ERP Selection
Since, the market offers a number of ERP packages; the buyer
has a choice to make. Each product has its own USP and differs in an umber of
ways in content, scope, an ease of implementation, etc. The selection can be
made on three dimensions, viz., the vendor, the technology, the solution scope,
and architecture.
Factors
Business strength of the vendor.
Product share in total business of the vendor.
R & D investment in the product.
Business philosophy of the vendor.
Future plans of the vendor.
Market reach and resource strength of the vendor.
Factors
Client server architecture and its implementation – two tier
or three tier.
Object orientation in development and methodology.
Handling or server and client based data and application
logic.
Application and use of standards in all the phases of
development and in the product.
Front end tools and back end data based management system
tools for the data, process presentation management.
Factors
ERP fit for the business of the organization in terms of the
functions, features and processes, business scope versus application scope and
so on.
The degree of deviation from the standard ERP product.
Ease of use: Easy to
learn, implement and train.
The ability to migrate to the ERP environment from present
status.
Flexible design.
