An ERP is a large-scale software that optimizes the processes of an organization by providing a system of integrated and centralized applications that help manage and automate a wide range of business operations, including accounting, human resources, sales, and inventory management. With an ERP system, you will experience reduced costs, improved employee productivity and experience, enhanced organizational visibility, and a higher efficiency level thanks to pooled business processes.
Software consulting is analyzing a company's software needs and creating technology to help a company perform its operations successfully. ERP Consulting is similar to software consulting except that it is done on a large scale keeping various departments and lines of control of the whole company into consideration. ERP Consultancy is the complete method of selecting, implementing, training, supporting, and guidance of an Enterprise Resource Planning System.
Benefits of ERP are:
- Automating manual and menial processes
- Provides more visibility to essential business data
- Improves efficiency in business processes
- Advanced reporting and planning tools to enable data-driven decision-making
- Accounting/finance enhancements.
Questions to consider regarding the need for an ERP in your organization:
- Do you have a satisfied customer base?
- Is your company growing at a steady pace?
- Are your essential business systems connected?
- How accurate is your business data?
- Does your business process need improvements or enhancements per current trends or standards?
Key factors in selecting an effective ERP Consultancy firm:
- Relevant industry experience.
- Certified ERP consultants in the firm or critical leadership roles.
- Qualified resources with the latest business know-how.
- Expertise validation and references.
- Compatibility of the ERP firm and Industry 4.0.
- ERP firms' methodology in implementing the ERP.
- Tools used by the ERP firm for team communication and project management.
- Accountability of the ERP firm for the milestones and goals of the project.
- Experience of the company with change management.
Industry 4.0 and ERP
Industry 4.0 is a buzzword for major automation technology in the manufacturing sector. An ERP can significantly take advantage of devices and technology built on Industry 4.0 and improve business processes or reduce manual labor/complexities in manufacturing or other operations in an organization. Industry 4.0, combined with an ERP, is a powerhouse of technology automation necessary for many manufacturing and warehouse sectors enabling various processes to communicate effectively.
QAD Adaptive ERP
QAD Adaptive ERP or QAD Cloud ERP is a cloud enterprise software solution exclusively for consumer products, food and beverage, automotive, industrial, life sciences, and high-tech manufacturers. QAD Adaptive ERP reduces the need for additional software, which lowers an organization's overall software costs. QAD Adaptive ERP is a complete management software system that provides real-time management data, including accounting, marketing, and operations information, to empower you to make better, faster decisions. QAD Adaptive ERP gives you the tools you need to run your business more efficiently, so you can focus on serving your customers.
QAD Adaptive ERP combines ERP, supply chain, finance, and customer service capabilities into one QAD Enterprise Platform. QAD Adaptive ERP keeps manufacturers' flexibility and focuses on strategic initiatives with custom workflows, personalization options, and user preferences. It is a multi-language, multi-currency solution that global manufacturers can use. QAD Adaptive ERP provides businesses features to create new workflows, applications, and extensions using no-code or low-code environments. Administrators can choose to upgrade specific areas of an app, if not the entire application, based on business needs and time requirements. QAD Adaptive ERP also provides embedded analytics and actionable insights for decision-makers.
QAD Adaptive ERP Consultation
Aliter is an official Cloud Partner of QAD. Aliter provides end-to-end ERP consultation, migration, development, and implementation services. The list of QAD Cloud ERP services provided by Aliter are listed below:
Implementation
- QAD methodology for implementation
- Quick deployment
- Implementation of Adaptive ERP, QAD EE, QAD SE & QAD MFG Pro
- Implement Add-on modules as per the requirement
Migration & version upgrades
- Migration from existing Enterprise Applications to QAD
- Migration from Manual system to QAD
- QAD Version Upgrades – Adaptive ERP, QAD EE, QAD SE & QAD MFG Pro
Customization, enhancement & development
- Progress OpenEdge (4GL) Development Services
- Fulfill business-specific needs in existing QAD Application
- Strictly follows SDLC standards given by QAD
- Custom enhancement
Application management, Support & maintenance
- Experienced resources under our belt to align your QAD Applications
- Resources with core skills to manage the QAD Applications efficiently
- Integration support (Adaptive ERP, Automation Solutions, Boomi, Qxtend)
Database administration, migration & training
- Back-up, recovery, trouble-shooting & performance adjusting
- Handling Access Control & Preventive measures
- Database Split & Consolidation
- DB Version Upgrades
- Migrate DB between the servers
- End-to-end DBA Training to Customer's IT Team
QAD Adaptive ERP features:
- Billing
- Business Intelligence/Analytics
- Costing
- CRM
- Customer Service
- Financials & Accounting
- Inventory Management
- Order Management
- Planning & Scheduling
- Project Management
- Purchasing
- Quality Control
- Sales
- Shipping & Distribution
- Supply Chain Management
- Warehouse Management
- Asset Management
Advantages of QAD Adaptive ERP
- Helps in Strategic business decisions: From analytics to budgeting, QAD Adaptive ERP provides users with the tools to analyze and make well-informed, data-driven business decisions. Users can instantly access this information from various devices to make simplified business decisions anytime, anywhere.
- Boosts Organization Productivity: QAD Warehousing reduces the need for additional manual labor and makes current warehouse employees more effective. QAD Adaptive ERP uses consolidated picking to minimize traffic and accomplish multiple combined tasks within each trip in the warehouse.
- Visible Business data: The analytics and report dashboard provides users with unified data & reports from multiple sources, and the product genealogy feature tracks products. QAD Adaptive ERP provides adequate data visibility, which allows the organization to be aware of demand changes and work quickly to accommodate them. The financial module allows various users in an organization to view and analyze critical financial data.
- Increases Organization throughput: QAD Adaptive ERP optimizes the complete process involved in a supply chain. Employees receive automatic notifications when some backorders or shortages affect the manufacturing process. The efficient reporting and information warnings throughout the manufacturing and supply process increase the supply chain's overall effectiveness, resulting in higher throughput.
- Improves communication: Communicate with suppliers by providing them access to the QAD Supplier Portal. Additionally, QAD Cloud EDI provides translation and communication services that work with QAD Cloud eCommerce. The result is end-to-end communication with trade partners.
- Risk, Compliance, and Governance: Ensures that the organization stays compliant with the financial reports concerning regulations. Minimizes all possible financial and other threats by reporting crucial financial data.
SAP
SAP is a term used to describe large-scale software that manages many business processes or functions of small, medium, and large organizations. Every SAP application can be called an ERP, but ERP cannot be called an SAP. SAP can be considered a private ERP product developed by SAP SE. SAP is one of the most famous enterprise resource planning tools globally. SAP produces various products based on the size and sector of organizations.
SAP contains hundreds of fully integrated modules covering nearly every aspect of business management and processes. Using SAP creates a centralized system for an organization that empowers every department to access, share and manage data to create a better work environment for every employee.
SAP Consultancy
Aliter is an official Cloud partner of SAP. Aliter provides professional consulting and SAP integration into your organization with the help of its skillful team and experience. The various SAP services provided by Aliter are as below:
SAP Customization
- Custom Development
- Custom Design and Implementation
- Custom Application Extension
Implementation
- Enterprise & Solution Architecture
- Application Implementation & System Integration
- Custom Development & Application Extension
- Application Design & User Experience
- Template Creation & Rollout Delivery
- Transition & Landscape Transformation
Maintenance & Support
- Operational and configuration Support
- Installation and upgrade support
- SAP Customization support
- SAP Performance support
SAP Services
- SAP Consultancy
- SAP Optimisation
- SAP Implementation
- SAP Upgrades
- SAP Migrations
- SAP Automation
- SAP Project Management
- SAP Security
- Business Process Alignment
SAP Support & Data Services
- SAP Support
- SAP Application Management
- SAP Cloud Management
- SAP Data Management
- Business Process Management
- Data Standards
- Data Governance
- Data Remediation
Enterprise Asset Management
- SAP Materials Management
- SAP Project Systems
- Intelligent Asset Management
- SAP Maintenance Excellence
- SAP PM Reporting Suite
- SAP Smart Inspections
- SAP Asset Manager
SAP Enterprise Resource Planning
- SAP S/4HANA
- CloudERP for SMEs
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud
- SAP Business One
- Smart Solutions
- SAP BPM
SAP Supply Chain Management
- SAP Enterprise Asset Management
- SAP Supply Chain Planning
- SAP Integrations
- SAP Supply Chain Logistics
- SAP Manufacturing
- SAP Product Lifecycle Management
SAP Business Technology Platform
- SAP Database Management
- SAP Application Development
- SAP Analytics
- SAP Intelligent Technologies
- Plant Maintenance Reporting
- RPA for SAP
Criteria for choosing SAP consulting company
- The proper certifications
- Proven track record
- Ability to provide implementable solutions
- Upgradation support and security
- Speed of implementation
Benefits of SAP
- Data centralization enables multiple departments in an organization to work smoothly on a unified version of the data necessary for each other. Allows effective communication or reporting due to Data centralization.
- SAP can be accessed via an app on a smartphone, and SAP supports all the major operating systems and machines that run on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhones, and Android.
- Multicurrency enables SAP to work in an organization with Global or Internationally placed branches across distant geo-locations.
- Workflow Automation in all significant processes enables many functions and validations to work between multiple departments or users in an organization.
- Optimizes the various stages of supply chain management (MRP, EDI, automated warehouses, RF, RFID, traceability, etc.).
- Simplifies the process of client management, sales management, issuing, and invoicing.
- Improves processes of production planning and demand planning.
- Provides advanced cost analysis tools, which monitor and reduce product and project costs.
- Improves quality by managing quality data to procure raw materials and produced goods.
- Provides key financial management by providing all types of analysis and financial data reports.
- Provides tools for planning and monitoring of facilities maintenance.
- Implement tools for information extraction and analysis for detailed tracking of business development and its assessment.
Conclusion
We understand that ERP or SAP plays a vital role in the organization's transformation or enhancement process. Successful implementation of an ERP or SAP solution requires diverse expertise and business know-how by a consulting or service provider. Aliter possesses an essential edge in transforming an organization by implementing Industry 4.0 or the latest business technology implementing ERP or SAP in your organization. Get in touch with us to learn more about Aliter and the various methods we use in providing ERP and SAP consultancy.
