{"id":480265,"date":"2021-04-01T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T12:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=480265"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:20:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T15:20:14","slug":"why-you-should-consider-an-erp-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/480265\/why-you-should-consider-an-erp-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should consider an ERP solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software has become a core part of manufacturing businesses in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>However, before choosing an ERP, it is important that you understand why you would want or need such a solution.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/za.syspro.com\/?utm_source=MyBroadband&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=March%202021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about SYSPRO ERPs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An ERP\u2019s primary function is to provide a system to organise, plan, and automate business processes.<\/p>\n<p>This includes receiving customer orders, scheduling operations, and maintaining records of your inventory and financial data.<\/p>\n<p>ERPs range in complexity \u2013 some are simple organisation tools, while others offer many complex features that streamline your processes.<\/p>\n<p>Your focus should therefore not be on having an ERP, but rather on having an ERP that goes above and beyond to provide increased value to your organisation.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that you are able to answer the following questions before you decide on the best ERP for your needs.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>1. What strategic business objective do you want to serve?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you want to choose the right ERP for your organisation, you should first know what you want to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Key functionalities that organisations are often looking for in an ERP include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having an all-encompassing view of the status of the organisation \u2013 even when you have a remote or dispersed workforce.<\/li>\n<li>Automating core processes to streamline operations and increase productivity.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and access in-depth insights and analytics quickly, continuously, and easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, those in the market for a new ERP often already understand the value of such a solution, but find the ERP they are currently using is not fulfilling certain criteria.<\/p>\n<p>It is important in this situation that you understand the shortcomings and investigate which ERPs do not suffer the same flaws.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>2. What the contribution to your business objective will be<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you already use an ERP, you are probably aware that an ERP can contribute massively to the success of your business and its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>In this scenario, a key consideration when searching for a new ERP solution is not that an ERP offers value, but rather how much value the solution will offer.<\/p>\n<p>The value of an ERP is difficult to quantify as it can vary between organisations.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore important that you investigate each ERP solution and position it against the specific need of your business.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>SYSPRO \u2013 A great ERP provider<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One leading ERP provider to consider is SYSPRO.<\/p>\n<p>SYSPRO offers a variety of ERPs based on specific industries including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automotive parts and accessories<\/li>\n<li>Electronics<\/li>\n<li>Food and Beverages<\/li>\n<li>Fabricated Metal<\/li>\n<li>Machinery and Equipment<\/li>\n<li>Packaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With all of these options from SYSPRO, you will find an ERP solution that suits your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is important that you understand why you would want or need an ERP solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":480279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[14205],"class_list":["post-480265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-syspro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480265"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480705,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480265\/revisions\/480705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}