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An ERP system enables the efficient use of company resources and eliminates the need for multiple applications. This reduces operational costs and ensures a quick return on investment.
What is an ERP system?
An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is business software that enables organizations to effectively manage their daily processes. It streamlines financial, logistical, procurement, and production processes, while also offering modules for functions like HR management and customer relationship management (CRM). With its wide-ranging applications and integral role in business operations, the ERP system is commonly regarded as the backbone of your company.
The strength of an ERP system lies in its capacity to seamlessly integrate diverse business processes through data exchange. Instead of fragmented information scattered across multiple applications, documents, and databases, all data converges into a unified platform. This ensures that everyone within the organization has access to the same current, dependable, and comprehensive data, establishing a single source of truth. Consequently, an ERP system empowers detailed insights into business operations, enabling effective resource allocation and informed decision-making.
What is an ERP system used for?
- Inventory management
- Financial management
- Procurement Production processes Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Supply chain management (SCM)
- Forecasts and planning
- Reporting
- Human resource management (HRM)
What are the benefits of an ERP system?
An ERP system brings efficiency improvements across multiple fronts. It is a solid investment that delivers substantial returns. Here are some statistics to highlight its impact:
- 95% of companies have improved business processes by implementing an ERP system.
- Over 90% of companies are satisfied with the results of their ERP implementation.
- Mid-sized companies typically complete the implementation in an average of 6.7 months.
- On average, the investment in an ERP system is recouped within 2.5 years.
- The ROI of an ERP system mainly lies in reduced IT costs and smaller inventories.
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Key requirements for an ERP system
Flexibility and scalability
A good ERP system is easily scalable to accommodate your growth. It should also be flexible enough to quickly adapt to changing market conditions.
Reliability
Your ERP system plays a vital role in your day-to-day operations, making reliability paramount. It should always be available and free from any technical issues.
User-friendly
An ERP implementation has a significant impact on your business processes and your employees. A user-friendly ERP system facilitates quick adoption.
Comprehensiveness
An ERP system brings uniformity and cohesion. The more business processes you run through the ERP system, the faster you can recover the initial investment.
Alignment with business needs
Each organization and industry has unique processes. The ERP system should align with these requirements, favoring customization over standard software.
Integration capabilities
Your ERP system serves as a central data hub. Seamless integration with other systems such as your e-commerce platform or project management tool is essential.
Standard software vs. customization
On the market, there are various ERP systems to choose from. The key decision lies in selecting between standard software or a customized ERP system. While standard software offers quick implementation and cost advantages, it often lacks flexibility, even with industry-specific customization. In practice, adapting the system to meet your business needs can be challenging. Additionally, off-the-shelf solutions may lack essential functionality, requiring process adjustments.
At House of low-code, we challenge this approach. We frequently encounter organizations that choose standard software despite their unique processes demanding customization. We firmly believe that technology should be driven by the business, not the other way around. That's why we specialize in developing tailor-made ERP systems that perfectly align with your business operations, using a future-proof technology called low-code.
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Why low-code?
Traditional software development involves manual coding using programming languages, which can be complex and inflexible. Significant time is often spent on detailed specifications and planning. As a result, the ERP system may no longer align with the evolving business needs, despite customization efforts. Additionally, finding skilled programmers can be challenging, resulting in increased costs.
Low-code eliminates the aforementioned pain points by utilizing a development approach that involves visual building blocks and models. This method enables the rapid creation of a customized ERP system, making it easy to add new functionality while often reducing development costs. The key benefits of low-code include:
Rapid development
Low-code accelerates the development of your ERP system. A project can be completed within a few months.
Cost savings
Low-code development is cost-efficient. It speeds up the process and requires less expensive programming knowledge.
Scalability
A low-code platform is flexible and easily scalable, making it an excellent foundation for your ERP system.
Legacy modernization
Outdated software hinders business growth. With low-code, you can continuously modernize critical applications.
Easy integration
Low-code excels in its capability to integrate an ERP system with other business systems relatively easily.
Simplified maintenance
A low-code application consists of standardized components, reducing the risk of bugs and simplifying maintenance.
Why House of low-code?
House of low-code is a collective of independent low-code agencies, each specializing in a different low-code technology. Our consultants act as independent advisors, assessing your digital challenges, determining if low-code is the right solution, and selecting the appropriate platform. Subsequently, we facilitate the agile development of the application through one of our agencies, ensuring speed and quality for our clients.
Independent advice
We are not bound to one technology and always choose the best solution.
Comprehensive offering
From customer portals to ERP systems: we build virtually all types of business software.
Quality assured
We train our consultants and developers in-house to maintain control over quality.
Unlimited capacity
With over 100 low-code engineers, we can handle the largest projects.
