Your business management system may be able to handle existing customers; however, you could be pushing its limits as you expand into new areas.  Aging legacy systems can’t handle the volume of multi-channel orders and customer interactions or complex shipping processes.  Deploy a more agile, flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutionand be confident as your business adapts to changing market demands and customer expectations.

When expanding your business into new areas, ecommerce, or other channels; it’s essential that you have a reliable business management solution.  Download “Technology Accelerates Business Growth: 6 Profitable Reasons To Replace Aging Business Management Systems,” a complimentary eBook, to see why you may want to replace outdated, legacy system with a robust ERP solution before getting into multi-channel sales.

Your current business management systems may be able to manage current business operations and processes; however, it may not be able to support your planned expansions.  Expanding product lines and customer services or tapping into multi-channel sales can lead to an increase in the volume of daily transactions, as well as the resulting volume of data that is captured.  Such a volume of data can bog down inadequate or entry-level solutions, making it harder for your people to get to and use the data within your system.

As you plan to expand business operations, particularly with ecommerce and other new channels, be sure to include ERP in those plans.  Today’s ERP solutions were designed to handle high volumes of data, complex operations, and offers features that support your people and processes.  You can manage all of your business operations from a single, integrated ERP solution which offers a unified source for customer data.  Data can be easily shared between departments, offering each of your teams the information they need to provide customers with responsive, intuitive service.  Your people can check on inventory availability, historical orders, the status of current orders, and respond to customer needs, quickly and efficiently.  In addition, built-in analytic features provide insight into profitability, supporting further business growth.

If you plan to expand into multi-channel sales, plan to replace aging solutions before expanding operations.

Download “Technology Accelerates Business Growth: 6 Profitable Reasons To Replace Aging Business Management Systems” and contact MIBAR.net to learn how ERP can control inventory, support customer needs, and boost profits.

Additional ERP Resources

4 Tips for a Painless ERP Solution Replacement

The 5 Risks of Using An Outdated ERP Solution

The Data Dilemma – Managing Data During An ERP Implementation

3 Ways Executives Can Avoid ERP Project Pitfalls