In the preparatory work before the ERP selection first of all to conduct training. Enterprises would like to invite relevant experts to conduct principles and functions of ERP training, to promote enterprise employees, especially senior and middle leaders ERP knowledge and learning, a preliminary understanding of ERP business management concepts and advanced management capabilities, initially to understand ERP, know that ERP can do. Set up the project selection team. Enterprises on the basis of understanding the ERP selection team to set up the project, the project selection team was composed of structure is very important, reasonable or not directly related to the success or failure of ERP selection. Enterprise Project Selection team members must not be limited to a few corporate IT departments or computer personnel ERP is a management software, not merely aspects of computer technology, but to solve business management issues. The management issues and business leadership from the top mid-level leadership is closely related to various departments, therefore, a reasonable selection of the project team should be in command by the company's senior leadership, major business leaders took part, IT departments taking the lead. As we all know information project is "number one project", there is no "number one" support and promote, it is difficult to implement successfully, and this has been proven countless companies. Therefore, leaders should grasp the management software, management ideas and management methods and the matching degree of the enterprise, each business unit leaders should grasp the management software and the specific needs of this sector to adapt to the degree meets the requirements of this sector, can be completed all the work in this sector, while IT departments to grasp the management software, whether the technology is advanced, the overall structure is reasonable, as well as scalability for future development and so on. Next to determine the needs and goals of enterprise management. Companies after the establishment of the project selection team, we should organize the various functional department heads and relevant personnel of the present sector-specific management needs and objectives, it is necessary to take into account the current needs, but also consider the future development of enterprises, from the business industry characteristics , business and future development of the current situation analysis, to find business and what does not exist in current management or inefficient links, has expressed the hope to solve what problems ERP software systems, so as to provide a basis for ERP selection. Therefore, the business management needs and objectives is an important basis for ERP selection. If the firm feels there is a certain difficulty selection of enterprises for the introduction of a third party to do ERP selection consulting services. Under the guidance of experts, in accordance with the requirements of ERP selection process, expanded steadily, until the success of corporate ERP selection. This will shorten the time for business ERP selection, reduce the risk of ERP implementation, there is an important protection.
Selection process should focus on the work of master
In the ERP selection ready to do a good job, the official selection began. First of all to determine the ERP selection process. Enterprise ERP Selection General to conduct three rounds of selection, after the first round of business contacts and understanding, viewing and listening to ERP suppliers, product demonstrations, feature presentations and Services, from a number of ERP vendors selected five companies that meet the requirements The ERP suppliers, the second round after a detailed investigation and examination of corporate ERP suppliers, customers with the industry case, compared to the same industry case-oriented features, the application and ERP vendors such as ERP product replacement rate from the five selected ERP vendor out the two companies believe that the requirements in full compliance with corporate ERP suppliers, the final one from the two selected ERP vendor can meet all aspects of a business enterprise the most suitable ERP vendor, ERP selection to complete.
In determining the ERP selection process, then to formulate ERP selection criteria and scoring system for evaluation. Only in this way can we quantify the selection, so that the project selection team members know how to evaluate ERP, where aspects to evaluate the ERP. Development of ERP selection criteria and scoring system for evaluation of the relevant standards should be in accordance with national ERP, enterprise specific management needs and goals to carry out, with the ERP selection criteria and evaluation of scoring system that is able to mobilize to the project selection team members watched and listened to ERP suppliers, product demonstrations, features and services introduced in introducing the initiative and responsibility, the project team members with a selection of issues, tasks and responsibilities to hear, see, this is not only beneficial to select the appropriate enterprise ERP, also for the enterprise future implementation and application of ERP has laid a good foundation.
Select ERP software, in fact, is to choose the right ERP software vendors, enterprise information is to choose long-term partner, therefore, to examine ERP supplier's economic and technological strength. Only with economic and technological strength of the ERP suppliers, in order to become a long-term business partners to provide long-term technical services and advice on the ERP software on a regular basis to improve, regular product upgrades and minor official of new and updating to meet the needs of enterprises have continuously developed . In addition, the enterprise information technology is not just ERP, ERP is the core of enterprise information, and enterprise information technology also includes the business of office automation OA, supply chain management SCM, customer relationship management CRM, e-commerce. Although they are relatively independent areas, but they need each other for data exchange and process of convergence, or information has become an island. If the strength of ERP vendors with multiple product lines in different areas, between different product lines can be seamlessly integrated and ready exchange of data preparation, which should also be business to choose partners need to consider important factor. |
