Unlike many IT related projects, implementing an operational system requires greater skills, spans multiple disciplines, and must balance many demands.

Many logistics projects fail through incorrect alignment between implementation methodology and operations' culture. Attempts to reach the end goal too quickly can result in the very staff whose life you intend to improve, being lost along the way. At the same time as implementing a new system you must keep the existing operation going.

If you compare a logistic implementation to a financial system implementation, there's no significant impact if your invoices are a day or two late being sent out. If, however, you're an hour late in getting orders out the door, your business feels the pressure immediately.

Having been right there on the ground floor during many an implementation, the team at Interlogic understands the pressures. Over the years we've developed ways to approach and manage projects that minimize the pain of implementation.

The key is an understanding of the complexities and a preparedness to be flexible to avoid the 'Murphy' factor.