Difficulties in using ERP software

1. High investment costs but not sure if the system can operate: this is certainly the most important factor for a business when deciding to use ERP software but not knowing which option is suitable for such investment costs. To overcome this, business leaders need to clearly understand the goals, needs and desired results for the ERP management software system before deciding to invest. For example, only managing a few subsystems first, prioritizing the use of the system and expanding later. Thus, the implementation cost is also divided into smaller parts and the time to get familiar with a new system is also faster.
2. Before the system, businesses still followed the process but could not see the process chain and the people in charge of each activity, mainly performed on a case-by-case basis, had new work to do and sometimes were not reminded, so other work was quickly overridden to handle first. However, when applying ERP software, everything must be operated according to the correct process and information flow, so in the early stages of using the system, it will be difficult to handle problems and may interrupt work.
3. Let management and leadership participate in the ERP system to ensure data accuracy. When applying the system, data entry is a key factor, but for some reason, if the company's leadership does not participate in the system to manage and control information, data entry becomes resistant and inaccurate, the system becomes meaningless when the numbers do not reflect the immediate activities serving the management work. It is better to do it right from the beginning than to do it wrong and have to fix it from beginning to end, the use of the system must comply.
4. Building a detailed plan of the work needed to implement an ERP system is the most necessary thing for a business before investing, including:

• Review the process, determine which steps will be done outside and which steps will be done in the software.
• Standardize data and code shared catalogs (masterdata) so that data can be entered into the system and managed according to standardized information.
• Evaluate the feasibility of software implementation, the goals to be managed, and the results achieved when applying the system.
• Prepare personnel and plan implementation time.
• Prepare budget for system investment: server, copyright, labor,...

If you understand and take advantage of the advantages of the ERP management system, the business will improve management when the data is transparent, consistent and supports future reporting analysis. On the contrary, if you misunderstand and make the system too complicated while not managing the core goals of the system, everything will become a waste of time and money. Please contact us if you need advice and demo to learn more about ERP software. We have more than 15 years of experience providing and implementing major ERP systems in the world such as software from SAP, Infor, Oracle, Epicor, ... we are confident in providing the most suitable solution for your business.