Enterprise Resource Planning: To Legacy, or Not to Legacy? Asks To-Increase
Summary
Citing a recent quote from Geoffrey Moore, by way of Manufacturing Executives Jeff Moad, a fairly succinct reason is offered for this lack of planned ERP investment: “ERP is like building the Interstate Highway System."As an ERP system evolves, its latest release and applications offer significantly better capabilities than when they were first installed at a client site," continues Cunha." Among the recent ERP improvements Cunha mentions in this post: -Enhanced ability to integrate with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) -Growing status as both a System of Record and a System of Engagement (also noted by Jeff Moad of Manufacturing Executive) -Assimilation of consumer-oriented technologies, including mobile and social media (also noted by Jeff Moad of Manufacturing Executive) "Most ERP upgrades are available from vendors at minimal cost outlays, making the decision not to invest remarkably counter-intuitive," concludes Cunha.Citing a recent quote from Geoffrey Moore, by way of Manufacturing Executives Jeff Moad, a fairly succinct reason is offered for this lack of planned ERP investment:“ERP is like building the Interstate Highway System."Among the recent ERP improvements Cunha mentions in this post:-Enhanced ability to integrate with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)-Growing status as both a System of Record and a System of Engagement (also noted by Jeff Moad of Manufacturing Executive)-Assimilation of consumer-oriented technologies, including mobile and social media (also noted by Jeff Moad of Manufacturing Executive)"Most ERP upgrades are available from vendors at minimal cost outlays, making the decision not to invest remarkably counter-intuitive," concludes Cunha.