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Author
Michael W. Pelphrey obtained his BA in business adminis-
tration from California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton,
California, and his MS in nance from West Coast University,
Los Angeles, CA. He has over 30 years of experience with a broad
and varied background in the ERP marketplace. Not only has he
been a user of ERP solutions, but he was also a director of techni-
cal and business consultants at Comserv, a leading ERP software
company located at Mendota Heights, Minnesota; an ERP proj-
ect manager; an ERP business architect; and a partner at BDO
Seidman, an accounting and consulting practice. Functionally,
he was the president/CEO ...