Yesterday was an eventful day for me. In one day I had two interesting experiences: one with representatives of foreign bank based in Jakarta and the other one was at dinner at a local restaurant. These experiences made me re-think about the benefits of IT systems.
Last weekend we did an unplanned discussion with some of our partners. During the discussion, one of the partners expressed the desire from the company where he works to replace existing information systems with the ERP system. Throughout the discussion regarding the benefits of ERP system we have spent all weekend afternoon of, he often argued that the current system’s benefit are comparable to those of the ERP systems.
After going through the First Step (choosing ERP products / software), the next step is to choose partners to implement. In general, companies need outside help in implementing ERP systems, which in this case acts as an Implementor or Consultant for the ERP products we will use.
By understanding the benefits that can be obtained by using an ERP system, making this system a necessity that can not be avoided by a company. But often we hear the implementation of ERP systems in a company running full of challenges and not smooth.
The use of an ERP system not only provides operational benefits, but more important is that the ERP system can help the managerial in making decisions based on the information obtained.
The following are the benefits gained by the managerial level (Management Performance)
The third benefit to be gained by using an ERP system after Direct Saving Cost (Part 2) and Better Information Quality (Part 3) is Increasing Team Productivity.
