Seven reasons why ERP systems are better than ever

Digital ERP still impacts bottom lines and business operations in various industries.

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Simply put, doing business today is completely different from doing business in the 20th century. Best practices have evolved at a rapid rate and so has the market access, online proliferation and digital tools and software that support modern businesses. Even in the last decade, we have seen incredible technologies transform the way we do business.

Digital ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems are one of these evolutions in the business industry that is still impacting bottom lines and business operations in various industries. Managing company resources using computers is a longstanding tradition and has become an integral part of successfully running a business in today’s economy.

ERP solutions are designed to assist sellers, buyers, transporters and manufacturers manage the supply chains that feed our global economy and their businesses. The recent pandemic has shown our global demand for access to online goods and services, as well as the pressure that has been put on supply chains that feed businesses around the world.

The latest ERP software has been updated to help all stakeholders along the supply chain to better manage their resources and focus on reliable, efficient and capable service delivery. Over the years, ERP solutions have consistently evolved to meet the demands of the modern business environment and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Here are seven reasons why ERP systems are more sophisticated, more easily integrated and better than ever at helping you manage your business operations:

One of the fastest growing innovations in modern business are the AI or “smart” technologies that are proliferating across a variety of industries and throughout the supply chain. These systems are designed to integrate into your current digital infrastructure. AI technologies have allowed supply chain managers to streamline their workflows, improve decision-making and, even, offering manufacturing and market predictions.

ERP systems give managers the opportunity to monitor their supply chains in real-time and alert them to any errors, changes or problems they should know about. Some ERP software, like Sage X3, have incorporated a variety of financial tools into their solutions that make accounting, customer services and inventory management and costing so much simpler for any-sized organisation.

As mentioned, today’s ERP solutions are designed to be easily integrated into any one of the many modern digital infrastructures used help today’s businesses run their operations. ERP software designers celebrate the ability of the latest ERP solutions to communicate with new and old code running cloud-based IOT services or legacy systems run on local servers. ERP systems can utilise APIs and databases across the Internet that allows the AI-empowered software to offer actionable insights for decision-making.

Sage X3 is one of the many ERP solutions that are able to interact with new and old coding systems, with reporting and business analytics exportable to Word, Excel, text, HTML or PDF formats. The ability to transfer, analyse, share and access critical business data across multiple companies and across the globe, make modern ERP solutions a must have for any international or regional corporation.

The best companies in the world are making use of AI technology to automate most of their administrative tasks and daily responsibilities. Traditional, paper-based or manual input-based, systems are slowly being phased out, but companies that are already onboard have managed to get a head start on their competition.

Smart automation systems will apply effective optical character recognition and machine learning algorithms that are able to adapt to various administrative tasks, such as invoicing, handling, transportation, floor management and scheduling. As the ERP software automates these operations, it allows the system to learn and improve your business operations.

Many of the modern ERP platforms will boast its software’s incredibly adaptable and flexible programming options. A lot of today’s business management tools will require in-house or outsourced technicians to manage the complex digital infrastructure. Even if external technicians are required, they are needed less frequently using modern ERP platforms. “No-code” and “low-code” ERP tools allow non-programmers to use drag-and-drop functionalities to build a successful workflow monitoring set-up and data management system.

The actionable insights that developers of ERP systems have been able to garner are a result of the complex data mining and information processing methods that collect data from all over the Internet. These invaluable insights into your own company, your supply chain and the overall market are made possible by using smart technology and machine learning processes.

These are additional tools that can be used to digitalise your decision-making procedures for business operations and workflow management. Although they are add-ons, by definition, the onboard capacity and access to data is already there when you have an integrated modern ERP solution, like Sage X3. Identify opportunities for increasing sales, streamlining operations and identifying new business prospects without lifting a finger.

As these AI-enhanced ERP systems become more advanced, while constantly “learning” about the company that utilises them and the industry they compete in, the predictive capabilities of these systems are getting even better. As automation evolves, digitisation continues to grow and more company data is being analysed, the actionable insights provided will lead to more accurate predictions for the future of your business and help decision-making in the present

Over the past decade or two, the software development and digital services industries have managed to create a variety of ground-breaking digital business tools and enterprise software. They are thriving because their systems are working and, yet, they are continuing to innovate and help these tools get better. The ability to automate, digitise and streamline the way we do business does not look like it did even 10 years ago.

There are key differences between all of these systems, from RPA and CRM to BPM and CDP, but there is a clear goal for all of these smart enterprise solutions: they aim to improve and automate various business operations using the power of AI-enhanced technology and data-driven analyses. ERP software and other similar solutions, help make modern companies more agile and efficient up and down the supply chain.

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With Sage X3, it is easier than ever to compete and thrive in a multitude of complex and fast-moving modern industries. Consider one of our brilliant Sage ERP solutions or other digital business management systems for your company; contact Lorge today and speak with one of our incredible consultants.