DALLAS–FORT WORTH · ON SITE & REMOTE
John Paulson
JD EDWARDS MANUFACTURING CONSULTANT
JD Edwards manufacturing expertise your plant can trust.
JD Edwards manufacturing expertise your plant can trust.
I’m a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne consultant with decades of experience in manufacturing operations in multiple industries, and the author of The Lean BOM Blueprint.
I help manufacturers align planning, shop floor, product data and cost accounting to create more efficient, effective operations.
35+
Years in manufacturing & ERP
1998
Working with JD Edwards
14
Manufacturing industries served
Leadership
Former division operations leader with P&L responsibility
NEW BOOK · COMING NOVEMBER 2026
Bills of material that serve both the shop floor and the ERP.
The Lean BOM Blueprint is a practitioner’s guide for manufacturing, planning, engineering and ERP professionals. It covers structure, phantoms, and the master-data discipline that keeps planning, shop floor execution and costing honest.
Build product structures that reflect how manufacturing really works.
Connect engineering, planning, and the shop floor around trusted product data.
Reduce ERP complexity, planning noise, and unnecessary transactions.
“John Paulson’s The Lean BOM Blueprint is a much-needed game-changer for businesses seeking the next step to transition the body of knowledge to the 21st century. This must-read book is packed with innovative strategies and actionable examples. A definite contribution to the BOM process!”
Dave Garwood
Author of Bills of Material for a Lean Enterprise, R. D. Garwood, Inc.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS & ERP DESIGN
Where I help manufacturers running JD Edwards.
I assess and align manufacturing processes, systems, and the shop floor to improve efficiency and execution. JD Edwards should support how the plant needs to operate, not add unnecessary complexity.
Implementations, assessments, upgrades and fixes — on site or remote, for single plants and multi-site operations.
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Planning:
Make planning actionable.
John aligns forecasting, MPS and MRP with how the business actually operates, giving planners reliable signals they can act on instead of working around the system in spreadsheets.
FORECASTING · MPS · MRP · DRP · CRP · SAFETY STOCK
02
Shop Floor Execution
Optimize how work moves through the plant. John designs practical shop floor solutions that simplify execution, reduce unnecessary transactions and align JDE with how manufacturing actually operates.
WORK ORDERS · ROUTINGS · COMPLETIONS · BACKFLUSH · LEAN PRACTICES
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Product & Master Data
Build manufacturing on a solid foundation. John structures BOMs, routings and manufacturing master data so engineering, planning, production and costing are working from the same reliable information.
BOMS · ROUTINGS · WORK CENTERS · ITEM/BRANCH · UOM · ENGINEERING CHANGES
04
Manufacturing Cost Accounting
Take the mystery out of manufacturing costs. John helps manufacturers understand what really makes up product cost and manufacturing variances, connecting what happens on the shop floor to what finance sees in JDE.
PRODUCT COSTING · MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTING · VARIANCE ANALYSIS
CLIENT PERSPECTIVES
What clients say about working with John
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“John did an amazing job. His custom work order scheduler was a game-changer for us. John has extremely strong JDE Manufacturing and planning knowledge and great relationship skills.”
Director, IT Business Solutions
Mauricio S.
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“I was impressed with John’s ability to consistently deliver viable solutions to extremely complex business process challenges. John would be a true asset for any company requiring a subject matter expert in manufacturing and ERP solution configuration.”
Sr. IT Project Manager / Global ERP Implementation SME
Hector M.
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“John came into a difficult situation with little preparation time and was able to successfully solve a unique situation for the client. His in-depth knowledge of JDE combined with his outstanding consulting skills left the end client extremely satisfied.”
Technical Recruiter
Kenn M.
JD Edwards Manufacturing Workshops
Assess and align manufacturing processes and JD Edwards systems to improve efficiency and optimize operations.
Focused workshops that examine how JD Edwards manufacturing applications support real-world business requirements, identify gaps and opportunities, and introduce practical approaches and best practices.
01
Planning & MRP
Forecasting, MPS, MRP, DRP, CRP, planning parameters and exception management.
02
Shop Floor Execution
Work orders, routings, material issues, completions, backflush and shop floor transaction design.
03
Product Data Management
BOMs, routings, work centers, item/branch data, units of measure and engineering changes.
04
Product Costing & Manufacturing Accounting
Standard costing, cost components, work order accounting and manufacturing variance analysis.
05
Lean JDE Manufacturing
Simplifying transactions, eliminating unnecessary ERP activity and aligning JD Edwards with lean manufacturing practices.
Designed for manufacturing, planning, engineering, finance, IT and project teams. Available on-site or remotely.
Speaking Engagements
Aligning manufacturing processes, ERP systems and shop-floor execution.
Speaking engagements for manufacturing leaders, conferences, ERP user groups and professional organizations, drawing on decades of manufacturing and ERP experience and the principles explored in The Lean BOM Blueprint.
01
The Lean BOM Blueprint
Why no ERP system can compensate for a product structure that doesn’t reflect how the factory actually builds.
02
Your MRP Problem May Not Be an MRP Problem
How BOMs, routings and item master data create planning noise that companies try to fix by tuning MRP.
04
The BOM Is Not Just an Engineering Document
How product structure connects engineering decisions to planning, production and manufacturing cost.
03
Lean Is Transaction Design
Why eliminating unnecessary ERP transactions can be as important as eliminating waste on the factory floor.
05
When the ERP Doesn’t Match the Factory
What spreadsheets, workarounds and transaction complexity reveal about the disconnect between system design and manufacturing reality.
Available for conferences, manufacturing and ERP user groups, leadership meetings and industry events.
INSIGHTS
Insights.
Articles, case studies, JD Edwards demonstrations and manufacturing insights — new pieces added regularly.
ABOUT JOHN PAULSON
I’ve spent my career at the intersection of manufacturing operations, business processes and ERP systems.
I’m a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne manufacturing and distribution consultant and project manager with decades of experience in manufacturing operations and ERP across multiple industries. My work has taken me into manufacturing environments where the challenge is rarely just software. It is getting planning, product data, shop floor processes, costing and the ERP system aligned so the operation works better as a whole.
Before consulting, I worked directly in manufacturing operations, including division-level responsibility for P&L, manufacturing, planning and materials management, purchasing, OEM manufacturing, global sourcing and supply chain operations. That experience shaped the way I approach ERP consulting today. I look at a system from the perspective of the people who have to plan production, run the floor, manage materials, understand costs and deliver product to the customer.