Many businesses that look to move to an ERP system hope that they will get the benefits that they seek. Hope isn't a great strategy but disciplined working is.

By discipline, we mean that the tasks to run the business are identified and carried out religiously. There will be bad days, but if 9/10 go according to plan great results can follow.

This gets in the way...

ERP processes often differ from the processes of businesses that are in chaos. A common discussion is how can the ERP system be changed to reflect the business' current working practices.

Usually an ERP system is developed through best practice and so a new question arises:

"Could my business performance improve if I adopted the ERP system's processes?"

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Is it worth adopting?

At Fraction ERP, we recommend adopting the ERP's processes. This isn't because we're lazy, it's because we've seen this situation time and time again.

Importantly, this is an essential part of any ERP selection exercise. You need the processes to at least make sense, if they are different to what you are doing.

Use the ERP's way of working and find ways to get the most out of it. Create routines, responsibilities and reporting metrics that tell you that you are on track to hit the results you want.

Benefits of disciplined working

Making a change to work in line with an ERP system's processes can bring some notable benefits.

Decreased admin is one of them. Removing the work content around the organising, scheduling and controlling of production orders doesn't just save time, it can reduce mistakes!

This saved time can then be re-directed. Management time can be spent on strategic projects and improvement activities. Bigger business goals can be realised and the cost of your ERP system saved many times over.

Happier customers, repeat business... you get the idea.

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Fraction is flexible

We've designed Fraction ERP to be flexible. We want our users to get the best of both worlds. Formal processes that join data up quickly and effortlessly.

Flexible enough to let you choose a path through the system but rigid enough so that the tried and tested working practices can be followed.

Free trial

To help you understand if Fraction ERP is a good fit for your business, we offer a free two week trial.

Get in touch using the form below and we can organise a short online demo and then give you the keys to Fraction ERP. Put some orders through the system and see if it works the way that you need a system to work.

Let your staff play with the modules and get their feedback.

This is the best way to evaluate an ERP system.

In the meantime, look for ways to improve the discipline in your business and watch the results improve.