At the same time, a young generation of companies and people is growing up who have not learnt about software as a large monolith. They are used to expecting quickly accessible apps focussed on usability from their smartphones. Can modern ERP software fulfil these expectations?
Read MoreERP selection - if it were that easy / Part 2
In the second part (click here for the first part) of our series on selecting an ERP system, we look at the why and what. Why does the company need new software and what and where is the company looking for such a solution.
Read MoreEVENT: How much business software is necessary?
The Augsburg "Aktive Feierabend" will take place for the fifth time on 8 October 2019.
Read MoreThe SAP Business One strategy
In a very detailed video, Rainer Zinow (Senior Vice President: Product Management, Business One & Business ByDesign) explains the strategy and the future of SAP Business One.
As a senior product manager, Rainer Zinow is not only responsible for SAP Business One but also for SAP ByDesign. As such, he naturally has an overview of the entire SAP strategy for SAP's SME ERP systems.
Read More9 good reasons for integrated business software
Medium-sized companies often use different software for different tasks. There may be many things in favour of special applications. However, stand-alone solutions always have disadvantages. On closer inspection, integrated business software appears to be the better choice. These 9 reasons speak in favour of it:
Read MoreERP for automotive suppliers
In order to maintain a reliable overview between sales, production and delivery, the ERP of automotive suppliers must guarantee fast workflows with a high level of process reliability. To be able to guarantee this, the solution should first adapt to the automation standard of the industry.
Read MoreIndividual and contract manufacturers need other ERP solutions
Production with batch size 1 can be found in many different industries. Plant manufacturers, tool manufacturers, special machine construction, special vehicle construction, shipyards and many other specialised manufacturers of individual and contract manufacturers. These individual and contract manufacturers often still work with isolated solutions instead of integrated business applications. Yet there are so many ERP systems for manufacturing companies.
Read MoreERP for the electronics industry
According to a study by Konradin Verlag, around 40% of electronics companies use in-house developments, as not many ERP systems manage the balancing act between project management and subsequent series production. The electronics industry has to contend with constant innovations and short product life spans like no other. It relies on the time from current product development to completion and marketing being as short as possible.
Read MoreWhat you really need - business software basics explained anew
Is your data quality right and have you considered all the IT risks? Or do you not actually know exactly what is being queried? We also like to throw around various terms about what an ERP system must and should do.
Read MoreAlready an ERP grandfather or still an ERP teenager? The generations of ERP systems
Humans are creatures of habit. Once they've become accustomed to their software family, it becomes difficult to convince them of necessary system modernisations or even changes. However, if companies are dealing with system solutions that are more representative of the first generation than the third, it's time to say goodbye. But how can one recognise whether they are dealing with a „grandad“ or „teen“ system? A classification of the three ERP generations:
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