ETO MRP or is there something else going on? It may be, for example, that the company needs to reduce the cost of engineering and thinks that ETO MRP will do that. Whatever the real problem is make sure the project is capable of achieving it. It is not uncommon to find that the connection between the problem and solution proposed by the salesman is fabricated (or at least way overstated).
Make sure the problem that management wants solved is in the contract. This might take some discussions with management but just keep asking, "if they can say they can do it, why not get it in the contract?"
6. Keep pushing for penalties for not accomplishing what is in the contract. Someone else mentioned money back guarantee, that is exactly the right kind of thinking.
7. You can see the trend here, just make sure everything is tied down and keep asking questions.
The list goes on.
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Andrew Pratico
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Have you documented your critical requirements? How do those match up with this software you are reviewing? And are they stating all your critical requirements will be live in 24 days?
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Thanks for posting here. I've got several thoughts on this. Questions I ask here do not require you to reply. Just food for thought.
1. Are you buying direct from the OEM for the software or through a reseller? Do they do their own development and support of this actual product? If so then this becomes more believable. Resellers make a majority of their income on selling services and modifications and are motivated to get you on the hook for getting as much services revenue as possible. A direct implementation has more what I would value in mind like trying to be sure you're implemented in such a way that there's value in staying on support with the company long term.
2. Is there a focus on ETO within the vendor? Do they have a track record of implementing other ETO companies successfully? It will be valuable to have consultants that understand how ETO is different from making all the hot dogs for QT stores.
3. What is the methodology for data conversion? I've seen a wide range of time needed on data conversions. Some companies like yours may have a data manipulation/extraction guru that can massage your current data into a format the new ERP vendor is looking for and in that case you're looking at a quick data conversion. If you don't have that internal knowledge and think you may have to pass the raw data to the ERP vendor for them to evaluate and convert then in that case 24 days in total for everything you mention won't be enough.
4. What is the approach of the training? Is all 1 to 1 where the consultant is only working face to face with you and your company? Or will you be on web sessions with other companies? Or are they proposing some out of the box videos that you watch and use? If it is all 1 on 1 and face to face with the consultant then you're getting closer to making those 24 days.
5. Understand the ERP market these days. I've seen some vendors of well known brands come in and propose 8 days. You'd be surprised how many people buy into it. It's only a salesman chasing commission in that case and they'll let the project people worry about it later when 8 isn't enough. 24 is getting close to being honest but they're likely hedging it a bit because of how some other competitors lowball the implementation to get in the door.
6. Are you comfortable with the software and does it make sense for your business? It should fit like a glove to the way you operate. Obviously you've seen some very detailed overviews at this point. If it does and you think out of the box with a few tweaks to some reports you can do what you want then that's awesome.
7. This forum is likely the wrong place for advice like this. It is heavily monitored by software salesmen and almost nobody from a peer's perspective for you. You'll get recommendations of products that few have heard of and don't compete with all the "regulars", posts of articles that have been posted in 99% of the other threads that quietly get another vendor's name in your mind, and off the wall suggestions about a wide range of other products. So take all advice, even mine, in proper context because regardless of what someone on here posts or tries to say… we're all software pimps looking for an intercept.
8. Everyone negotiates. Negotiate a fair rate for days 25-30. A fair rate for days 30-40. Everyone negotiates something different. Some want better terms. Some want better pricing. You may want to negotiate some safety in case the days skew over a little. You can't have great terms, great pricing, and a safety net on days all at the same time but pick what you think is the most valuable and negotiate.
TL;DR? I think 24 can work in certain conditions. If the vendor is focused on ETO, has a solid track record, is the OEM of the software, does all the training 1 on 1, the software makes sense for how you operate, and you have solid resources to extract your current data then it could be the perfect storm of getting it done in that amount of time. Negotiate!
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Bill Cary
replied Oct 7, 2012
Whenever you look at an implementation quote you need to understand two basic elements of it:
1. What are the details of what is provided by the supplier (i.e. types/duration of classes, is there business process modeling included, will be be accepting a "template" configuration, etc.).
2. What are you and your team responsible for - do you have the time and skill sets to take on these responsibilities?
Once you have a good handle on what both you and the supplier are suppose to deliver in order to implement the solution - then you can make a determination on your comfort level with the proposal. If uncomfortable with various aspects - support providing, timing of activities, etc. - then bring those back to your supplier and have them recast their implementation quote so that you can go into the project with a realistic expectation.
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Gheorghita Mazareanu
replied Oct 7, 2012
Dear colleagues,
Indeed, from the point of view of a service provider, an ETO solution can be implemented in few days, of course, if that ERP solution has good functionalities and a very good business process compliance with customer needs and requirements.
For example, I have worked with five ERP systems (four of them with ETO different functionalities).
I can say I am able to implement (with other one or two gays) a core of that solution (project manufacturing + inventory + sales + purchasing and financials) around fourteen days with no customizations.
Of course, I'm not right because I don't take into consideration others aspects, related to customer.
But, on the other hand is yours problem if you can't assimilate the knowledge "behind the scene" in few days.
From the supplier's point of view, we must act in a deolontologically manner, and never forgot that an ERP implementation project is very tightly related with learning process, we work with people at different ages and different learning abilities.
Basically, for that reason is necessary around six months until the users assimilate the knowledge, understand the functionalities, get the abilities to work without mistake, correlate their day by day processes with their colleagues, analyze and validate de implementation results (after running minimum two month closing procedure).
There are two major phases in an implementation process: Mapping and Deployment.
If mapping phase can be done in few weeks, the deployment is a little bit difficult and the vendor cannot control very well this phase.
But, the vendor must offer support to the customer team, in order to accomplish this phase with success.
The effort related to deployment phase must be very carefully judged and budgeted before to start the implementation project.
There are many aspects to be tacked into consideration and in principal, this are related with user abilities to learn and with customer management team to correlate and coordinate their people.
If this phase is not well performed all implementation project is in danger to be compromised.
I think some ERP providers try different tricks in order to gain customers attentions. One of them is new methodologies, rapid implementations process, in others words haw smart and clever are they?
Will be batter for them to be focused on further functionalities development, based on new technologies, to offer us more flexible, reliable and productive solutions.
After may knowledge, if I'm wrong, please, excuse me, at this moment, isn't an ETO solutions enough flexible, powerful and very well integrated with CADs, PLMs and Office suite (Word and Excel in principal) and PPM solutions, to be implemented with no or very little customization effort.
There road is still open for farther improvements.
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Suhail Chougule
replied Oct 8, 2012
I think that is very unrealistic. Unless your team and their team already know what they are expected to do. But again only training for the ERP might take more than 24 days. Or unless they are calling an accounting Package an ERP. Or they are going to implement a module . That is different :) .
Kind Regards
Suhail Abdul Rehman Chougule
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replied Oct 8, 2012
What I don't understand is how they can offer us, as an ETO manufacturer, a 24 day implementation and the same to a stamping company, or a plastics injection molding company. Aren't the requirements different? Are they that good or are we all the same? Actually no one asked our requirements at all. It seems they approach ERP implementations are just a kit, get the instructions and off you go.
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Andrew Pratico
replied Oct 9, 2012
ETO is probably the most complex type of manufacturing environment. If you getting the same implementation plan as a plastic injection mold shop or a stamper, something is seriously wrong.
I suggest you run away as fast as you can from this ERP vendor. There are plenty more where they came from.
Andy Pratico
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replied Oct 9, 2012
Hi, It seems the consulting partner is offering vanila implementtaion of
Industry solution for ETO, MTO, CTO kind of industries are classified into
three major cycle:
1) Identification to Closure Cycle-----> Enquiry----->Estimation----->
Design-----> Quote----> Order----->Project creation---->WBS---->Activity
Resource allocation------> Concurrent
Enggineering----->ECN----->Project Progress------> Project Accounting
2) Closure To Closure Cycle------> Sustaining process----> Sales
Order------>purchase Order------>Accounting & Fin----->Inventory
3) Lifecycle of Equipment-------> Spare Maintainance-----> AMC-----> Plant
Maintainance-----> Service calls------> History of equipment services
In case this scope is covered in the implementation then only the solution
makes sense else its a waste of effort, money and time.
Sanjiv Kumar
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Geoff Crawford
replied Oct 9, 2012
At 09:34 PM 10/8/2012, Community_Member wrote:
>What I don't understand is how they can offer us, as an ETO
>manufacturer, a 24 day implementation and the same to a stamping
>company, or a plastics injection molding company. Aren't the
>requirements different? Are they that good or are we all the same?
>Actually no one asked our requirements at all. It seems they
>approach ERP implementations are just a kit, get the instructions
>and off you go.
No company is the same, so certainly a better idea of the plan
needs to be addressed. It's not that it's impossible, but it
requires a certain context to do in 24 days. That's the kind
of thing a really small company, one with no real data transfer
needs, and mostly startup without a prior system and little
customization. Then there's little setup or data needed
and most of it would be training.
You said you're mid-sized. That doesn't bode well for having
neither customization nor data transfer. Two things are additional
red flags - everything sounds like it's quoted the same, and no
one asked the requirements.
I don't know that I'd say I would run instantly - I would want
to know the answer to the questions of how they know time frames
without asking requirements. If they give some stock answer that
everyone's the same, or just give you the deer in the headlights
like they haven't even considered it - then run.
Geoff Crawford
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Beth Cacciotti
replied Oct 9, 2012
As I work directly for an ERP vendor, which has been in ETO manufacturing for over 33 years, I unfortunately hear this sales pitch far too often. Project leaders are typically intelligent enough to sniff past this on their own, but there are times when people are sucked into the false promises, and here lies most of the bad rep and perception on ERP systems.
Suhail brings up a very good point. For an ETO ERP implementation of around 50-60 users, the installation & on-site training alone will take around 3 weeks. To say that once the training is complete and the vendor leaves the building, the system will be live with all of your data is simply unethical. As Andy mentions, amidst his tangent, because of the unique BOM, routings, accounting data, etc. that are typically involved with ETO-specific projects, a true implementation will take anywhere from 3-9 months, all depending on the organization and motivation of the implementation team (client side).
Promising much shorter training times (we heard a particular company claim they would fully install and train a 25+ user system in less than 5 days) and an implementation period are re-sellers / vendors way of 'stealing' a deal with an attractive up-front cost. When this happens, 99.999% of the time, the client soon realizes they are nowhere near comfortable being live, with crucial training, details and modules being left out, thus leaving a mess that will end up costing you a big premium down the road.
It sounds like you are doing your diligence, which is what any project leader or team member must do to ensure the project's success. I'd also recommend that you ask for multiple references, especially from those who claim the short implementations. I'd also make sure you are getting everything that you need, up front. While true ETO ERP vendors will have most of your needs encompassed within its core user, some will be modular and only have certain areas 'turned on".
Finally, I didn't mean for this to be a discouraging post as there are some very good & trustworthy vendors out there. At the end of the day, an ERP system that is the right fit for you will prove to save you a lot of time and money.
Best of luck and feel free to connect with me if you have any questions.
Jason Rourke
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Neil Tiffin
replied Oct 9, 2012
On Oct 8, 2012, at 8:34 PM, Community_Member wrote:
> Reply from cynical on Oct 8 at 9:28 PM
> Actually no one asked our requirements at all. It
> _.___
I am not a vendor so I do not have to worry about upsetting anyone here.
If this statement is actually true, then my advice is run, run, and run faster from this vendor. They are unethical.
If they brought an experienced team to your facility for a tour and sit down discussion, then based on the experience of the team they might (and they would have to be very experienced in your industry) be able to ascertain enough of your requirements without you providing a 'Requirements' document for a proposal. In this case, a reputable vendor would put a lot of caveats in the proposal outlining the assumptions they made and that would need to be confirmed at project initiation.
ERP will have a massive effect on your company and there are many good vendors. Pick a good and fair vendor and it will pay off in the long run. Pick a shyster and you very well could close your company down (or at least throw all of the money for ERP down the drain).
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Beth Cacciotti
replied Oct 9, 2012
Well said, Neil.
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replied Oct 9, 2012
So what do I say to management so they do due diligence and not just look at the dollars?
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Al Alessi
replied Oct 9, 2012
Make sure they offer what we offer - a 60-day complete (every dime) money back guarantee. Or even 24 days.
Al Alessi
Sales Representative
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Beth Cacciotti
replied Oct 9, 2012
Neil, are you sure you're not from a reputable vendor or consulting firm? Great advice.
Again from a vendor standpoint, our philosophy is to lay the majority of the details out up front, even in the 'soft' or estimated proposal. We try to outline everything that will be covered in your core user, but also what the options are. Also, a detailed outline of what is covered in the training period and what to expect after is vital to the comfort factor. If you can disprove either of these, you have a strong case to your management team.
If you're finding something is too good to be true, then it probably is. If you find yourself having to read between the lines to discover what products and services you are receiving, or not receiving, chances are they were hidden on purpose.
At the end of the day, a reputable ERP will make sure they are a great fit for your business FIRST, while doing their best to prepare you for the road ahead. It is not to give you the best deal up front and sugar coat things. This is a referral and long-term cycle. Sure, all vendors would like the new business, but successful implementations and a long-standing (and more importantly, happy) customer base is essential for longevity.
Heed Neils advice and do what you can, within your limitations, to provide as much relevant and constructive research. Leveraging best fit and future ROI over up-front $$ can be tough, but it must be done if you want to be successful with this project. If you don't, and the wrong decision is made, Halloween may come early.
Best regards,
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Andrew Pratico
replied Oct 10, 2012
'So what do I say to management so they do due diligence and not just look at the dollars?'
A better question is Why are they considering an ERP system? Do they have a business case and need that justifies the investment? If not, they should not waste their time.
The internet is littered with horror-stories of failed ERP implementations. A majority of these failed projects, believed that ERP was a commodity and decided by which was the cheapest.
If you can justify the need for an ERP, then you should be able to justify the cost. Then ask to visit other ETO manufacturers that they implemented in 24 days. Thats when the rubber hits the road.
Good luck,
Andy Pratico
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Jay Bee
replied Oct 10, 2012
What does the small print say? How is the user training done? Is it train the trainer?
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Jude Ejimakor
replied Oct 14, 2012
It seems like they are not implementing an ERP system. Running out of vanila box only will even take more than 3 months.
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Andrew Pratico
replied Nov 27, 2012
How is your ERP review coming along. Were you able to punch any holes in the 24 day implementation promise?
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Basingstoke, 17th August - Ascaron and Deep Silver, Koch Media's game label, today announce their signing of an agreement for the action RPG Sacred 2 – Fallen Angel. Sacred 2 – Fallen Angel is being developed for PC and is planned for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®. The agreement includes the rights for the PAL and SECAM countries (with the exception of the PC version in Germany, Austria, the German-speaking part of Switzerland and the Commonwealth of Independent States).
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Just over three months ago, Apple announced their App Store had reached two billion downloads of various applications created by third party developers. This month, Apple stated the App Store has now topped a staggering three billion downloads. This not only means that a billion applications were downloaded in a span of three months, but also that over three billion apps have been downloaded in just over 18 months. I'd certainly call that a successful year and a half for the App Store.
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The Oro Valley Police Department is trading in its BMW motorcycles and switching brands to the Victory Commander, made by Tucson-based Victory Police Motorcycles.
Lt. Chris Olson said the department expects to take delivery on eight Commanders, a 1,400-cc V-Twin engine motorcycle with a five-year extended warranty that drops repair and maintenance costs to near zero. Olson said seven motorcycles would be leased for a five-year period and the eighth would be purchased through a grant from the state's Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). Cost of the GOHS motorcycle was $31,849, while the annual payment for the seven leased Victories will be $45,453.18.
Olson said the first annual payment for the GOHS bike and the $3,000-per-motorcycle warranties for all the bikes would not come out of the town's general fund, but rather would be paid for through asset forfeiture funds. At the end of the lease period the department can purchase the motorcycles for $1 each, Olson noted. Delivery of the new Victories is expected by early March.
Olson pointed out that the department's BMW fleet had grown old, with the newest vehicle purchased in 2009.
"We have nine BMWs assigned to the motor unit and the parts and service costs for this ageing fleet has increased significantly," he said, adding that the department spent $11,100 on maintenance for the fleet during a four-month period last year. Parts and service costs since September 2009 have run approximately $28,700 annually, he noted.
Out of service time for maintenance also had become an issue with the BMW fleet, Olson said, citing a clutch repair time of two days for the BMW, but only 45 minutes for the Victory Commander.
The department considered four motorcycle brands as possible replacements to its BMW fleet — Harley Davidson, Yamaha, Honda and Victory — according to a Motorcycle Selection Report prepared by Oro Valley Police Sergeant Troy Kranz. The Harley Davidson product was not considered due to unacceptable maintenance costs and reliability issues, the report stated, while the Yamaha FJR model, made by Enforcement Motors of Idaho, was eliminated because of a lack of authorization from Yamaha to convert the motorcycle to a police package. The report determined the Honda ST1300P and Victory Commander to be worthy of consideration as finalists for adoption by Oro Valley.
Mike Schultz, director of marketing for Victory Police Motorcycles, said the town of Marana police department switched from BMWs to Victory motorcycles last fall, and that Goodyear and Apache Junction police also use Victories.
"Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department, Surprise Police Department and Sedona Police Department have placed orders with us too," Schultz said. "The Victory is designed as a custom police motorcycle to fit their needs."
Besides the favorable lease terms for service and maintenance, Olson said the Victory Commander is equipped with dual batteries and comprehensive lighting packages for increased safety, plus it has a rifle rack entirely contained within the saddleback and not visible, preventing access to the weapon.
Olson noted that the Victory Commander has other safety advantages for the operator that the other motorcycles lacked.
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Two senior Pakistani police officials told CBS News the man, Amin al-Haq, had "no information of great value."
In London, The Daily Telegraph was the first to report the release Thursday. The newspaper report cited a Pakistani security official who said the man was "arrested mistakenly."
Pakistani intelligence sources told CBS News al-Haq was one of many bin Laden bodyguards and did not have access to important information.
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It's pouring (somewhere). You're getting your period. You're beginning to think about stepping into oncoming traffic because you've recently reasoned that if a cab hit you–you sort of wouldn't mind it. But what the hell is that about?
I know what you're thinking–it's just one of those days, Leandra. Blah.
I get it, I've been there, hell–yesterday almost left me wondering what I should do first: fork my eyeballs out or slowly pull my fingernails off their nail beds. (Naturally, I settled on fingernails first because I needed vision to properly pull but then again, also never got around to acting on the bout of masochism masquerading as a pick-me-up.)
No more, though.
I will not allow the evil devil residing over my left shoulder, clad head to toe in black patent leather Givenchy (don't let the good clothes fool you), beguilingly tell me to feed the blah to win. I'm not quite sure what exactly amounts for the blah. It's probably a combination of things that result in the culmination of the three aforementioned scenarios but dressing blah only nurtures the blah so today on TMR, we take a break from nourishing our misery, let clothing do its job and snap us the hell (pun so intended) out of it.
The way I see it, if clothing harbors the power to change our identities, there is absolutely no way it doesn't also maintain the power to change our moods, too. But how?
I'm so glad you ask. Here are two tactics that often work for me:
Ask yourself this–what is the last thing you put on that made you feel really, really great about yourself? Was that ultimately about the clothes or your state of mind?
Don't try to answer that – it's a trick question. The answer is state of mind because of the clothes. Now put that outfit back on. Wear it. Or just traipse through your apartment in it until it's time to leave and you've resolved a sequined mermaid gown is probably not your best bet for a Wednesday morning pow wow with the DMV.
No one else?
Another strategy goes as follows: think of your three favorite articles of clothing. These could be any garments that run a range from dresses, skirts, jackets and naturally spill over into shoes and so forth. Try pairing them all together. In the instance documented above I went with one blue striped, short sleeved, boatneck Sacai dress, topped it off with a metallic Dries van Noten blazer and a pair of Alexander Wang shoes that date as far back as this blog does. The purse is a banana-festooned pouch by Lizzie Fortunato and it constantly reminds me why I got into blogging in the first place–because fashion doesn't have to be serious to be really, really good.
And see, the other nice thing that tends to happen with this approach is that you turn out pairing things together you never would have and find yourself quite pleased with the outcome.
Now, in case you're wondering, my blah be gone, which makes it your turn to give this a try.


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Stanford tight end Zach Ertz and offensive lineman David Yankey were named All-America by the coaches association on Wednesday.
Ertz leads the nation with 818 receiving yards and is tied for first with 63 receptions, both school records among tight ends. The 6-foot-6 senior leads Stanford in receiving and has paced the offense in seven of 12 games.
His impact in the Cardinal's biggest games this year has been profound, catching the game-winning touchdowns against No. 2 USC and No. 13 Oregon State, while leading the game-tying drive and hauling in the score to push Stanford into overtime at No. 1 Oregon.
Ertz is a Mackey Award finalist for the nation's top collegiate tight end.
Yankey has been perhaps the nation's most versatile lineman this season, playing four out of the five offensive line positions plus tight end. The 6-foot-5 junior has started all 12 games at left tackle for a Stanford offensive line that leads the Pac-12 in fewest sacks allowed, despite coming into the season with 37 combined career starts.
Yankey has graded at 86 percent this season and allowed one sack.
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The movie, depicting the life of Church Prophet Joseph Smith, is the first Church film to be hosted by a major video-streaming website. Hulu has more than 6 million subscribers.
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Today Atlus discounted "the vast majority of [its] catalogue for the Nintendo 3DS," which includes three role-playing games: Soul Hackers, Etrian Odyssey 4, and Code of Princess, according to a press release.
The titles are all $10 off from now until August 31. The deal only applies to digital versions available through the 3DS eShop.
Soul Hackers is a recently released entry in the Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner series — though it actually came out in Japan in 1997. It currently costs $30.
Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends of the Titan is this year's more accessible take on the gruelingly hard dungeon-crawler. It's also available to grab for $30. And Code of Princess is a side-scrolling beat-em-up. It's priced at $20 for this month's end-of-summer sale.


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New kitchen: what to scrimp on?(26 Posts)
Planning a totally new kitchen, we have most of the appliances apart from oven and hob, but everything else needs to be bought. Where would you scrimp and where would you spend your money? We don't have to just spend the minimum as we should be in this house for some time, but we don't have a huge budget as we are extending too. So posh worktop and cheap cabinets? Or the other way around? Or cheap both and splurge on the flooring?
I would say cheapish cabinets but nice work top and taps.
What kind of flooring are you having?
I would go for the best quality you can afford. Buy a good kitchen and have cheaper saucepans, knives and tableware. You can replace these as you can afford it. Have you thought about buying an ex show kitchen?
Agree with Rosie.
We've just done our kitchen and whilst the cabinets are basic, the doors and work surface cost more.
Have you looked at howdens? We got the same kitchen as the one I liked at wickes and b&q for a lot lot less, though they give the quote to your builder not you
I don't know what your budget is but I was pleasantly surprised by a quote from handmadekitchens www.handmadekitchens.com/ - it didn't come with worktops but it was the same price as a Magnet one, and I can definitely vouch for it's quality (better than Magnet!). Builders who have painted it were very impressed too, so it may be worth checking out. It's going to sound like I work for them if I keep telling people about them on here soon! Cupboards arrive fully made as is all dovetail joints but will need painting.
Cheaper cabinets, expensive worktop, taps and sink.
What size is kitchen, and what is your approx budget?
My friend did an amazing job with a b&q shaker kitchen, granite from builders merchant and ceramic doorknobs from some expensive kitchen place. Looks fab!
Glad you posted as watching with interest! We're just planning our kitchen now and we've decided on the more basic shaker style units and doors (in the sale) but more expensive Neff appliances, pricier taps and worktops. I figure we could afford to update the cupboard doors at some stage if we needed to. We have a local firm doing all the installation/plastering etc so may not be the cheapest option but I hope they'll care more about doing a good job!
Are you putting it in yourselves?
We already have saucepans, crockery, etc. We are getting a main contractor to handle everything as we are both really busy and need someone to manage all the people coming in and out.
At the moment I am thinking of white gloss cupboard doors, walnut laminate worktops, would love karndean floor as it will be a kitchen diner which I think might work for the whole space well. We like this one from Moores which our contractor is using more often than Howdens now. I am tempted by the more expensive laminates / bamboo too though so it might be a worktop vs Neff oven vs karndean floor decision! We don't really have a budget for the kitchen as it's in the context of a side-return extension.
If you can get a cabinet that's paintable you can update/change the colour when you feel like a change ! - the ikea Ramsjo was good for that - I'm hoping that they have something similar in their new range being launched on Monday ! Invest in good oven - pyro clean if you can ! ( unless of course you don't cook much ! ) as it makes the chore of oven cleaning disappear ! Induction hobs are really good and again so easy to clean ! Spend time getting the layout right - as you will live with any errors for a long time !!! :-)
If looking at white gloss look for lacquer not foil or vinyl
Oh - cross posted ! Gloss is good too !!!
Ha ha, I clicked onto the link that lion in the sun gave and it's my kitchen that was on the home page!!! Our kitchen has been in for 6 years now and I'm still delighted with it.
I don't know your budget. Our units were £4k. Appliance wise we only bought a dishwasher and microwave. Got cheaper sinks and taps on eBay. Granite work tops from Diapol. Wood worktop from local sawmill.
We spent £1k on reclaimed wood for the floor, but it's quite a big room and the floor is still beautiful after 3 kids and their toys etc for 6 years
Wow Kristina <waves> your lovely kitchen is one of the ones leading me to choose them, so I am glad you are still happy years later
< waves to lion >
I see we are gallery 28 ( the one with the cream aga ) . I just showed the kids and they are really exited to see the kitchen on the internet < easily amused>
Yes we are still very pleased with it. It looks pretty much the same. Except of course it's never been so clean and tidy since the day the photos were taken .
The painted units still look brand new. The stained ones ( dark brown ) have not worn so well and we need to restain the plinth in front of the sink and dishwashers where we have let water run done. But of course that's our fault and not a problem with the units . When we redo it we need to put an extra layer of varnish.
I guess that's not much maintenance after 6 years. We have 3 kids and pretty much live in the kitchen, so it's had a great deal of wear and tear.
How funny - I was told to look at 26 and 28 as a guide to how mine would look! I have the same style and handles, but all will be painted white and with a quartz (in cararra marble) worktop. It's a small
forum world!
I think the most important thing is to shop around and understand what your options are, and what your money is buying.
I think it's definitely worth playing with the Ikea planner (changes to the new range next week, so maybe wait a few days!). This will help you to understand what might be possible in your space, and also to get a grasp of all the different components of the kitchen and how they stack up. You'll also end up with a good idea of the lowest cabinet price possible for reasonably sturdy quality (but you have to build flat packs).
Then have a look around and gather a couple of other quotes too, investigate similarities and differences. Our Howdens quote was double the Ikea total, but it didn't seem worth the extra cost based on our priorities. In the end we are buying from DIY Kitchens, which is somewhere in between in terms of price.
Oh, and PigletJohn speaks wisely re worktops. Laminate is reliable and some of it is pretty good looking. We're hoping to splurge on the worktop, but I know that if other costs go over we could get something perfectly good for not much money.
Buy the best quallity cabinets you can. NO point in expensive worktops on cheap cabinets that start falling apart in 4-5 years time. Cabinets are hardest to replace. Worktops are relatively easy so a kitchen with quality cabinets, well planned and future proofed to meet future needs is a good idea. You may want to use inexpensive worktops with it and install solid worktops in a few years time.
Sorry to hijack, but it can't be helped! Kristina, I love your kitchen. Mine is similar but oak/ laminate in places and I am going to get it painted. What colour are the units and the walls?
Greyvix - the walls are a dupe of farrow and balls Light Blue ( in acrylic so washable ) mixed to order from johnstones . Or undercoat as DH helpfully calls it
The cabinets are the same colour but look a little different due to the varnish on top. The long run of units is stained dark brown as are the insides of the top and bottom cabinets. I have a photo on my profiles which shows in insides of the wall cabinets better
The larder unit is all painted the light blue ( if it's on the website, I'm not sure) . We have a lot of woodwork in the room as we have 3 single doors and a set of double doors plus facings and architraves and they are all white.
Karndean flooring -we have had this in two bathrooms, one for 13 years and one for 10years ( in different houses) and they pretty much looked good as new. Though I guess they get less wear and tear than in a kitchen and you are less ikely to be wearing your outdoor shoes ( assuming that it's grit that damages it and not spills ) . It's so easy to clean too.
Mrsjamin -we got our granite worktop from Diapol
They were the cheapest quote by far and the service was excellent . Our granite is called tan brown , which confusingly is black with dark brown bits in it, which I think works with our dark brown floor and units. Plus it's easy to keep clean as it's not like a mirror, like the plain black ones . Which are beautiful but need polished with every drop of water or tiny mark
I would not scrimp on cabinets, interiors etc. Make sure you get all the pullout drawers you need. Once the cabinets are fitted you probably won't be able to get new parts for them. Hobs are much of a muchness but a good oven is a good investment. A good kitchen table is essential and can cost £1000 so save a bit of money for that.
We scrimped on worktop (laminate, looks great) and doors, but splurged on Karndean floor, pull out drawers etc and glass splashback. I don't regret any of it.
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U.S. employers added 146,000 jobs in November, decreasing the unemployment rate from 7.9 percent to 7.7 percent.
However, this number is due mainly to a decrease in the labor force participation rate, which "declined by 0.2% to 63.6% once again, as the number of people out of the labor increased by over 540K to 88,883,000," Zero Hedge notes.
The Labor Department on Thursday said Supertorm Sandy did not significantly affect the numbers, contrary to what many had expected.
But the government said employers added 49,000 fewer jobs in October and September than initially estimated. And the unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent in October mostly because more people stopped looking for work and weren't counted as unemployed.
"In terms of quality of jobs, the biggest gain was in retail jobs as expected in part of the Thanksgiving rush, which added +53K jobs, Professional and Business services rose by 43K, of which Administrative and Waste Services was +23K, and Hospitality and Leisure +23K: all los paying jobs," Zero Hedge notes. "Construction jobs lost: 20K."
Since July, the economy has created an average of 173,000 jobs a month, up from 67,000 a month from April through June. Obviously, this is not enough to help combat chronic unemployment.
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Hallo, we (2 adults) are coming in Tokyo on the 25th of December and leaving on the 4th of January. We'll stay in Shibuya area, and planning to stay mainly inside Tokyo (moving a lot around the areas), except for a visit (we'd like to go and come back on the same day, hope time is enough) to Kyoto.
Hi there!
I would certainly recommend a 7 Day JR Pass for your travel the price is about the same as a normal return ticket Tokyo - Kyoto and now you get 7 days of unlimited travel for the same price! You can use the JR Pass for local travel around Tokyo, on the Narita Express or even for a day trip from Tokyo to one of the surrounding areas, such as Kamakura, Hakone or Nikko.
The Narita Express is indeed by reservation only, the train can be reserved 1 month in advance but you can also make seat reservations up to 5 minutes before departure.
I've added a map for you with all lines covered in Tokyo by the JR Pass.
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Thank you very much for your fast reply. So we'll buy the 7 day JR Pass. As we suppose to use a lot also Tokyo metro to move around, what about purchasing also one day/two day cards (discount for foreigners) or Suica card? Could you kindly advise us also about this topic? Thanks a lot
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Gripe 3: PlayStation Store: slim pickings
We're also bummed about the absence of certain PSP games from the PlayStation Store. Of the 628 games released for the PSP, only 167 are currently available for download. Notable absentees include Lumines, Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Final Fantasy Tactics, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, and the Grand Theft Auto series — all of which appeared on our Must Have Handheld Games list.
Presumably, some of these titles will appear at a later date, but that doesn't help the early adopter, does it? It has also been confirmed that certain games have been delayed due to tedious legal wrangles (the digital rights weren't secured at the time of release). Consequently, there's no guarantee that your favourite PSP game will appear on the PlayStation Network at all.
Meanwhile, you can snap up all of the afore-mentioned games for the PSP on eBay — usually for a fraction of the original price.
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories: Not coming to a PSPgo near you soon.
Gripe 4: Broadband: it's obligatory, baby!
To get any functionality out of the PSPgo you must have a broadband connection; and the higher your bandwidth, the better. While it's true that all current-gen consoles come with online functionality, it's usually offered as an optional extra (e.g. the PS3 works fine whether you're connected to the PlayStation Network or not.) Unfortunately, the same thing cannot be said about the PSPgo. If you haven't signed up with an Internet service provider, the PSPgo is nothing more than an undersized paperweight. No broadband = no games.
Granted, most PSPgo owners will already have access to the Internet, but the principle still stands. To use the device in any capacity, you have to leech resources away from a service you pay good money for — not cool.