The successful implementation of ERP and data quality
A large extent, the successful implementation of ERP and data quality is closely linked. High quality of the data means that data within the ERP system will play all the expected effects. With a virtual company's CEO and the CIO E-mail dialogue between, you may be able to more clearly the importance of data quality, and know under what circumstances should be taken in solution.
When I hear someone talk about ERP package, you will find that most of them focused on the topic of business process reengineering. ERP software to improve the employees to accept orders, production, shipping and billing efficiency indeed play an important role.
However, ERP is not only reflected in the value of the entire enterprise value chain of integrated business processes. If you can not integrate the data to support these processes, ERP system implementation will be plunged into a hopeless situation, never chance to turn around. When several years at a cost of millions, many companies still feel frustrated: because of their ERP investment and did not bring new improvement in business management.
Tied by the ERP system, prior to each individual have their own processes are a set of master data these data must be integrated to release the value of ERP. Master data entities including customers, suppliers, products, raw materials and other documents.
The successful implementation of ERP projects to a large extent is closely related with the data quality.
Data quality issues related to incomplete, duplicate, incorrect, inconsistent and wrong classification records. These records will result in improper order processing, inventory and procurement management failure, new product time to market was delayed, inefficient business processes, business performance management are not reliable, increased business risks and other adverse consequences.
Broadly speaking, the high quality of the data means that data within the ERP system will play all the expected effect. In addition to the traditional sense of the quality of the meaning, the true quality of the data also includes an integrated master data and reasonable.
Nevertheless, the primary data integration is still a number of ERP program will consider the practice of ex post facto. Company firmly believes in dealing with these issues in full compliance with the ERP implementation of the "data loading" step, but this approach tends to underestimate the enterprise to obtain high quality, integrated data, to help achieve ROI objectives of the importance and complexity. If the data in the new system, the accuracy and timeliness of the lack of access to general confidence, the project is doomed to fail.
We had a fictitious company called Wexford Widgets, through interpretation of its CEO and CIO of several letters between the representatives of the e-mail to explore the enterprises in the pre-stage of ERP implementation or upgrade of several major challenges must be addressed. |
