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You wish you could simulate the ERP implementation process. 

A simulation, like the demos of the ERP systems you’re evaluating, would provide a valuable walk-through for the actual experience. After all, the implementation’s big investment of time, money, and energy makes it the riskiest part of an ERP project.

Raw data bombards you all day.

As the financial leader of your small or medium-size manufacturing business, part of your job is to make sense of it, transform it into actionable insight for your executive team, and help all your colleagues make better decisions.

When you’re shortlisting ERPs for your food processing business, what key features should you look for?

Your team, of course, is consulting your list of requirements. But remember, as a food processing business, you have special operational requirements. So you want to make sure your shortlisted ERPs have the particular features essential to supporting and simplifying growth in your industry.

Your company president sees the cloud ERP implementation you propose as a cost, an expenditure that will reduce the SME’s bottom line.

But as the financial leader of the company, you clearly see it as an investment, an outlay of capital and labour whose ROI will significantly increase the productivity and value of the business.

So to move the company forward, you need to build a business case for your boss. The following discussion offers a broad outline of the areas to look at in your business when building your case.

Your small business is growing nicely.

To support your growth, you’re considering simply upgrading the accounting system with which you’re managing your business, e.g., QuickBooks, Xero, or Sage 50cloud.

You’ve heard, of course, of the business benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. You understand that ERP systems deliver a lot of powerful functionality — which you would love — but they seem a bit pricey and involve a months-long implementation process.

Investing in an ERP system is the biggest IT investment your food and beverage business will ever make.

So understandably, as a financial leader in your business, you might be a little uneasy about how to select ERP software that’s right for your unique business.

That’s why you’re looking for a structured, low-risk roadmap to ERP assessment that will lead to successful ERP implementation.