As we all know, ERP system is not so simple to other office software. For most enterprises, even if they have ERP software, but without a professional consultant are implemented, companies are likely to succeed. In other words, this time even if the enterprise has an ERP software, free of charge, but for businesses, as if only the car is not the driver can only be used as ornaments, and can not bring any value. To this end, enterprises should deploy a good ERP system is bound to find a professional adviser is responsible for the implementation of enterprise EPR systems implementation. Recommended by software providers, consultants, no doubt is a good choice. Because they understand the company's product and design process. Although software companies provide software free of charge, but it can be obtained from the system implementation services, where good returns.
Another point need to be reminded that the open-source ERP software, in terms of functions, or business logic, is always associated with commercial software exists between a gap. If we go to a good point of view, because the software itself is open source, free enterprise use, due to financial, technical and other constraints, both in design or testing, are not commercial software, as perfect, precise. Therefore, there is also vulnerability or a feature not perfect enough to be acceptable. If we go to the bad aspects of thought, Is there really no business in this area do a little hostile? Because of incomplete or software, there are some Bug, enterprises should use the new software, then it must be a lot of secondary development. Second development is not free, companies will have to pay for. It is undeniable that, in the secondary development of functions, many because of the enterprise's own individual needs to decide. Insufficiency or due to defects in the software itself only part of it.
We can see that engaging in open-source software development, promotion of businesses whose profits are mainly from the service, including the ERP system implementation, maintenance services and systems secondary development services. In fact, such a business model to promote the more popular and now SaaS (software as a service) is very similar to the mode of operation. Therefore, I boldly predicted, perhaps in the near future, with a certain commercial nature of the open-source ERP software will be stripped of its sacred coat, walking SaaS software development. Commercial software is commercial software, why open source and then put on a coat it?
Open Source ERP future of large areas of difficult
Although a lot of open source software on the market, most of open source software is to grant a coat of commercial software. However, with the increasing number of domestic developers, open source awareness increased, I believe that open source software will still be some small level of non-poor to occur. For example e-mail system, OA system, kanban systems, because of its design, development is not difficult, the number of participants is also not a lot, so there will still be certain of its domestic development.
But I believe that the scope of its development may only be limited to a small management software or office software. Because it does not need a very strong sense of organization and business logic, the majority of cases, it may take few months to a few people can develop a set of small-scale management software. However, if you want to develop such large-scale information management ERP software, I believe that open source software is difficult to have big part to play. Even in the face of small and medium enterprise ERP software business logic behind it is still very complicated. Whether the background data sheet, or business processes, are tens of thousands. If there is no strict organization, rigorous testing, while the participation of a large number of developers it is difficult to design and develop a more comprehensive ERP system? Even if the world's first major open-source ERP product Campier their functions are still considerable limitations, such as material requirements planning and so on did not materialize, it is more like an Invoicing system and financial management systems integration products. From a functional and technical point of view, far short of an ERP system was required.
So, open source software if you want to develop in the ERP field, will face huge obstacles. The biggest obstacle is the development of cost. Unless walk the road of commercialization, through the service to obtain profits to make up for the software development costs, it will be difficult for further development.
From the above analysis we can see that in 2010, the author is not optimistic about open-source ERP software development. I believe that, due to the nature of business, when the open-source ERP software, accumulated to a certain user, function relatively perfect, the inevitable path toward commercialization. Only path may be different, either by selling software, such as Red Hat right to use fees; or a letter like the TU secondary development through the implementation of services or to charge. But no matter road, without a doubt, a certain degree of deviation from the essence of opens source software and embarks on commercial development.
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