ERP Selection grasps the initiative
ERP Selection ERP enterprise to implement the first step is very critical step. Here, I would like to practical applications from the enterprise point of view to talk about the ERP selection.

Firstly I should say, the discussion on the premise that: Buy ERP is to use, rather than to watch, or in order to practice hands.

Since the enterprises to implement ERP in order to use, it must first be clear that: ERP do? If used in conjunction ERP business what do you not understand, then it do not on the ERP, and as a sheer waste of money. A professional point of speaking the word: this is the objective of the project.

With the goal, companies have to analyze their own situation and the industry in which the enterprises own situation and characteristics. On the current state of the business, the target is easy enough to reach? Or jump to achieve? 1:30 moment can not be achieved? Rome was not built in a day can be. In many cases, firms tend to overestimate their own status quo, underestimate the difficulty of the project objectives.

If the target is not an enterprise can be achieved easily, then next companies need to consider carefully is how to achieve your goals? How are they going? Am a few steps away? Of course, if an enterprise money, then this step to the professional consulting firm would also help, but do remember: only you will truly on your own risk.

Well, there in front of the groundwork, the next, you need to consider is: how much money you intend to spend? Or, how much money you can afford to? Each year how much money you can spend on something like that? This is the budget, which is the TCO. This is a result, many enterprises have been dragged into the whirlpool of ERP, or affordable ERP, with one of the reasons can not afford to ERP. The main cost of using the ERP companies has so few: the software costs, hardware costs, implementation costs, personnel costs, annual maintenance costs, optimize and improve the costs, training costs and so on.

Clear of these, with these fundamentals, I would like a little bit at the end of the selection on the mind.

Now, I want to talk about the selection of some of the considerations.

First, we need to select a suitable for own businesses ERP. ERP for you is the best ERP. We know that, ERP integration of the enterprise's internal business processes, integrating the enterprise's logistics, capital flow information flow. The more outstanding ERP, the integration between the various business modules higher the degree of regulatory requirements for companies higher, your business can not meet such high demands must be carefully considered. In fact, you manage to meet the needs of the ERP is the most suitable for your ERP.

Second, you have chosen an ERP, is actually chose a long-term cooperation partner. After all, companies can not from time to time for an ERP. Therefore, you can choose the partners to survive in the market can not provide you with quality service, and for your follow-up operation and maintenance, and optimization of the impact is very big.

Again, keep in mind are: to respect, learn from industry best practices, but not blind faith in industry best practices. The so-called industry best practices, only some of the successful experience in this industry in the software is all about. But we can not ignore is this: the same industry, different companies have different core competencies each industry is no universal model of success. Similarly, the software selection with the industry to achieve the effect of different companies is likely to vary.

In addition, each has its own ERP mainstream technology platform. This technology platform will greatly influence and even determine your company's IT technology infrastructure. Platform vitality how? Platform maintenance cost? Platform's open nature of how? These matters need to be considered.

Also need to be reminded of the point is: If there is no very good reason, do not select the latest release version of the ERP vendors. As a result, the Bug is because the software can not be avoided, the latest version of the software has not been sufficiently validated; two years, the implementation of the Company's latest version of the software, learning, digestion is a process, this process takes some time.

Finally, bear in mind the point is: ERP is to help you solve management problems enhance the management level of the tool, but your ERP would not be able to solve management problems. Therefore, do not expect the implementation of ERP vendors or consultants for you to solve management problems, management problems to your own address, so, ERP selection you have to seize the initiative.