Choose SAP and Scala and have both systems working as one collaborative ERP system together in different locations: SAP for the headquarters and very large operations and Scala for the smaller and mid-size operations.
Why SAP and Scala?
Scala and SAP can be integrated to deliver a seamless, enterprise-wide solution. There can be many business drivers for deploying SAP and Scala within the same organisation, one of the most common is to match the supported business functionality and technical support costs against the local business needs. Highly complex ERP solutions such as SAP can deliver very substantial business benefits in a complex environment where many users doing substantially the same tasks.
However in complex business environments, environments where business activities can change rapidly or in sites with less staff a solution that is quicker to deploy may be a better.
Shamik Sinha, CEO of Scala Africa, confirmed that Scala can be installed and maintained with locally available skills and will often meet all the business needs at a significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
He explains that Scala, like most ERP systems, has a well-defined interface to send and receive business documents. This is the iScala Data Exchange server (DES). DES can be thought of as a powerful XML-based sorting engine and message gateway.
Any business document that is received is inspected to identify what it is (eg a sales order or an invoice) and then passed to the correct piece of business logic (called an iScala Manager) to process that document. Similarly, when Scala needs to send a message to another system the appropriate iScala Manager creates the business document in XML format and then passes it to DES for onward delivery.
Scala has already released support for the 50 most common business documents (including orders, delivery documents, invoices etc) and is regularly releasing more. Any business document from any Connectivity Solution can be connected and the same will apply when connecting Scala to any other ERP system available.
For the complete list of supported business documents or for further information, please contact our local Scala office, or send an e-mail to Info@scala.co.za.
Join the growing list of local and global multinationals benefiting from rapid mid-tier deployments, a reduced total cost of ownership and the right fit for local business needs.
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