We can do quite well without an ERP system
Of course you can do without an ERP system! But not without internal communication, right? Not without sharing data and documents. Nor without oversight, insight and management decisions that are based on something other than a gut feeling....
Your employees work on different tasks and projects, but all with the same goal: to help your customer as efficiently and well as possible.
Of course, you can then choose to facilitate collaboration between departments with Excel documents, emails and internal meetings. The only question is: why would you?
Why should you?
Aren't you making things very complicated for yourself if you keep avoiding an ERP system for a long time? Because literally all internal processes run more smoothly if you structure them using an ERP system.
It is the base from which you work. The archive where you can find everything. It's your way to have real-time insight into what's happening in your business. Why miss this opportunity?
Getting ahead of problems
You don't need to experience problems or delays before switching to an ERP package, right? In fact, if you're smart, you'll be ahead of those problems.
Look five years ahead with your business. Where do you want to be then and what steps do you need to take now to get there? Chances are that digitizing your business processes is one of those steps. So why not start now?
Advantages
The benefits of a timely ERP implementation are great:
- Only a small impact on your organization and business processes
- Enough time from your staff to organize this properly
- No hard deadline, so no rushing decisions
- Customers who are satisfied now will remain so in the future
- Barriers to future growth removed
Did you know this?
- More than 62% of companies that adopt an ERP system report growth in profitability and reduced costs in the organization.
- 28% of the companies reported this growth already within 1 year.
- The average ROI for an ERP project (in the U.S., 2023) is 52 percent. So every dollar invested achieves a return of $1.52.
- In almost all of the reference stories on the Logres website, the company says they don't want to go back to the old situation - before going live - after only a month. (e.g. Spectro, Gelecon)
Not switching
All arguments
1. ERP systems are expensive
Indeed, ERP systems are pricey. Not only do you pay a monthly cost per user, but (especially) the implementation and consultancy involved.
There is also, of course, a cost in the internal hours that must be incurred to get the system up-and-running.
2. An ERP implementation is a lot of work
One should not think lightly about an ERP implementation. The process often takes from several months to as much as a full year.
During this period, your employees must provide constant input, in the form of data and process descriptions. In addition, they have to do a lot of testing and consultation. In short: a lot of work!
3. An ERP system makes things more complicated
Your business is running nicely. Employees know what to do and have been doing it the same way for years.
So why integrate an ERP system that changes business processes and requires many adjustments from your employees?
4. My company is too small for an ERP system
Does your company consist of few employees? Congratulations!!! Then implementing an ERP system is little work and the costs are not that high either....
Switch to an ERP system to get rid of inflexible Excel documents and poorly secured data traffic all at once. Or switch to always have real-time insight: wherever you are.
5. We can do without an ERP system
Of course you can do without an ERP system! But not without internal communication, right? Not without sharing data and documents. Nor without oversight, insight and management decisions that are based on something other than a gut feeling....