An ERP consolidation plan will keep IT staff busy for the next few years at metal distributor Ryerson Tull. The $2.3 billion company, which has grown through acquisitions, is replacing five major legacy platforms with a single SAP installation, says Darell Zerbe, CIO and vice president of IT. Adding to the complexity of the project is Ryerson Tull's most recent deal — the pending acquisition of Integris Metals that will expand the Chicago company to a nearly $5 billion business with 120 locations, Zerbe says. "My main thrust is to converge a lot of separate types of software down into a pretty standard look across the entire enterprise," he says.
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