Why Infor?
Not only does Gartner rate Infor #1 in 4 out of 7 categories of use cases including discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing and ERP for mid-sized companies.
IDC also ranked Infor the #1 ERP for SMB businesses.
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In my experience, the era of viewing #ERP as a single monolithic block is over. It's all about centralization and decentralization: determining which business capabilities you want to manage and monitor centrally, and where to place creativity and agility on the edge.
For instance, one of our rapidly expanding clients (buy-strategy) has opted to centralize finance in a shared service, and centralize sales & marketing so they appear to the customer as a single brand and solution (featuring personal account managers, CPQ, self-service shops, advanced customer service), but in terms of operations, they operate as several internal companies each with their own operating model: professional services, engineering-to-order, make-to-order, configure-to-order, wholesale & distribution. Each of these operational entities operates its own niche ERP system—ranging from platforms to best-of-breed —each seamlessly integrated with the central sales and finance systems through iPaaS.
By viewing a larger corporate group as a collection of multiple teams (or small businesses) that provide services to each other and to the outside world, each with their own data services, APIs, and P&L, we unlock innovative perspectives on architectural design.
In the past, I've observed numerous companies migrate all their operations to a single, large-scale, privately hosted ERP system (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) and subsequently find themselves at a dead end. Often, business decision makers perceive IT as a bottleneck, forced to funnel everything through a central IT team that is both overburdened and understaffed. This leads to significant lock-in with the implementation partner, with companies trapped running on outdated ERP versions because upgrades are nearly impossible due to extensive customization and the large number of users and businesses dependent on the system. As a result, businesses lose the flexibility to swiftly experiment and respond to new (local) market demands and needs. This often leads to cobbling together local "MacGyver" solutions that don't integrate well with the central ERP.
I am convinced that with today's #SaaS and modern architectures, we have enough tools at our disposal to keep companies from sliding back into those sticky situations.
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There are a number of factors that will increase the complexity, time, cost, and risk of your #digitaltransformation or #ERP project. Here are a few of them to consider when estimating your implementation plan.
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When it comes to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, Oracle and SAP are two giants that dominate the conversation. Both offer robust capabilities, but the choice depends on your business needs.
Both Oracle and SAP bring their strengths and challenges. The real question is: Which system aligns with your goals today—and scales with you tomorrow?
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