Evaluate and compare the features, functions, pricing, available editions, technology etc. of any two sources of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Here are some sources you may choose from:
Based on your understanding of ERP, do you believe that a firm should implement enterprise resource planning software when it is a new company, or after it has had time to mature ? Explain your answer.
Answer:
Through the Enterprise Resource Planning software collect and manage information across different functional areas in an organization such as manufacturing and production, finance and accounting, sales and marketing, supply chain and inventory, human resources.
Comparison between SAP and OpenBrova system as below, but the major difference are pricing.
**Features
SAP starts the ERP business much earlier than other.
Regard the SAP provided 3 difference tapes of software for selection, according to the company size and number of users. "Business One" is basis system in SAP which for small company, "Business by Design" the advanced level and driving the system function as requested, and "Business All-in-one" the top-level and comprehensive system in SAP.
OpenBravo is an award-winning developer of professional open source solution for business, provide 3 tapes of software "QuickStart", "SMB Edition", "Enterprise Edition".
**Functions
The platform of OpenBravo provide 10 difference modules such as "master date management", "procurement management", "warehouse management", "project and service management", "warehouse management", "production management", "sales management and customer relationship management", "financial management", "business intelligence".
Regard the function area of SAP on "Finance and Accounting", "Human Resources Management", "Sales", "Marketing", "Project Management", "Web Channel".
Some special function only applied in "SAP Business All-in-one" such as telesales and telemarketing
**Pricing
The charge of SAP system:
"SAP Business One" - $20,000 for 5 users.
"SAP Business by Design" - $149 per user per month and minimum starting at 25 users.
"SAP Business All-in-one" - depends on the features selected.
Obviously, OpenBrova are cheaper then SAP and more free software download from website.
As my opinion of a company should implement the ERP software at the beginning rather then reached maturity. Because each party of a company had set up the data base by their usual practice, will take a longer time of the modification & have to accommodate of the changed. On the one hand, the ERP software is central database that produce and access information in a real time. On the other hand, standardization the business processes and integrates multiple departments.
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