White Paper: 11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement

It's no light matter to replace your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. By definition, the ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and value-chain. Replacing it appears to be a difficult and painful process, but done right, it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this effort is finding the partner that can show you how to make this hard transition easy, and a specialist with the confidence to walk side-by-side with you until your goals are achieved.

Manufacturers decide to replace their ERP systems for a variety of reasons. At the most fundamental level, the question is whether your current system supports or constrains your ability to execute business strategies that will make your company successful and establish it as an industry leader.

After the decision to change is made, you must imagine what your company will look like in 10 years or more. What new developments in your industry will reshape your company? How will your company lead or respond to those changes? More importantly, how will you get there, what technologies will you have adopted and how will they have helped you succeed? This vision will form the basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement.

Your ERP provider must be part of your vision. They must have faced these challenges many times in their history and learned how to help manufacturers adopt new technologies. The future of your business depends on whether they have successfully made the leap from one technology curve to the next and continue to innovate and deliver technologies, which help companies like yours lead that change.