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Friday, 31 May 2013
Congratulations!
Team Synchro ERP would like to congratulate our newest customer, Texas Aluminum Foundry, on making the all important decision to go with the global leading platinum provider of metalcasting specific software!
End of May - Start of June 2013
Howdy from Texas where it's 99f outside on the last day of May,
Summer has arrived, and along with it, even though it's still officially Spring time, this part of the world is focused on thunderstorms.
Simply beyond words the recent tornado that slammed Moore Oklahoma USA
BEFORE AND AFTER, Moore, Oklahoma
Simply amazing, when you think about it, that the loss of life was not much greater than it was. Had it been during the dead of night or perhaps during rush hours, it could have been far worse.
I wanted a PBS NOVA episode the other night on TIVO, Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes , and this monster was on the ground for like 45 minutes! They were talking about how much progress really has been made on warnings and that this tornado started outside of town, giving additional time to get out of harms way.
Where I am in Texas, we do get this strange creatures, but nothing like up in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. I have no storm shelter, so we'll just crawl into the hall and pull a mattress over our selves or hop in the bath tub, serious. Bath tubs are an ideal place to ride out the storm and are the suggested place to go unless you have a shelter.
Anyway, things are going exceedingly well at Synchro ERP. Richy is just returning from a jaunt to the eastern part of the globe and Simon and Daniel will be on this side of the pond.
Anyway, say good bye to May and hello to June...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Summer has arrived, and along with it, even though it's still officially Spring time, this part of the world is focused on thunderstorms.
Simply beyond words the recent tornado that slammed Moore Oklahoma USA
BEFORE AND AFTER, Moore, Oklahoma
Simply amazing, when you think about it, that the loss of life was not much greater than it was. Had it been during the dead of night or perhaps during rush hours, it could have been far worse.
I wanted a PBS NOVA episode the other night on TIVO, Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes , and this monster was on the ground for like 45 minutes! They were talking about how much progress really has been made on warnings and that this tornado started outside of town, giving additional time to get out of harms way.
Where I am in Texas, we do get this strange creatures, but nothing like up in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. I have no storm shelter, so we'll just crawl into the hall and pull a mattress over our selves or hop in the bath tub, serious. Bath tubs are an ideal place to ride out the storm and are the suggested place to go unless you have a shelter.
Anyway, things are going exceedingly well at Synchro ERP. Richy is just returning from a jaunt to the eastern part of the globe and Simon and Daniel will be on this side of the pond.
Anyway, say good bye to May and hello to June...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Planning for the Future
Howdy from Texas where Summer is upon us,
I'm just back from a little R&R camping at a nearby lake, nearby by Texas standards at least, only 3.5 hour drive away! Funny thing is, I neglected to take a single picture. I was just pulling out of the camping spot and realized that I had never taken the camera out of the truck. So unlike me. I guess it was because we had such a great time. We had a nice secluded campsite and all of the campers nearby were well behaved. Sometimes in state parks you have to deal with campers that want YOU to listen to THEIR TYPE of MUSIC. Weather was good, kinda warm on Sunday, ok, it was HOT.
As this was the Memorial Day weekend, the park was pretty crowded and the LE's, Law Enforcement, were out in full force making sure that peace and harmony prevailed. They were writing up tickets left and right on the boat ramp for no horns, too many people on the boat, not enough life jackets, etc. Of course, they generally waited to do an inspection until the boaters were pulling out of the water, hoping to catch some BWI's - Boating While Intoxicated. We didn't have a boat, so we did a lot of mountain bike riding on the various trails and also taking lazy afternoon naps in the cool air conditioning of the camper. The food was just great as well.
Anyway, Planning for the Future, be sure to check out the current issue of the new digital only magazine from the fine folks at Modern Casting. Pages 71-72 has a great article on Synchro ERP.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
I'm just back from a little R&R camping at a nearby lake, nearby by Texas standards at least, only 3.5 hour drive away! Funny thing is, I neglected to take a single picture. I was just pulling out of the camping spot and realized that I had never taken the camera out of the truck. So unlike me. I guess it was because we had such a great time. We had a nice secluded campsite and all of the campers nearby were well behaved. Sometimes in state parks you have to deal with campers that want YOU to listen to THEIR TYPE of MUSIC. Weather was good, kinda warm on Sunday, ok, it was HOT.
As this was the Memorial Day weekend, the park was pretty crowded and the LE's, Law Enforcement, were out in full force making sure that peace and harmony prevailed. They were writing up tickets left and right on the boat ramp for no horns, too many people on the boat, not enough life jackets, etc. Of course, they generally waited to do an inspection until the boaters were pulling out of the water, hoping to catch some BWI's - Boating While Intoxicated. We didn't have a boat, so we did a lot of mountain bike riding on the various trails and also taking lazy afternoon naps in the cool air conditioning of the camper. The food was just great as well.
Anyway, Planning for the Future, be sure to check out the current issue of the new digital only magazine from the fine folks at Modern Casting. Pages 71-72 has a great article on Synchro ERP.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Getting To Know You - May Edition.
Getting To Know You
Christopher Collins - CEO/MD
So its that 'Getting to know you' time again and this month were looking at our MD/CEO, Christopher Collins.
Job Title
Managing
Director
How long have you worked for Synchro ERP?
4th
July 1997
What is the best part of your job?
Being part of a hard working team with
focus and drive
Describe yourself in 3 words
Creative, focused, persistent
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Mixed summer fruits, nuts, seeds and
porridge
What is your favourite food?
Indian
What do you dislike most?
Apathy, laziness, lack of self-responsibility
Who is the most precious person to you?
Myself & my wife
Who is your famous idol?
I never idolize anyone, we are all human…
What is your favourite book?
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
What is your favourite film?
Anything created by Quentin Tarantino
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go
and why?
The Arctic Circle, peaceful whilst still
savage and untamed
Christopher is extremely passionate about every aspect of Synchro ERP and he is a fantastic and inspirational leader.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Let's Go Hunting Rabbits...
Howdy from Texas,
We're hunting rabbits in Texas for some good ole Welsh Rabbit. Yes, I know it is Welsh Rarebit... I remember the first time I met up with Rincewind AKA Lee and said I wanted some Welsh Rabbit... He almost died laughing and almost plunged us off the road. Turns out, for 40 some odd years of my life I thought it was Welsh Rabbit, not Welsh Rarebit... Welsh Rarebit as it turns out has no rabbit in it, it's really just a glorified cheese sandwich...
Here is my hunting dog Wyatt Earp struggling to kill a rabbit that ventured into the yard.
Certainly not for the faint of heart!
Hunting rabbits is such a tiring process...
All is well in the land of Synchro ERP. Plans are already being made for the upcoming NFFS and ICI in October as well as the AFI. Chris, Simon, and Shane will be attending the ICI-Investment Casting Institute and Simon and I will be at the NFFS-Non Ferrous Foundry Society and Jean-Marie will be solo at the AFI - Australian Foundry Institute.
As I type this, Richy and Jean-Marie are in the UAE with a massive implementation in progress.
Anyway, happy hunting and until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
We're hunting rabbits in Texas for some good ole Welsh Rabbit. Yes, I know it is Welsh Rarebit... I remember the first time I met up with Rincewind AKA Lee and said I wanted some Welsh Rabbit... He almost died laughing and almost plunged us off the road. Turns out, for 40 some odd years of my life I thought it was Welsh Rabbit, not Welsh Rarebit... Welsh Rarebit as it turns out has no rabbit in it, it's really just a glorified cheese sandwich...
Here is my hunting dog Wyatt Earp struggling to kill a rabbit that ventured into the yard.
Certainly not for the faint of heart!
All is well in the land of Synchro ERP. Plans are already being made for the upcoming NFFS and ICI in October as well as the AFI. Chris, Simon, and Shane will be attending the ICI-Investment Casting Institute and Simon and I will be at the NFFS-Non Ferrous Foundry Society and Jean-Marie will be solo at the AFI - Australian Foundry Institute.
As I type this, Richy and Jean-Marie are in the UAE with a massive implementation in progress.
Anyway, happy hunting and until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Monday, 13 May 2013
Here's To You Momma!
Howdy from Texas,
Just a brief tribute to all the mothers of the world, here's to my mother and all the others. We celebrated Mothers Day here in the states yesterday. This was my mothers 50th Mothers Day! Looking good mom! We had a fine seafood meal for lunch, getting there when they opened at 10:30am to beat the inevitable rush. By 11am, they were standing at the door in line! We beat the crowd.
Couldn't have done it w/o you mom - I owe you so much.
Love your Loving Son...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Just a brief tribute to all the mothers of the world, here's to my mother and all the others. We celebrated Mothers Day here in the states yesterday. This was my mothers 50th Mothers Day! Looking good mom! We had a fine seafood meal for lunch, getting there when they opened at 10:30am to beat the inevitable rush. By 11am, they were standing at the door in line! We beat the crowd.
Couldn't have done it w/o you mom - I owe you so much.
Love your Loving Son...
Until next time, see you on down the road.
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
Friday, 10 May 2013
We've Always Done it This Way...
Howdy from a soaking wet Texas this Friday,
I just recalled a story when a professor friend of mine and I were discussing "doing things the same way". What brought this up is that our alma marter has relentlessly and under protest from the President and the Board of Regents, agreed to go to two graduation ceremonies. The University has grown and the graduating class is bursting the seams of the coliseum. The lack of parking and space is a real inconvenience on those attending, especially those with special needs. It had become a fire hazard as well with people standing and sitting on the steps.
"This is not the way we do things, we only have one graduation." "Having two graduations will take away from the purpose of graduation" "Having two graduations will mean that the speaker, the President, and the Board of Regents will have to go through this two times".
I am really surprised the President and Board of Regents didn't "solve" the problem by deciding to build a grand new coliseum to handle all the students at once... Put some more costs on the backs of students and leave even more of a "legacy" with another named building...
Momma, a small child asks, why do you always measure the ham at 6" and cut it before baking it? Mother - well, I've always done it this way as I learned it from your grandmother. I really don't know why, but there must be a reason. Small child goes and asks grandma, "grammy why do we cut the ham at 6"" - Grammy responds, when I was cooking hams years ago during the great depression, I only had a 6" pan to cook the ham in, so I had to measure it.... and cook it as two hams...
Moral of the story, is your metalcasting stuck with a 6" pan when you really need a 12" pan? Synchro ERP can be your 12" pan and assist you in streamlining your operations and improving your profitability.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
I just recalled a story when a professor friend of mine and I were discussing "doing things the same way". What brought this up is that our alma marter has relentlessly and under protest from the President and the Board of Regents, agreed to go to two graduation ceremonies. The University has grown and the graduating class is bursting the seams of the coliseum. The lack of parking and space is a real inconvenience on those attending, especially those with special needs. It had become a fire hazard as well with people standing and sitting on the steps.
"This is not the way we do things, we only have one graduation." "Having two graduations will take away from the purpose of graduation" "Having two graduations will mean that the speaker, the President, and the Board of Regents will have to go through this two times".
I am really surprised the President and Board of Regents didn't "solve" the problem by deciding to build a grand new coliseum to handle all the students at once... Put some more costs on the backs of students and leave even more of a "legacy" with another named building...
Momma, a small child asks, why do you always measure the ham at 6" and cut it before baking it? Mother - well, I've always done it this way as I learned it from your grandmother. I really don't know why, but there must be a reason. Small child goes and asks grandma, "grammy why do we cut the ham at 6"" - Grammy responds, when I was cooking hams years ago during the great depression, I only had a 6" pan to cook the ham in, so I had to measure it.... and cook it as two hams...
Moral of the story, is your metalcasting stuck with a 6" pan when you really need a 12" pan? Synchro ERP can be your 12" pan and assist you in streamlining your operations and improving your profitability.
Until next time, see you on down the road...
Shane Allen
Head of Synchro ERP North American Operations
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