Enterprise Resource Planning
Contiuation of part 1 of the article: Attend demonstrations The vendors should now know your Critical Success Factors and key requirements, and should be given an agenda so that time is allocated properly. You should attend no more than 4 demonstrations, and limit the time to 2-3 hours. Ask each attendee to identify major strengths … Read more
By Kael WHAT IS ERP? ERP is a term that is widely used yet probably not well understood. It stands for Enterprise Resource Planning and although it was initially targeted to manufacturing companies, today it encompasses any product that can be used across an enterprise. When implemented effectively, ERP enables companies to break down traditional … Read more
By Andrew Karasev A multinational corporation usually has to consider two major criteria in overseas subsidiary Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) system selection. First is its integration with Corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), deployed in the Headquarters. Second is the localization status of the proposed ERP, where localization usually assumes two aspects: compliance to tax legislation … Read more
By Vera Lang Seven Advantages of a web-based CRM for small business are: 1. Web-based CRM, or CRM-on-demand, is a fraction of the cost of self-hosted CRM for small business as price is determined by the number of modules and users selected. There are no additional computers to be purchased nor is there an internal … Read more
I got training in SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system years ago when it was on a mainframe platform – version R/2. At that time the Germans who came to the US to teach, emphasized that the name was “S, A, P”. They were aware of the negative connotations of the word sap in the … Read more