What is best of suite solution and its traits
buy one complete software package from a single supplier. One company provides all get modules you need (fiancé, HR, supply chain, sales etc.) already integrated in one system.
- Workflows are integrated and simplified, and user interface is consistent
- Dealing with one vendor might lower cost but higher risk
Wat is best of Breed assembly and its traits
Instead of one big system, you choose the best tool for each specific need from different suppliers.
- Ex: you use Workforce for HR and Salesforce for sales
- Offers specialized functionality and potentially superior performance in specific niches
- Involves higher costs and greater integration efforts
What is a vanilla implementation
ERP system, a big software that manages a company’s operations. It means you use ERP almost exactly as it comes. With only very small changes. Little or no modification.
- Commonly used by companies implementing their solution with one location. Can start using It sooner
- More simple and less costly but its competitive advantage is less
What is a publisher and what is his role
“maker” of the ERP - Design and build ERP software: decide architecture, modules and user interface
- Maintain it overtime (fix bugs, improvements.)
- Provide official doc. And sometimes sell product directly
- Without publisher ERP wouldn’t exist
What is an intergrator and its role
installer and adapter”. They take the built by the publisher and make it actually work inside a client company
- Analyze company needs
- Configure/customize ERP (setting parameters, adapting workflow)
- Install and configure the system on company infrastructure
- Support company after launch and manage change management
What is an ERP
a set of integrated programs that allow a company to manage all of its main business processes in one place
- Connects and standardizes data across different departments, everything is linked together
Why is a ERP useful
- Information quality (accuracy, simplicity, consistency)
- Efficiency (speed, accessibility, documents link)
- Analysis and monitoring
- Standardisation (processes become uniform across company
- Vendor support
- Multi-platform access
- Product evolution
