Until recently, needed to ask the classic make or buy question when starting to implement an ERP system : are we going to build our system from scratch, or are we going to purchase a mature system that tens, hundreds or even thousands of organizations currently use? The following are list of advantages and disadvantages…
You bet you should and lets talk about why. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is best described as a process, holistic in structure, that takes many different organization departments or business units and connects them by way of software engineered by information technologists. Examples of these company functions include departments such as sales, business development, purchasing,…
In the ERP Software Tiers and Costs we can find important information for organizations considering both the traditional purchase as well as the relatively new rental model. The pricing model of a SaaS-based application may be attractive to many organizations, hinging on their expected annual transactions. This begs the question : is renting better than…
This post contains an interview between Todd R. Weiss and Rebecca Wettemann, an ERP analyst with Boston-based Nucleus Research Inc., what she recommends to her clients when they ask critical questions about deploying or replacing their ERP systems. Several central topics are often on their minds when evaluating ERP, she says. That’s where this “5…
This article is continuation of “ERP Software Tiers and Costs” article. Organizations may find themselves “between tiers” from a budgetary stand-point. The organization not prepared to spend roughly $1M on total first-year implementation costs should probably look for an alternative to Tier I application. It should not even send a request for proposal (RFP) to…
When it comes to choosing the ERP software usually you get two main option : the open source ERP software, such as Adempiere or Compiere, or commercial ERP software, such as SAP, Oracle or Microsoft. In this article I would not to recommend or discourage to implement open source ERP software, instead I am going…
SMMs is stand for Small and Midsize manufacturers. You will find lots of ERP software from which to choose in the market today, therefore SMMs absolutely have to evaluate their options very carefully. The most important thing for small and midsize organizations is to stay away from an isolated mindset, and instead consider it as…
What is an ERP system? A lot more than many people realize. We also may also wish to ask what is ERP software? There are important distinctions to be made, so let us explore. Enterprise Resource Planning and the systems that define its form have been around for a good spell. One can trace its roots back to the 1960s,…
System Evaluation The actual process of evaluating and selecting an ERP System is never the same for any two companies. Unique internal conditions are going to determine exactly what work needs to be done. There are, however, common steps and exercises that a company and its evaluation team should take. Some of these steps include:…
Below are ten predictions for the enterprise software space in 2011 by Eric Kimberling of Panorama Consulting : Risk management and mitigation. Even though the economy may not be quite as bad as it was at this time last year, companies are still extremely risk adverse. They are not willing to spend millions of dollars…