Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Fit the ERP system into business process functionally and economically

What is critical for a company to figure out is how the implementation of a Web-based ERP System like the eresource will make its Business process more efficient and systematic. A company cannot allow the ERP vendor simply walk away with multimillion-dollar ERP project after the implementation. That is because the situation is going to be very difficult for the company if they realize later that some part of the application does not support the companys business functions. In such cases there are only two options left before the company. Either change the Business process to accommodate the software, which will mean deep changes in long-established ways of doing business (that often provide competitive advantage) and shake up important peoples roles and responsibilities (something that few companies have the stomach for)  or they can modify the software to fit the process, which will slow down the project.

It is also risky that it can introduce dangerous bugs into the system and make upgrading the software to the ERP Vendors next release excruciatingly difficult because the customizations will need to be torn apart and rewritten to fit with the new version. 

Needless to say, a shift from the traditional legacy system to a methodical eresource ERP System is a project of breathtaking scope, and the price tags on the front end are not going to bring any uneasiness to any CFOs. In addition to budgeting for software costs, financial executives writing cheques to cover consulting, process rework, integration testing and a long laundry list of other expenses can be avoided. The companies can also expect the benefits of eresource ERP System start to manifesting itself within a short period of time.

The training cost to users of eresource ERP in their new job processes is going to be at the lowest level. Also failure to consider data warehouse integration requirements and the cost of extra software to duplicate the old report formats can be avoided. A few oversights in the budgeting and planning stage can send ERP costs spiraling out of control. If that is taken care your ERP System is going to fit very well into your Business process , functionally and economically.

The following key points are useful in preparing the ground for ERP System implementation.

    The importance of requirements
    Avoiding scope-creep
    The costs associated with scope-creep
    The need for speedy client sing-off on deliverables
    Change management procedures and their importance
    The impact of a change request on the project
    How to communicate and escalate grievances
    The vendors pricing methodology
    Collaboration and communication techniques for client staff and consultants
    The importance of client liaison / project manager (when the vendor has a problem, to whom does it escalate this to resolve immediately?)
    The degree to which a vendor can or cannot proceed without client inputs (e.g, system documentation, source code, the final documents)

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ERP Vendors in India

ERP market is growing with more and more ERP Vendors and the competition increasing day by day. In this scenario, selecting a suitable ERP System for your organization needs proper planning and method. An ERP should have features and functionality to cater to the needs of businesses in almost all sectors.

As you may be aware that an ERP Vendors like eresource spend crores of rupees in research and come up with innovations that make the packages more efficient, flexible and easy to implement and use. Also, with the evolution of new technologies the ERP Vendors have to constantly upgrade their products to use the best and latest advancements in technology.

Now everyone knows how important it is to have an ERP System to run businesses in efficient way in today's competitive economic market. As there are number of big and small ERP Vendors in the Indian ERP market, selection of a proper system that suits your business needs are very important. To place the matter straight forward, what the Decision makers must understand is having an ERP System just can't help your Business process . It is very important to implement an ERP System with good ERP vendor support.

A rightfully conducted ERP workshop could provide you the guidelines of what your requirements and expectations should be, including hands-on experience with the most successful ERP Solution s and details of ERP Vendors available in India today.ERP workshop conducted by ERP Vendors can also empower CEOs, COOs, CFOs, accountants, controllers, business owners and key decision-makers with ERP Technology concepts.

CRM or Customer Relationship Management , the backbone of any business has been integrated as an important module in the ERP System . Sales and marketing teams from companies can benefit from attending the workshop that will help them gain knowledge in marketing plans. The knowledge gained through from workshop can put into practice by the sales or marketing team with the approach to the customers that could help improve your revenue and market share growth and minimize expenses - all of which leads to higher profitability.

The workshop will also debate on all areas of an ERP System , its advantages and disadvantages. When it comes to benefits of ERP there are many arenas which are unknown to many. ERP expects boundary-less flat organization structure where every employee is a decision maker and not a mere follower. Secondly, the decision-making must be scientific than based on 'gut feel'. Thirdly, ERP assumes that the user has an in-depth knowledge of the process he is associated with. He has to work in a team as a key resource element. The objective of the user is to pass maximum value to the customer than to create his own convenience. The user must be analytical in his thinking and be able to use information generated through data iterations for more effective and informed decisions.

ERP System will work successfully if the users are training to handle the system to the optimum usage. Proper training makes the users fully equipped with handling of the system independently and this will contribute the success of all the business operations .

The ERP Vendors must explain to the user why he should enter there, what are the repercussions of his entries in other modules, how to use the best out of multiple settings, why a particular setting is made like that, etc. In fact, the reality that every entry is the financial entry and ultimately gets posted into General Ledger and posted in turn into Profit & Loss Account or Balance Sheet is never realized by the user during training or even after implementation. This feel of responsibility is extremely essential for the user to become a mature ERP User .

To enhance the interest of users Indian companies must make a point of user training, focusing on ERP functionalities and not merely on tools for ERP. Ideally, the training session should be designed to cater to individual needs and hence carefully planned. ERP workshop will have a separate session to discuss and elaborate the training method of ERP extensively.

Looking at the way it is getting organized, the Workshop on ERP at Wagle Estate in Thane, will be very informative and useful event for the people who are connected with IT world. We are also eagerly looking forward to that event.

It is important to remember that the vendor, as long as they provide working software and capable personnel, really as very little responsibility for your overall success. Responsibility for success of failure lies within the four walls of your business, and if you import failure in the form of a third-party, it's still your responsibility.



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ERP System Online Demo brings a closer view

ERP System s do not neatly fit the traditional distinction between custom-built software and the 'off-the-shelf' packages in several aspects. This is because a ERP System is much broader than that of early enterprise solutions. ERP System s integrate many formerly discrete applications around a common database. They enable the adapters to integrate data and process through the organization and thy support nearly all functions

To understand the real benefit of an ERP System , eresource has introduced a Online ERP System Demo of its product through our website. The real picture of the eresource ERP System will become clear when the Online ERP demo of the product is given. An Online ERP System Demo of our product is webcasted periodically and any person from the management side or IT personnel can participate in Online ERP System Demo by registering their names and details through our website www.eresourceerp.com

Online ERP System demos are a better tool to understand the various integration/touch points and the participants could experience the different functionalities as well as they can also check for any shortcomings in the system which can be rectified as per their requirement.

In traditional Enterprise solution packages, Business process es and procedures are hard-coded making them inflexible. Adapting them to the unique business procedures of a particular organization usually requires modifications in the package code. It should be noted that modifying ERP System is often strongly discouraged.

What the top management and all the other people connected to an organization must realize that is whatever be the reason for the changeover to an ERP System , i.e. technical or strategic, it is impossible to separate them, since they affect each other. Implementation will also positively affect the other strategies like Business Development, Operational Development and System development.

Though eresource ERP serves large as well as small and medium scale industries alike, the SMEs have become the big beneficiaries of the system. This is due to the cost-factor associated with this system. Also eresource ERP with its expertise in providing vertical and micro-vertical solutions has nearly half of its software implemented in the SME sector. Monitored through a highly qualified implementation team, eresource ERP Solution is easy-to-deploy and proven Business Solution s to better meet the needs of customers across diverse industries . These factors have clearly demonstrated in our Online ERP Demo.

Unlike most other ERP Vendors who may refuse to make changes themselves, claiming high development and maintenance costs and low market demand eresource being a Web-based ERP System can be modified to fit into every need of its customers..

Our Online ERP System demo deliberates how you could access your business anytime and anywhere Also you could experience how the system simplifies back-office process automation for mid-sized and growing business. It provides real-time information about finance, order management, purchase, inventory, employee management, e-commerce and much more.



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ERP Software can Measure Success of a business process

What cannot be measured, cannot be controlled

You can't manage what you don't measure. It is an old management adage that is accurate today. Measures should be created along with Business process owners. Business process owners know the function and workflow better than any other stake holder of the company. You can't manage for improvement if you don't measure to see what is getting better and what isn't. 

In the case of process of product development, for instance, the measure for Fast to market value could be time taken from concept taken from concept design to availability of product. The measure for new product functionality could be% of sales from new product. These are also objective measures of the value of the product development Business process .

Productivity measurement is a key to any business. Productivity measurement has 2 different dimensions to it, Input data for measurement and output data for measurement. Output could be in the form of goods produced or services rendered.

Output may be expressed in:

Physical quantity
Financial value

Where else, Measures of Input comprises of the resources used to produce output. The most common forms of input are labour and capital.

Measurement plays an important role in your management of productivity. It helps to determine if your organization is progressing well. It also provides information on how effectively and efficiently your organization manages its resources.

Now that we know how important is measurement for the success of a Business process , let us identify how ERP adds value to each of the processes. ERP can help in the reduction of elapsed time from concept to availability by improving collaboration, either within the company or between collaborating companies, while enhancing the coordination of concurrent activities. Likewise ERP reduces time to achieve regulatory approval through workflow and document-management solutions. Thus each process and its success measure is mapped directly to one or more ERP interventions and/or tools. 



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ERP Software Applications

Manufacturing was the very first industry to benefit from the use of eresource ERP Software applications. For the past few years, many manufacturing companies have been utilizing eresource ERP Software application to improve production processes and reduce related costs with enhanced Inventory Management , intellectual property tracking, and input/output control. With eresource ERP Software , Companies can also optimize labour utilization, eliminate lag times in production schedules, and improve the effectiveness of materials management.

The benefit of ERP Software application brought to the manufacturing industry was an eye opener to other industrial verticals. Pharmaceutical industry that comes under the process industry was the other verticals that has been largely benefitted from implementation of eresource ERP Software application.

The wider acceptance of eresource ERP Software application among various industries attribute to its Web-enabling capacity. eresource has been established as the leading Web-based ERP Software application in India today. Though there are many ERP Software Applications available in the ERP market today, Web-based ERP Software application has an upper hand in the market share. eresource ERP Software Applications provide a wide variety of ERP modules to suite the need of every customer within a limited budget. That may be the reason the growth of eresource ERP Software applications are chosen by all kind of industrial sectors alike. eresource ERP Software applications are developed for all kind of industries i.e. large scale to medium to small scale.

There are variety of ERP Software applications for different industrial verticals to choose from, including Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Automotives, Kitchen Industry, Fleet Management, Construction and Infrastructure etc. eresource ERP Software applications are integrated with various useful modules like engineering, finance (which includes powerful forecasting and general ledger functionality), human resources management, plant management, manufacturing management etc. Each of these ERP components is designed to improve the way these vital back office departments operate, collaborate, and share information.

eresource ERP Software applications comes with very strong and effective Financial Management modules, which allows accounting staff members to more effectively track net cash flow, accelerate and manage order to cash cycles, and better negotiate and execute purchasing agreements.

eresource ERP Software applications can also deliver significant improvements in other areas, enhancing many non-financial processes such as payroll, Quality Control , resource allocation and scheduling for project management teams, supplier relationship management for purchasing and procurement departments, and training and time and attendance tracking for human resources groups.

Apart from making smooth functioning of the Business process , eresource ERP Software application also helps the continuous improvement of organization’s everyday function. eresource ERP Software application is flexible system and have the infrastructure that will allow an organization to keep pace with revisions in the Business process es.

Over the years it has been proved beyond any doubts that eresource ERP Software can help companies achieve tremendous business grow th. If you have not still implemented it, then go for it now. As saying goes, it is better late than never, which applies to resource ERP aptly.



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ERP Software

When it comes to enterprise solution, till recently, Indian companies were following the traditional route, as far as managing their various departments was concerned. Each and every department was by and large left to manage itself, and have no connection at all with other departments which were a part of the same organization. However, this isolation has affected the total functionality of an organization.

Organizations have realized that implementing an ERP Software has many advantages - both direct and indirect. The direct advantages include improved efficiency information integration for better decision-making, faster response time to customer queries, etc.

The indirect benefits include better corporate image, improved customer goodwill, customer satisfaction and so on. Some of the benefits are quantitative (tangible) while others are non-quantitative (intangible).

Tangible benefits of ERP Software are those measured in monetary terms and intangible benefits cannot be measured in monetary terms but they do have a very significant business impact.

With the implementation of ERP Software all the department in an organizations are inter-connected. Earlier all departments were working as an separate entity. In other words, we can say that the Financial Department was concerned only with managing the financial aspects of the organization, while the Human Resource (HR) department was concerned with managing the inflow and outflow of employees and taking care of their welfare, the production department was solely concerned with the aspect of Production alone while the Sales and Marketing department was only bothered about the Sales Charts and Marketing strategies of the company. This delineation amongst differing functionalities of each and every department led to a feeling of isolation amongst these very departments.

Although there was a basic awareness that implementing ERP Software would solve this problem by bringing in all the departments under one roof and one common system, there was reluctant in implanting ERP Software in India. The opposition to change the existing system which was stuck in a time-warp was mainly due to the fact that the Indian mindset was opposed to change and progress.

However, the new generation which is more progressive saw the situation in a more positive light. They were in favor of installing and implementing ERP Software in India as this was a surefire way to growth and progress. Making ERP Software in India a way of life was like putting one's best foot forward, as this would lead to integration amongst all departments and ensure that they all function under one proper unit, even though each and every department was a unique entity in itself and had its own identity.

Thanks to this change in mindset, ERP Software in India is rapidly gaining ground and we now notice a paradigm shift in thinking. Integrating different departments by installing and setting up ERP Software in India is the best way to move forward.

With the advent of the internet and the world-wide web, the feasibility of a web-based ERP System has now become a reality and leading the way from the front towards this potential goldmine is the Mumbai-based eresource ERP, an organization which is committed to changing the way ERP Software in India operates, and also introduce the Indian populace to a new way of eating, sleeping, and breathing ERP Software in India.



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Friday, January 18, 2013

Select the right ERP system for manufacturing company



When a manufacturing company plans an enterprise system implementation, the primary motivations are business transformation, Business process harmonization and the technology upgrade which ultimately does the replacement of the legacy system.
                 
With the business transformation the aim of the top management is to undertake changes at the top line or bottom line of its Business process . Business process harmonization is a business transformation exercise but at a scale where the objective is to generate process benefits and a smooth activities across the organization.
                 
Technology upgrade is process Initiated by the IT organization to replace the legacy system with the latest technology product or service with similar functionality and reduce application management costs and total cost of ownership.

In this change over exercises the primary question that Decision makers often face is whether to develop a custom solution or implement a packaged solution. While there are complex and unique business scenarios that merit the development of custom solutions, most orga­nizations will benefit from a packaged enterprise systems solution for various reasons

The reasons why the companies choose for a packaged ERP Solution like eresource is the system is more user-friendly, economical, scalable and flexible. Being a Web-based application the implementation process also much easier than the traditional ERP package s.

Other important points that are considered when it comes to ERP package s like eresource is it is easily adopted industry best practices. It is also well proven and stable with better system documentation. Having its own upgrade roadmap it is also a system that is easier and cheaper to maintain with readily available round the clock customer assistance.

As there is a myriad of ERP appli­cation packages available in the market with a range of deployment options, selection of right ERP package a complex exercise. It is a fact that cannot be denied. Moreover most ERP package s claim to offer comprehensive, but similar, functionality.

There is no harm if Decision makers are given little more sleeping time to decide the selection of the right ERP package for their organization. Selecting an inappropriate ERP package is like inviting troubles.  An ERP System that is not a right fit tends to weigh down the entire organization. Wrong selection of an ERP package s can compromise security and audit requirements and have a debilitating effect on employee morale.

We have come across some cases where companies spending substantial amounts of time and money on ERP Implementation s only to realize that a different ERP System would have been a better fit.  On the other hand we would like to emphasize the fact that once a right ERP package is implemented it can bring handsome benefits to the organization. When implemented effectively, ERP can improve alignment of processes with organiza­tional strategy, reduce costs and improve pro­ductivity. 

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