What you need to know.
Companies need ERP solutions to manage all aspects of their business, the problem with this is there are many different types of solutions and consumers are confused when they go to market.
This site is dedicated to informing consumers in what to know when going to market for erp solutions.
Step one
The most important step in erp is your list of requirements, its like when you go shopping to the supermarket, before you go out (if you want to be productive and make the most use of your time) you make a list. This is so when you go the 'market' you don't get confused with all of the other products on offer. your list says "soft drink" and you buy soft drink, you don't also grab a cordial and a milk drink, as you don't require these items.
ERP is also like this, i.e. you need stock control, but a product has this and you see it also has assets control, now you may now need asset control but you also think it would be good to have... if this is not on your list of requirements you don't need it. You need to stay focused on what you need and not get distracted with what you may like. This is the biggest trap in ERP shopping, the more you add to the systems the more associated cost, the biggest issue is balancing budget with product, and at the end of the day if you cant get the right product for you budget you need to compromise with an infer product or re-align your budget to the solution.
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