OA together with the integration of ERP SME Information pragmatic thinking
SME Economic and social development is an important force in innovation and industrial development play an irreplaceable important role, therefore, do a good job of SMEs Information ss a national information technology development strategy is an important component of improving the competitiveness of SMEs is an important part.
Today, small and medium enterprises, however, the traditional, complex, heterogeneous information technology environment Lailsons CIO felt very difficult, difficult. Today, many SMEs have been launched in more than three software systems, such as OA, ERP, CRM, HR, BI and financial software, but software, data formats, database types, operating system, applications, and so not exactly the same position distributed independently of each other, and even some small and medium enterprises in the same system under the financial, office, sales, production systems are separate.
The most crucial problem is that these heterogeneous systems into a number of applications and data between the islands are difficult to share data and resources, can not be mutually between data backup, data integrity and availability of poor business decision-makers can not focus on this to all critical data are difficult to control a variety of timely and accurate and valid data, thus greatly increasing the cost of business operations, weaken the enterprise market, rapid response forces, but also greatly reduce the overall competitiveness of SMEs. Some SMEs the old IT system or even "into a difficult position," to produce self-contradictory outdated erroneous data to enable enterprises to the wrong place at the wrong time to make the wrong decisions and harming greatly.
Therefore, the face of increasingly complex heterogeneous IT systems for small and medium enterprises how to co-ordinate scientific and effective management? How in different periods to the old and new systems integration, simplify management and operational processes, eliminating data silos, information silos, reducing the overall IT system has a costs, improve business service levels, maximize the benefits and create exceptional flexibility to accommodate future business changes, every small and medium enterprises must address the important and urgent topic.
First, the most commonly used by small and medium OA, ERP software system for the use of two and integration of topics, initiate focuses on the IT systems compatible, integrated thinking and direction.
OA, ERP software, as is currently the two SME management, ERP related to logistics, manufacturing, finance and other corporate data processing and analysis, OA system is used for paperless office, approval of the enterprise's work and knowledge management platform.
The use of ERP in enterprises include distribution, manufacturing, finance three large groups, involving purchasing management, warehouse management, inventory control, production planning, distribution plan, shop floor control, quality management, payroll management, human resources, nearly 30 modules ; business management is also the need for concerted OA, OA mainly related to document management, conference management, file management, personnel management, customer information management, e-mail, electronic bulletin board systems, modules and an open forum for the business documents, files, data, assets, supplies, etc. The management is also essential. Therefore, OA can not replace the ERP, the same token ERP can not be replaced by OA. |
