Choosing the Best Manufacturing ERP Software
ERP software for a manufacturing company forms one of the core functions of a manufacturing company as it presents the data to the company which I used to drive the business successfully and efficiently. When your current ERP system is falling short on standards needed for customer service, plant purchasing, raw material procurement, accounting operations, managing of HR functions, and proving the comprehensive reporting tool, you should consider upgrading to SAP Business One, a premier ERP software from SAP. But how should you choose ERP software, what features you should look for.
Let’s look at them below
- Identification of the issue and solution: If you store and manage your data on spreadsheets and have to transfer the data manually then it is error-prone and is inefficient. With SAP Business One many duplicate processes and non-important processes can be weeded out leading to saving on time and improving efficiency.
- Getting Important Stakeholders On Board: The higher management of the company also needs to be convinced of the ERP software that you want to implement. This can be done by providing details on parameters like cost savings, performance improvements, and employee satisfaction.
- Choose a Brand Ambassador: You need to choose a person who can take care of the responsibility of implementation and running of the SAP Business One.
- Scalability: As your company grows so does your need for a better and more efficient ERP system. SAP Business One provides you that scalability features that take on added operations and responsibility.
- Data Mobility: You can have all the information on the processes and their current status right on your mobile phone, so you can access the information anytime, anywhere.
- Easy to Use: A manufacturing ERP software should be an easy-to-use software that can be used right from the top management to the shop floor worker. This also helps in reducing the training time of the staff and lesser mistakes are made by the employees.
- Deployment Option: You can choose an in-house deployment option or a cloud-based deployment option. Both have their own advantages and challenges. If you opt for a cloud-based ERP solution, then you can reduce the costs as the system is managed by software professionals of the vendor.
- Training and Support: Choose a vendor that offers good training and support services as the staff needs to be trained well to use the SAP Business One ERP software. You can have a schedule where the vendor trains your employee on the ERP software.
- Vendor Selection: Choose a vendor that understands your business in and out. This way they can understand the needs and challenges of the business and provide solutions that are suitable for you.
SoftCore Solutions is an SAP Gold Partner and has been into the ERP software sector for the last 20 years. We have helped numerous small and medium enterprises with the implementation of SAP Business One which is a world-class ERP software that helps in streamlining and integration of various processes and thereby improving the performance and profitability of the company.