# What are the best Epicor Channel Partners for manufacturing companies implementing ERP without in-house expertise?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">We've been exploring what are the best <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/epicor-channel-partners">Epicor Channel Partners</a> for manufacturing companies implementing ERP without in-house expertise, since that's a meaningfully different situation than implementing with an already ERP-savvy internal team.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"><strong>What seems to matter most based on the reviews when there's no in-house ERP expertise:</strong></p><ul>
<li>A partner comfortable guiding both the technical implementation and the internal process-building simultaneously</li>
<li>Support that transfers capability over time rather than creating permanent reliance on the partner</li>
<li>A willingness to be direct about tradeoffs rather than assuming the client can independently evaluate the options</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">What the reviews suggest on this specific need:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/cre8tive-technology-and-design/reviews"><strong>Cre8tive Technology and Design</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Direct experience with a manufacturer that had no prior ERP system suggests real comfort building both the technical foundation and the internal process knowledge at the same time, rather than assuming either was already in place.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/six-s-partners/reviews"><strong>Six S Partners</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Education built into the core offering, paired with a willingness to give direct feedback, suggests this partner is comfortable working with teams that need more foundational guidance rather than light-touch support.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/quartz-group-inc/reviews"><strong>Quartz Group, Inc.</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Infrastructure assessment and training bundled into the engagement suggests a similar comfort working with clients who need more built from the ground up rather than a narrow implementation scope.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For manufacturers who went into an Epicor implementation without in-house ERP expertise: what was the biggest knowledge gap the partner had to bridge, and has that gap closed by now or are you still building that expertise internally?</p>

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- Posted at: 15 days ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;Yeah if you don&#39;t have internal ERP people, the partner basically becomes your team, so pick for hand-holding. The listed Epicor partners here, Sikich, CompuData and Cre8tive Technology and Design, all implement Epicor for manufacturing, and the thing that matters when you lack in-house expertise is how much training, change management and post-go-live support they bundle in, not just the technical build. Honest tip, since there&#39;s not a big public track record on these, I&#39;d ask each for manufacturing references at your size, a named project manager, and exactly what support looks like after go-live, that&#39;s where under-resourced teams get stranded. How lean is your internal team, basically no IT, or a small group that needs backup?&lt;/p&gt;

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