How a Maker of Military Gear Struggles to Make It on the IT Battlefield: Should It Transition to Microsoft Dynamics AX?

BlackHawk Products Group was growing quickly selling via government and consumer channels--until its customer service faltered. Because the 250-employee company operated on several IT platforms, order takers couldn't immediately determine production schedules, so orders were needlessly delayed. Company officials decided the company needed to operate under a single IT platform, and evaluated systems from SAP, Sage, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics AX. Here is the story of how it evaluated different systems and finally made its decision.