February 26, 2005 |
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Users Rate Best-of-Breed Substantially Higher
in Most Areas, While Internal Politics and Lack of Real Facts
Hamper Internal Decision Processes
Dayton, OH – With many
companies struggling with the issue of selecting ERP or best-of-breed
technology vendors, on-line publisher Supply Chain Digest™ announced
today the release of two major research reports that provide
the most comprehensive look to date at this critical issue. The
reports, based on in-depth surveys with 160 leading companies
and dozens of one-on-one interviews with corporate decision-makers
and other thought leaders, focus separately on Supply Chain Planning
and Supply Chain Execution software areas.
Perhaps no other issue is as important right now to
both end user companies and supply chain technology providers
as the ERP versus best-of-breed wars. SupplyChainDigest’s
research reports identify in detail how companies rate
ERP versus best-of-breed solutions across both planning
and execution, identify the challenges and myths companies
face when making this decision, and provide an integrated
framework for effectively managing the process.
Some of the key findings of the research include:
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By a fairly substantial margin, respondents
did rate best-of-breed applications substantially
higher than ERP in most functional and value-related
categories. |
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Many companies are using fundamentally flawed decisions
processes, rife with internal politics and often
absent clear facts. |
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There are exceptions. Some companies, especially
those with supply chain/operational ownership of
the system decision and a focus on business objectives,
have been able to move beyond the politics and make
highly informed decisions. |
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The “integration” issue for best-of-breed
is overrated in many cases. |
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Users want both best-of-breed and ERP providers
to improve. They want best-of-breed vendors to bring
more knowledge about differences with ERP and how
those differences really translate into value, while
they want ERP providers to bring a lot more supply
chain expertise to the table. |
Detail on these findings, the complete survey results,
and Supply Chain Digest’s decision framework for
making the ERP versus best-of-breed decision are all
found in the two reports. Both are available at no charge
to current or new subscribers to Supply Chain Digest.
Note to editors: Supply Chain Digest’s president
Dan Gilmore, lead author of the reports, has detailed
and unique insight into this critical question of ERP
versus best-of-breed. He is available for interviews
to summarize the study findings and his observations. |
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About Supply Chain Digest |
Supply Chain Digest™ is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. Reaching tens of thousands of supply chain and logistics decision-makers each week, our flagship publication – Supply Chain Digest and web site (www.scdigest.com) deliver news, opinions and information to help end users improve supply chain processes and find technology solutions. |
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For more information, contact Supply Chain Digest
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937-885-3253
www.scdigest.com
email: info@scdigest.com |
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Contact Information |
Connie Venema
cvenema@scdigest.com |
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