1973
Rick Hepting
Leaves IBM and start programming in his basement/car.
Incorporation
Hepting & Associates Incorporation date.
1974
1986
1st foray into ERP
Software Business System (SBS) Financial System
Hepting & Associates to ESS
From Hepting & Associates to Essential Software Solutions Inc.
1992
1997
A new age started
Signed on with Symix (Syteline)
President of ESS
Gordon Muir became the president of ESS
1999
2000
Ron Hepting - Vice President
Transition to ESS - With Gordon, Ron Hepting leads ESS into the next millenium.
Ron Hepting - ESS President
Gordon Muir retires and Ron Hepting becomes president of ESS.
2012
2021
ESS moves location
After 23 years, ESS relocates from Vancouver, BC to Burnaby, BC
ESS celebrates 50th anniversary
June 12th at the Vancouver Italian Cultural Centre
2024
1969
First MRP System
Created by Black & Decker, IBM, Rolls Royce and General Electric
Father of ERP - Joseph Orlicky
Orlicky's Famous Book - “Material Requirements Planning: The New Way of Life”
1975
1979
Roots of Infor Syteline
Syman launched (aka Symix, Syteline, Frontstep, MAPICS, Infor Cloudsuite Industrial)
MRP involved
MRP Systems evolve to an end-to-end solution to include financial and advanced financial scheduling.
1980
1982
W. Edward Deming's Book
"Quality, Productivity and Competitive Position"
Eliyahu M. Goldratt's Novel
1984
1990
"Enterprise Resource Planning"
Gartner coined "Enterprise Resource Planning" term and this name is recognized by many businesses.
Visual ERP
First Windows-based ERP including Advanced Planning & Scheduling and TOC
1992
2002
Infor
Infor spun off Agilisys - Backed by Golden Gate Capital
ERP & Industry 4.0
ERP leverages machine learning, IoT, AI and MES (Manufacturing Execution System)
2010
2017
Koch Industries
Key customer - Koch Industries invest in Infor
Infor Acquired by Koch Industries
Koch Industries completed the acquisition of the remaining portion of Infor from Golden Gate Capital.
2020
About Us
Essential Software Solutions is a team of talented individuals with over 40 years of ERP, manufacturing and technical experience.
