Cloud-based ERP is in line with long-term investment benefits
First of all, in today’s rapidly changing era, whether ERP is on the cloud has been the top priority, and the second is whether ERP manufacturers have enough R&D personnel to regularly maintain and update system functions. Only by giving priority to meeting these two points can enterprises obtain long-term systematic investment benefits with the least investment cost.
A non-cloud-based ERP system not only has to spend a lot of money to build a server, but also has to pay more and more expensive maintenance fees every year, but there is no guarantee that the system can keep pace with the new market requirements and reports. In contrast, a system that goes to the cloud can not only greatly improve the speed of access, but also enjoy regular updates and the assistance of AI.
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Which ERP vendors can I choose from in Taiwan?
Assuming that we don’t consider whether the ERP system is on the cloud or not, what ERP systems can be selected in Taiwan? Taking a well-known ERP manufacturer in Taiwan as an example, it can be roughly divided into two systems: international brands and local brands.
International brands
The advantage of internationally renowned brands is that the parent company has huge funds, and is usually more willing to invest in research and development costs to regularly update system functions to improve user experience and management benefits, such as Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 system updates twice a year, and as early as 2023, it will start to build in Copilot AI support.
Local brands
Local brands focus on the domestic market and the needs of manufacturers, usually known for their small and beautiful, usually the domestic system in terms of financial interface and use logic is relatively in line with the Taiwanese operating process, but if the company expands slightly or has the need to cross into the overseas market, it will be more than enough in overseas tax system, currency, language, and even cross-border connection, AI, and use.
List and features of ERP vendors in Taiwan
So what are the more well-known ERP systems in China to choose from? Below we list the vendors with cloud ERP solutions and their famous cloud ERP products for readers’ reference, and the relevant introduction and content are quoted from the official websites of each vendor.
International brand ERP system
- SAP
Representative system SAP S/4 HANA
Founded in 1972 and more than 50 years ago[Note 1], SAP S/4HANA Cloud Standard Edition is a ready-to-use, cloud-based ERP that provides the latest industry best practices and continuous innovation. Execute with industry best practices with ready-to-use, pre-configured processes. Reinvent business models and redefine work in real-time to push the envelope. [Note 2]
Cloud Architecture: Own Cloud HANA [Note 3]
- Microsoft
Represents the system Dynamics 365 Business Central/Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management
Microsoft’s ERP system originated from Damgaard Data and Navision, Europe’s largest system vendors[Note 4]. After being acquired by Microsoft in 2002, it not only has the largest ERP system in Europe, but also supports the advantages of Microsoft’s complete ecosystem, so that these two systems can be easily integrated with Microsoft’s native systems such as M365, Azure, and Copilot, and become an international-level ERP system. The high degree of flexibility in customization and the close introduction price to local ERP systems have become the reasons for its popularity.
Cloud architecture: Own cloud Microsoft Azure
- Oracle
Representative System Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP/Oracle Netsuite ERP
Founded in 1977 [Note 5] and known for its Java and Linux[Note 6 collections,Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP is a complete, modern cloud-based ERP suite that delivers advanced capabilities to your team. For example, AI technology can automate manual processes that slow down progress, analytics can respond to market changes in real time, and auto-updates can keep you up-to-date and stay ahead of the competition. [Note 7]
Cloud architecture: Own cloud OCI
Local brand ERP system
- Dingxin
Representative system Dingxin AI business application cloud
Founded in Taiwan in 1982 and a joint venture with Digital China in 2001 [Note 8], Dingxin Computer has a cloud-based ERP solution that includes basic modules such as purchase, sales and inventory, accounting, and value-added modules such as batch number management and chain account management[Note 9]
Cloud Architecture: Provision of services through Microsoft Azure [Note 8]
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Stands for System CERP
Information in the article The Republic of China was established in 74 years, providing customers with customized industry application software systems and computer operating environment planning and erection services, effective combination of software and hardware, so that users can get the most complete service for computerization. CERP is a multi-lingual, cross-platform, deployment-free, low-maintenance, high-security, low-cost Microsoft Azure cloud computing service. [Note 10]
Cloud Architecture: Provision of services through Microsoft Azure【Note 11】
- Sailing
Representative systems T 3/5/7, T8, T9 (cloud computing solutions are also available)
Founded in the 1990s [Note 12], the T 3/5/7 series is designed with the product design principle of “practical, sufficient, easy to use, and easy to use”. T8 is standard + personalization to meet the user-centric personalized needs of enterprises. T9 focuses on the management and operation direction of large and medium-sized group enterprises, and attaches importance to the benign development and risk control of enterprise management mode. [Note 13]
Cloud Architecture: Provision of services through Microsoft Azure【Note 14】
How to choose the right ERP?
Taiwan’s ERP system manufacturers are far more than the above-mentioned ones, and there are more than 30 of them that can be counted alone, and only a few of them can be listed as a reference due to space.
So what criteria should each manufacturer use to choose the right system for the industry and its own operation process when it says it is the best? Here are a few metrics to consider
Import Total Price & Budget
The company’s system implementation still has to give priority to the budget of the project, usually the cost of system introduction is composed of three levels, including “server”, “system buyout or license fee” and “consultant introduction fee”, if you choose the cloud system, you can save the huge cost of server construction. For example, Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 is a cloud-based system that can be used as long as there is a network through mobile phones and computers, and the license fee can also be purchased only according to the number of users or class.
Return on investment
In addition to considering the input cost and expected benefits brought by the project introduction, the return on investment also needs to consider the subsequent derivative costs and long-term benefits. For example, the local system needs to spend a lot of money every few years to update the server or update the latest version of the ERP system, and the MA maintenance fee increases year by year.
The long-term benefits need to be considered whether the same system can meet the needs of the company’s growth, such as whether the system can cope with the increasingly cumbersome work content after the company’s expansion, as well as the information connection between cross-departments and the reduction of heavy work to improve efficiency.
Industrial applicability
Different industries have applicable information systems, to be honest, the existing ERP system can not meet the needs of all industries, after all, ERP is derived from MPRII (Manufacturing Demand Planning) in 1970, it is also conceivable that the architecture and logic of ERP system will be more suitable for manufacturing, food industry, or biotechnology industry and other industries related to manufacturing demand planning. Therefore, when selecting a system, you can first refer to the manufacturer’s successful cases and solutions to measure the applicability.
Introduced a consulting firm
The introduction of ERP system is not only to make the company’s data electronic, but also to re-examine the internal operating process (SOP) through the introduction of the system, and to reduce rework and improve internal work and management efficiency with a good system is the core value of ERP. It is also the most important benefit that every enterprise invests so much cost. Therefore, how to choose the right consulting company to assist in the introduction of the system is also the core factor to consider, after all, the cases of import failure caused by poor consultant quality account for the very direct reason for ERP implementation failure.
summary
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, the priority of the ERP system is whether the system is on the cloud, which can not only reduce the cost of implementation, but also reduce the burden of the company’s internal IT personnel, and then choose the right system according to the size of the company and the type of industry.
The introduction of ERP is a key milestone in the transformation of the enterprise, how to reorganize and optimize the internal operation process through the introduction of the system and with the assistance of consultants is the key value of the introduction of the ERP system.
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