One of the questions our consultants regularly receive is whether standard erp packages, such as SAP Business One, are flexible enough. Wouldn't it be better to have a customized erp package built? We would be happy to advise you.

The demand for flexibility comes mainly from companies that have a complex internal structure. It could be that there are many different departments, or conversely, that a product is being made that has many different stages and completions. Surely it cannot be that an erp package "fits" so many different companies, when those companies are totally different?

Surely it cannot be that an erp package "fits" so many different companies when those companies are completely different?

Sometimes we also get the question the other way around: "My business is not that complicated: then I don't need an erp package with so many options, do I? Doesn't that make things unnecessarily complex?"

Not standard

The answer is simple: SAP Business One is not standard. Yes, its basics are, but the details of the package can be implemented in a highly customized way. Precisely because the package is so large, there are an infinite number of add-ons built that contain functionalities and modules that you can put to good use in your business.

Think of SAP Business One as a custom package - if you will - but one that costs much less than a traditional custom erp package and gets implemented and accepted much faster in your organization.

Not useful

Not everything SAP Business One has to offer is useful for your business. Are you bothered by links and buttons to features you'll never use? No problem: we can remove those for you. We can strip down SAP Business One so that you are left with only those modules and functionalities that are important to your business.

What you do need must be accessible and intuitive for your employees to use. Nobody wants a lot of extra work and complicated modules that require you to constantly open the manual. And that's not how SAP Business One is set up.

Your own terminalogy

What helps tremendously is that the terminology in SAP can be easily adapted.

• Do you call "orders" not "orders" but "customer orders"? No problem: then we use that term.
• Want to have some eye-catching buttons to commonly used applications? We'll build them in.
• We can create tables and statements for you that you are used to using.
• We can build in validations that give you the control and quality you want to maintain or, on the contrary, take that control off your hands and turn it over to someone else.
• We can customize the look-and-feel with widgets and charts that give you the most relevant information at a glance. Tell us what you need and we'll make it happen for you in SAP Business One.

Users (groups)

Another thorny issue is users and user groups. The larger your organization, the more different roles there are. Not everyone is allowed to see all financial data in detail. Some personal data is covered by the AVG and, for that reason, you may not show it to every employee. Whatever the case: we can build it in for you.

Our consultants' starting point is always that SAP Business One should fit in as much as possible with the way you do business. That does not mean that we rebuild your old software in SAP - even if that would be possible to some extent. We try to show you what capabilities SAP has that can add value to your business.

The premise of our consultants is always that SAP Business One should match the way you do business as much as possible.

Don't see that added value? No problem: then we will omit that module. If your organization does need it later, the advantage of SAP Business One is that you can still easily add these functionalities.

Opinion

Make an appointment with one of our consultants. He or she can not only advise you on the choice of an erp package, but also bring with him or her the experience of dozens of previous projects. What works for others might also work for you, after all.

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