What are the attributes of an industry specific ERP?
Enable Performance, Improve Profits.
Cost Effective - Should be economical to implement and maintain.
Manageability - No need of highly trained personnel to manage the application.
Industry Specific - Fabricating for an industry is easy and cost effective.
An ERP is set to make the logistics of running a business smoother. For example, implementing an ERP solution will help monitor costs and curb unnecessary cash outflow which eventually accounts for profitability of the business. It’s designed to interlink the operating procedure of the business line, manage employees, stake holders, suppliers to ensure the purpose of running a business successfully is achieved.
ERP implementations are never costs extensive. The base cost of an ERP is always fixed, but the real cost of creating for the industry requirements and infrastructure to support implementation - business process level, infrastructure to support the application, licensing cost, etc - would make a prospective customers’ head spin and eventually throw a defense to purchase of such applications.
“An ERP should address the needs of the user and not make the user to address the needs of an ERP”
The application should run on a standard PC configuration(for a single user license), addressing the exact needs of the user, saving lacs of the prospective customers’ money. It need not be a flashy banner application, even a simple, yet efficiently designed and implemented solution will serve the purpose.
The modules in an application are small applications linking the departments based on the operations of the industry player. So an application should contain only modules made for the user and not change the business process for the application, unless such alterations lessen turnaround times and costs. Floor level supervisors/managers can be trained to use the application with no need to recruit personnel with specialized skills.
nuStreet Technologies, a Chennai based ERP solutions company has created Affordable applications for industry specific cluster. This is achieved by shedding weight by using state of the art, yet affordable technology that will run on a standard personal computer. The eventual cost of ownership is lesser through an affordable enterprise wide licensing price and not per user. Applications have been designed and implemented for a specific industry cluster– Forging, Foundry/Castings, Spinning, etc. - making the products Relevant to the business user’s operational needs. The ERP has been collaborated with Trusted, active and leading industry players within in the industry cluster.
The following are the key deliverables from NU STREET:
· The only ERP that caters to the needs of Forging and Spinning companies.
· Easy and intuitive user experience with a manual ledger like interface.
· Non-disruptive integration with existing accounting systems(like Tally…).
· “Train Me” feature that enables user self-training from within the solution itself.
· Affordable and simple licensing norms.
· Implementation of the solution can be done in a few weeks(and not months!).
· Local Service partner led support for all product related issues.
· Enhancements to features offered for all AMC customers within cluster.
Product information can be obtained from http://www.nustreet.com