EPR Systems -Top Tips  | New Zealand

People can spend months on reviewing and comparing ERP software systems and still be completely at a loss as to which one to choose…

If your have come to the realisation that your New Zealand business needs to catch up with the times to stay competitive by implementing an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system then read on.  

With so many ERP systems out there it is difficult to know where to start. The following list of seven criteria to look at and compare will assist you to select the best ERP system for your requirements:  

• Finance: Does the ERP systems have the following:
  General Ledger
  Accounts Payable (A/P)
  Accounts Receivable (A/R)
  Fixed Assets
  Cost Accounting
  Cash Management
  Budgeting
  Financial Reporting
  Project Accounting  
• Human Resources Management: Should encompass all the applications necessary for handling personnel-related tasks for corporate managers and individual employees including:
  Personnel Management
  Benefits
  Payroll
  Employee Self-Service
  Data Warehousing
  Health and Safety
• Manufacturing Management: covers a group of applications for planning production, taking orders, and delivering products to the customer  
• Inventory Management: covering a group of applications for maintaining records of warehoused goods and processes movement of products to, through and from warehouse.  
• Sales Management: covering a group of applications that automates the data entry process of customer orders and keeps track of the status of orders. It involves order entry, order tracing and status reporting, pricing, invoicing, etc. It also provides a basic functionality for lead tracking, customer information, quote processing, pricing & rebates, etc.  
• Technology: involves the technical architecture of the ERP package software system, and the technological environment in which the product can successfully run. Criteria include product and application architecture, software usability and administration, platform and database support, application standards support, communications and protocol support and integration capabilities.  
• Purchasing Management: covers a group of applications that controls purchasing of raw materials needed to build products and that manages inventory stocks. It also involves creating purchase orders/contracts, supplier tracking, goods receipt and payment, and regulatory compliance analysis and reporting.  

So you can see that an effective and top ERP package has a lot to offer and involves some time to compare different software packages to see which one suits your New Zealand business ERP package requirements.

Contact Sage Business Solutions today to discuss all your business software solutions including an integrated ERP software system.