TODAY, March 31st 2010, is your last chance to place orders (deadline 2.30pm) with STL UK to carry you over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and into next week. Because at 4pm today, SAP dies. Synergi and stldistribution.co.uk will also be switched off, making way for the long-awaited reinstallation of Informix. The Informix installation process … Continue reading
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A fresh start, an exciting future: A message from Ken Munro, new CEO of STL Distribution
Ken Munro, new CEO of STL Distribution, has today written to STL’s trade customers to announce that “STL Distribution is back in business and working hard to return to the standard of service both suppliers and retailers have come to expect over the years.” As well as restocking the warehouse and working to re-establish agreements … Continue reading
SAP and IBS-STL UK: A Timeline and Some Reflections
Given that the collapse of IBS-STL UK has largely been attributed to its failed SAP implementation, the following timeline (which undoubtedly has a few gaps) may prove helpful in formulating the questions that should now be asked in order to ensure that a disaster like this doesn’t happen again. The fact that SAP was intended to … Continue reading
Saving STL UK: Towards a sustainable business model?
Whether or not the possibility of a group buyout for IBS-STL UK will even be considered by Biblica’s Board and Trustees remains to seen. As of this posting I am still awaiting detailed financial statements from the company, without which it is somewhat difficult to even begin to prepare anything remotely resembling a firm proposal … Continue reading
STL UK Crisis: Reports roundup and further reflections (updated)
Figured a roundup of reports on / responses to the STL UK crisis might be useful. Reports marked * are largely nothing more than re-runs of the official press release with minimal or no additional comment. No doubt there are a few I’ve missed and more will emerge as the tragedy unfolds — but as I’ve said, … Continue reading
What’s happening at STL? BA CBG to Carlisle, blog updates coming soon and invoices – aaaargh!
Today sees the the BA Christian Booksellers Group gathering at STL HQ in Carlisle for its AGM tomorow. The timing, regrettably, is such that I can’t be there, but I take this opportunity to wish all who do attend a very worthwhile meeting: I look forward to hearing what transpires. Who will make up our new … Continue reading
STL: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Update, 22/11/2008: Thanks to Steve Mitchell for permission to reproduce his Powerpoint Presentation, SAP Go Live. Cynics say that the light you think you can see at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of an oncoming train. With Christmas fast approaching I guess that’s an easy mistake to make as we wait for … Continue reading
STL: Back Online but not Back Up to Speed
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for those of us who’ve become used to checking STL’s stock availability and ordering online: the website was taken out of commission back on Thursday October 23rd for an IT systems upgrade over the following weekend. If things had gone according to plan disruption to service would have … Continue reading
