5 Misunderstood Facts About ERP
Think you know everything about ERP? Here are five things to consider:
1. ERP Alternatives Are Everywhere
ERP has been forever linked with complexity, high cost and arduous 18-month rollouts. Today, however, enterprises have many alternatives to behemoths SAP and Oracle: On-demand and software-as-a-service (SaaS) ERP vendors offer robust product sets and open-source apps ( such as Compiere's) can be bought via Amazon.com's EC2 Web services platform.
2. SMB and Fortune 500 Firms Can Both Use SaaS ERP
SaaS is not just for small business. Case in point: Chiquita Brands is rolling out a SaaS ERP app to its global operations (70 countries, six continents) to manage its 23,000 workers. GE recently implemented a SaaS supply chain app to manage US$55 billion worth of corporate spending among 500,000 suppliers in 100 countries. How's that for scale?
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