The case of ERP for small Companies

A properly implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is at the heart of any smoothly running Company. While not all organizations need the full ERP, virtually all require some elements of it, such as accounting, invoicing and receiving.

Here are some key performance improvements that would be welcomed by any Company, irrespective of its size or sector:

Improved customer satisfaction by improved responsiveness and service performance
The ability to increase revenue and without impacting margin and thus without proportional cost increase
Improved management performance by enhanced reporting, visibility of corporate quantities, planning processes etc.
Improved accuracy and completeness of corporate records - for shareholders, government, tax, management
An improved employee morale, feeling of empowerment and job satisfaction, derived by transparency of information, reduced inefficiencies, and clarity of job description

Conspicuously absent from the above list are such things as "just in time", "kanban measures", reduced inventory and so on, which are all very real benefits that many companies do derive from ERP/MRP systems but which do not necessarily apply to, for example, a software Company!

Baystream considers ERP an important Business Essential.