Reasons for Manufacturing Companies Moving towards Cloud Solutions
The business environment for the sales and marketing teams in the manufacturing industries have always been The business environment for the sales and marketing teams in the manufacturing industries has always been stressful, although the IT infrastructure has become more complex, the sales activities need simplicity and ease of operations. Future opportunities and plans are planned by the marketing team and the CEOs of the company demand the same. This makes it important that salespeople have the latest tools like SAP Business One, SAP Business One HANA, or SAP Business ByDesign that can provide them with the best information in less time.
Cloud Technology has helped SME manufacturing companies immensely by reducing their costs and improving efficiency. Let us have a look at the factors that led manufacturing companies to move towards cloud-based technologies.
Manufacturing companies are moving towards cloud solutions for various reasons, including:
- Talent acquisition and retention
- Data storage and application hosting
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Cost savings and scalability
- Flexibility and agility
- The move of Information Technology companies to outsource their operations to Business Process Outsourcing firms has not yielded the desired results. Salespeople are left to use the MS office tools for their use. However, the advent of the Software As a Service (SaaS) tool, is a new specialized software that has come to their rescue. It has supported the salespeople with its latest features.
- Previously the companies were more focused on internal systems and custom solutions. However, these days the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has made it a point to strengthen and optimize the processes taking more of a role of consultants and helping the business owners’ decision-making process. Cloud Software can be of help in the coordination of different verticals of the business like Sales, Trading, Logistics, Finance, Operations, and Accounting, and the recurring costs of the companies are shared. Also, there is a shift from capital expenditure to operational expenditure.
- Many manufacturers are still using the traditional method of working which is a centralized system where all the information is stored and retrieved from a central server. In a fast-paced dynamic business environment, salespeople need fast and accurate quotations and information. SAP HANA on Cloud and SAP Business One on Cloud can offer reliable and accurate solutions which can help salespeople in the closing of deals.
- There has been a shift towards coordinated working styles in manufacturing companies, there has to be better coordination between the sales, and marketing with all the other departments as then they will come to know about the status of inventories, raw materials, and the status of sales orders and any new demands of the customers. With cloud technology offers collaborative solutions where collaborative information and quotes are. It also offers seamless integration between the management, sales professionals, and the operations department.
- Cloud-based solutions can offer specific solutions related to the salespersons which can help them get the information they need and remove unnecessary information they do not need.
Cloud computing helps manufacturing operations by increasing cost and productivity. Simplifying enterprise management, demonetizing the data, and improving safety reduce maintenance and price of the hardware. To implement the best ERP software in your organization, get in touch with Softcore Solutions; an SAP Business One Partner in Bangalore.
With competition increasing, SMEs need to adopt Cloud solutions like SAP Business One on Cloud so that they can reduce their costs and their resources can be allocated to priority areas bringing in efficiency and profitability.