Author: srivaths

Enterprises across the globe have moved towards greater adoption of mobile solutions and ERP is no exception to the trend.  Here are ways how mobile ERP will benefit enterprises

1) More time for better decision making.

If your key supplier has a huge shipment of raw materials stuck in transit, the operations managers finds out only when they access the ERP platform through a fixed workstation which sometimes maybe too late. With Mobile ERP, managers will be informed immediately giving them more to come up with an alternative solution.

2) Sales People have access to Information while on the go

With a mobile ERP app, salespeople who visit customers can carry important information about the products they are selling and the customers they are selling. They have the advantage of  checking  inventory on hand, order status while being with the customer.

3) Remote workforce:

Most of the companies have remote workers in distant areas, these workers can benefit from having mobile access to the central ERP platform.  Also with the Mobile ERP, upper management can stay connected to the business.

http://www.meritsolutions.com/enterprise-mobility/mobile-erp-benefits/

In the first week of class we learned about the different functional areas in a business process and the importance of a cross functional structure. Having no experience in the field of ERP, during the course of the week I understood the significance of an ERP system, how it can be used to track the different business processes, and also about the end to end activities that take place in a business process.

The purpose of an ERP system is to make life easier for an organization and also help save costs. The Nestle case study is a great example of how a well implemented ERP system can reap benefits and how a bad implementation can be disastrous. The consolidation of the different factories due to the ERP system helped Nestle save over $325 million and more than the costs, it helped Nestle to come together as an organization. The ERP classes made it easier for me to understand the case study, and due to which I learned what it means to implement an ERP system, functioning of an ERP system, the benefits of a successful implementation and what are the challenges faced during implementation.

References

http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/wresch/ERPNestle.htm