One of the more enjoyable aspects of my job is learning about the many new and exciting tools that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) now have access to that historically were only available to larger companies. BScaler is now offering a cost-effective, business management tool targeted at SMBs who just can’t run their business anymore using independent applications software like ACT for their CRM, Excel for their Purchasing/Operations, QuickBooks for their Financial/Accounting, etc. BScaler calls their solution an Enterprise Resource Manager™ (ERM) because it integrates both front-office applications (i.e. sales, marketing, support) and back-office applications (i.e. operations scheduling, purchasing, warehousing, materials, and finance) into a single solution based on a common Oracle database.
Their targeted market certainly can’t afford the expensive solutions from SAP or Oracle and most can’t even afford the mid-level solutions from Salesforce.com or NetSuite. Their solution is also a total integrated package which means you get much more than a stand-alone application (i.e. CRM, SFA, etc) for the same price.
Enterprise ERP systems dramatically reduce the manual re-keying of data by users, eliminate duplicate databases, simplify cross-departmental transactions, and enable real-time information analysis/reporting from any computer, anywhere in the world (and in multiple languages). For SMBs, these types of solutions provide the structure to grow because they require a business to understand it’s internal processes and procedures – something a lot of small businesses do poorly at.
Here are 8 reasons I like the BScaler web-based integrated ERM™ solution so much.
- SaaS web-based model eliminates the cost of purchasing software, maintenance packages, business-class server, or IT support.
- Pricing is based on a per-user model (with no long-term contract) so you can start out slow and grow with your business.
- ERM application suite shares a common database which eliminates errors and reduces duplication of effort.
- Each user is assigned a specific role with clearly defined capabilities (i.e. booking orders, scheduling production builds, purchasing materials, etc).
- Field personnel (i.e. sales managers, distributors, suppliers, etc) can all have visibility into the business at whatever level you would like them to have.
- Every transaction is kept in a permanent record so you have history and tracking data for review and/or auditing.
- Management has real-time financial data, available anywhere, on the status of the business.
- The BScaler ERM application is easy to use and is totally secure (same security used by on-line banking).
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Here is a good site for background info on enterprise ERP systems: http://www.erpinsights.com/
- Steve (SPM Business Solutions)
