What is an ERP?
What is an ERP? Enterprise Resource Planning is software that provides one user interface for the entire organization to plan finance, HR, purchasing, etc.
Your Company’s Needs
Usually, a company develops an ERP system to save the time spending to manage its activities. The development of such a software is led by the need to:
- Improve its clients’ services
- Help to make quick, informed decisions
Entrepreneur’s requirements for an ERP are:
- Effective solutions based on operations and work practices
- Maximize existing and future investments
- Solutions that grow with business, as well as your financial objectives
6 Criteria for Choosing Your ERP Solution
1. Keep it simple
The solution must offer an intuitive interface. Ergonomics and simplicity will be the best partners to help users adapt. Human resources are a key point to implement the solution. Ergonomic software will achieve better success among employees. They will become operational faster.
2. Performance management
The solution helps you visualize, measure, and analyze your business’ key performance indicators in real time to make quick, informed decisions, wherever you are.
3. Processes for each profession
An ERP is meant to simplify management for all professions. Accountants’ needs differ from sales rep’s needs! Ranking the needs of each profession helps to segment the solution into different custom modules.
4. Be mobile
An ERP solution ensures data will be available everywhere, on any devices. ERP access must be set for off-site users.
5. Make the solution flexible
An ERP solution takes heavy financial and human investment. The solution must fit present needs while taking future needs into account.
6. Choose the right supplier
GTI Canada has customized FileMaker solutions for 28 years. We are a member of the FileMaker Business Alliance and its select Platinum community of certified developers. With its exclusive expertise, GTI designs FileMaker solutions to ensure they meet our clients’ needs perfectly. Thanks to our experts’ shared understanding of the challenges and priorities of different businesss, they are able to adapt solutions to meet the operational challenges unique to each business.
Our services:
- Develop new customized solutions
- Improve existing solutions
- Support for developing or improving solutions
- Training teams
If you’re interested in developing an ERP solution, contact us!