Episode 7: Small Manufacturers, Big Data: Why ERP Still Wins with Robert Jolliffe

10/11/2025 54 min
Episode 7: Small Manufacturers, Big Data: Why ERP Still Wins with Robert Jolliffe

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Episode Synopsis

Does ERP fail, or does it just need AI to unlock its potential? In this episode, host JP Wargithole sits down with Robert Jolliffe, owner of Sabre Limited and a 30-year veteran of manufacturing IT, to challenge the notion that ERP systems have failed.

Robert brings a compelling perspective from the trenches of small to mid-market manufacturing ($10M-$500M revenue). For companies still running on QuickBooks and Excel, ERP isn't a failure—it's the most transformational investment they can make. But the real breakthrough happens when you combine ERP's structured data foundation with AI's natural language capabilities.