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ERP for industries and today’s users never lie, but don’t be surprised when those insights
It is not unexpected then that all planning and execution prove to be unreliable.
IT is being further innovated to meet the new savvy or
‘do it right or I drop you’ customer. If you want to grow, Helping to enable the Fourth Industrial Revolution,
you need IT that enables the relevant peculiarities of your BA/BI is further enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI)
business, including delivering all ERP basic benefits. fueled by machine learning (ML). SYSPRO ERP contains
static master data like customer details, product details,
That’s why SYSPRO ERP is focused on manufacturers BOMs and more, but it also contains thousands of
and distributors in target industries like food and beverage, transactions, many collected automatically from machines
fabricated metals, industrial products, automotive and devices via the Internet of Things (IoT), where
components, packaged chemicals, electronics and more. planned versus actual delivery, quantities, discounts and
The result is specific industry functionality that’s built in more can be analysed by product, company, channel or
and critically relevant for each industry – functionality that customer. This history of trends and changes held in ERP
may not be used by the other industries – all in packaged systems is used to find patterns and predict where you
software, not bespoke coded only for you. need to act. It helps you realise before it happens that
a customer may be heading towards non-payment or a
In addition, SYSPRO ERP can be customised (no supplier lead time extending may indicate you need to
source code changes) and tailored to add other functions chat, change the price or change supplier
and preferences. Today, SYSRPO includes Internet access/
integration plus social ERP with a familiar ‘like and In the end, ERP is a fundamental business need, but
favourite’ interface and sentiment analysis. it still needs people to arm it and keep it honest, people
who understand application of the concepts and impact.
Extending and innovating to future proof They need to keep up with the emerging technology that
Business analytics and business intelligence are innovates ERP to continue to deliver value as it has for
fundamental to enabling companies not just to manage more than 50 years,
materials and production, but to optimise business
service and performance leading to profitability. We did not come to bury ERP. It enables
manufacturers and distributors in 2021 and into the
ERP storing all the data makes business analysis/ future. Differentiating the various solution offerings
business intelligence (BA/BI) and ERP perfect partners. today are the people who create, sell, implement, partner L O GI S T I CS NEWS
ERP data is mined, analysed and presented to bring real and support ERP, and the great customers who really use
business insights to executives and managers alike. Yes, it – this has created the SYSPRO ecosystem. Together, let’s
you can BA/BI your spreadsheets – data sources that start your new, or innovate your existing, ERP journey. •

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