A recent advertorial headline in Forbes boasted about How Dell Saved $50 Million A Year Through Software Rationalization, and credited a Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation with creating those savings. The article, written by Matt Griffiths, Dell's executive director of manufacturing, said the implementation kicked off in 2008 and was rooted in the manufacturer's desire to rationalize the systems in its manufacturing and supply chain facilities.
Since then, Griffiths says that Microsoft Dynamics AX has been implemented across seven of Dell's facilities. During that time, the company reduced manufacturing IT costs by $9...