ERP Software

Construction, of course, spans multiple project type’s viz. residential complexes, infrastructure projects with several stakeholders, including eminent Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) companies, staunch construction firms & subcontractors specialized in electrical & mechanical services, architecture & planning and so forth. A cohesive term for this broad market is Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC). Construction projects, however, are growing bigger & more complex with an increasing need to integrate data-driven interfaces & digital representation of assets. Let’s take the construction of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for instance. Cities, public sector organizations & investors don’t construct an SEZ off the shelf, so to speak. The SEZ is designed & engineered to fit a specific site & situation, its expected capacity, and other considerations viz. parking, public transit or road access. Nearly everything about an ...

The boost of Smart City Planning in India has opened up ways to several technological advancements. However, with an emphasis on efficient data collection, analysis & asset management nobody seems to be talking about an ERP System as a potential catalyst. Choosing the perfect ERP relief for an industrial vertical is a soaring task. Well, for the public sector it is specifically an extensive order.  Public sector organizations find it difficult to garner support from the elected leadership which is changing every election or to activate a seasoned workforce that is rigid. Meanwhile, other drawbacks include organizational data deficiency & ensuring that the chosen ERP system meets specialized requirements. We bring to you indicators that'll be helpful in the selection of the right ERP system for your digital government.  1. Avoid meeting with vendors until you've achieved hierarchical alignment For ERP selection, hierarchical alignment implies alignment o...

Digital technology has impinged in all the facets of the corporate world today. However, human resource still holds a strong foot in all the brouhaha. Efficient workforce management includes pivotal areas of recruitment, training, payroll, man-hours, attendance, and staff well-being & prosperity. Little did we know in the last millennium that automation could prove to be a catalyst to workforce management. Today, we shed some light on the perks of using an efficient ERP like Roadmap ERP in HR functioning. Provides a Coherent Database ERP hosts all the databases for providing information in a single window. This database category of ERP is a great supporting framework for the smooth functioning of the HR team. This centralized information database is then used by the HR team to access vital information viz. Name & Employee ID’s, salary, manhours worked and other additional benefits. This forms what we call the HR Module – Human Resource Information System also respons...

The business functions of start-up companies, especially the SMEs and MSMEs, are initially processed and streamlined manually using basic digital systems. The day to day activity of these trading entities is managed directly by its owner(s) or under their direct supervision. As the business takes shape and expands in terms of clientele, revenue, expenditure, manpower, technology, production capacity, logistics, geographical presence, etc, it becomes difficult to contain the management of the business within the scope of simple digital solutions and manual supervision. This is where the need arises for an efficient ERP like Roadmap ERP. ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning, is an integrated suite of modules that are comprehensively devised to digitally sequence and streamline the business functions that could be categorized under the following: Financial Management Supply Chain Management Planning & Manufacturing HR & Payroll Management Customer Relations Management Cost...

Data and Applications are the forte of any digitally driven business. Most businesses dread losing its data to threats like cyber-attack, and acts of nature like flood, earthquake, fire, etc. The aftermath of such a disaster could be quite drastic to the tune of losing revenue, clients, and time, while also obligating the business to shell out a major investment to fix the entire IT infrastructure. A report by Aveco, determines that, “1 in 5 companies will eventually suffer from an IT disaster” and that, “93% of businesses that lose a significant amount of data will shut down in less than 5 years - 80% will close their doors within a year – and 43% will shut down immediately and never reopen”. So, the companies that rely heavily on IT infrastructure and data to accomplish its core objectives are strongly recommended to have a thoroughly planned, remotely located, and immediately accessible disaster recovery system that would boost the resilience of the business by minimizing down...

The major recipient of the pros or cons of an ERP deployment is its Buyer, while the Vendor gets to bask in the credits of successful implementation or lament trying to put things together in case of a failure. This fact alarmingly increases the responsibility of the buyer in ensuring the implementation success of an ERP, though it is widely believed that it is the duty of the Vendor in all earnestness. So, identifying the most compatible ERP product that is furnished by the most amicable ERP Vendor is pivotal in accomplishing an ERP implementation success. ERP demos provide the vital ground for companies for assessing and deciding the feasibility of aligning an ERP with its process flow. For a Vendor, ERP demo is a part of the Sales Process, but for the Buyer, it is a preview to finalize a voluminous lifetime investment that would decide the future of the business. Hence, preparing for an ERP demo, if not more important, is at least equally important for the Buyer as th...

A Winning Sales & Marketing Strategy for ERP Businesses The sales and marketing of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is an entirely Business to Business (B2B) transaction. As the need for an ERP solution differs from industry to industry and, within industry types, from company to company, the key factor in the marketing of ERP is the preliminary research to identify the exact segment for pitching the sales note. If this research is skipped or floundered, all the manual and material investments in marketing the ERP solution might just collapse to naught. ERP products have to be sold multiple times to breakeven the enormous cost invested in its development and to generate revenue for sustaining the business. In this course, the sales force of any ERP company is posed with the obligation to target many companies with disparate business process requirements, wherein, even companies in the same industry segment might have different needs. So, marketing an ERP p...

ERPs built on Oracle platform are suitable for SMEs and large organizations. Reports reveal that the total cost of ownership for ERPs rooted to Oracle software is almost 40% lower than ERP’s that are based any other software, and that the time taken to implement an Oracle based ERP is almost twice shorter when compared to others. Oracle software gives the upper hand to ERP systems by enriching them with the edge of being able to readily adapt to both On-Premise and On-Cloud implementation scenarios.   Oracle software’s pluggable architecture enables ERP solutions to be easily customized and aligned with the business processes of all manufacturing and service industries regardless of size and scope. When it comes to data management the platform’s object relational database management system empowers ERPs to bring about the powerful inter-departmental and intra-departmental integration within organizations. Oracle’s continuous research and development efforts constantly impro...