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SIN: International Disparity

PING has assembly plants in Japan and the United Kingdom, Crossland said. When it looks for ERP partners with a local presence, Crossland said a major partner faux pas was failing to provide a consistent experience across geographies.

"When you have the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing and then they start walking over each other, that's not a good thing," Crossland said.