Assessment of Existing ERP Solution
As manufacturing companies grow and expand their business functions,
they often find that their existing solutions no longer meet their
needs. Some key growth drivers that may trigger the need to
assess an existing ERP solution are:
- The addition of functionality to the business, such as
in-sourcing customer service and support
- The purchase and management of a fleet of trucks
- The realization that there is a need for enhanced management
reporting
- The launch of a new product that requires niche functionality
(e.g., Quality Control to meet FDA regulatory requirements)
Our professionals have many years of experience working with
companies to assess their IT needs as they grow and to determine whether
or not their existing ERP solution can grow with them. Our
approach to an assessment may include an assessment of only the
existing ERP solution or could include a broader, more
comprehensive assessment across a variety of ERP solutions, including
the existing ERP solution.
Assess only the existing ERP solution
Our approach to assessing only the existing ERP solution may include
the following key activities:
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of client's ERP business and
technical needs
- Consider changes to processes and work with client to define the
new processes
- Assess the current, implemented functionality of the existing
ERP solution
- Assess the ability of the current software to support future,
required functionality
- Identify gaps and potential workarounds
- Determine high-level cost estimates to implement enhancements to
existing ERP solution
- Summarize, evaluate, and document pros and cons of using
existing ERP solution to meet future needs
- Present findings to client management team
Assess the existing ERP solution along with other potential ERP
solutions
Our approach to this effort would include the completion of a more
comprehensive ERP
System Selection effort and include the existing ERP solution as one
of the candidate solutions along with other identified potential ERP
solutions. This will cause the existing ERP solution to be
evaluated against other solutions to determine whether it can stand up
to the defined future needs.
To view our approach associated with a comprehensive effort, please
visit our
System Selection and Integration page.