| >I work for a large enterprise that has basically written its own ERP from scratch. There's a lot of rough edges but it's very tailored for our workflow and processes. That is exactly the problem. Most ERP, SAP, Dynamics or Odoo have a fixed workflow pattern. And I argue this is no good for SME. SME dont want to adopt to the 5000 small procedures in a large enterprise, but they still want Software to enable much better efficiency. One of the SME had a very decent ERP work done with Visual FoxPro, and apart from the lack of software update and Internet connection it was doing great. And for other small business, AirTable and Coda goes a long way. I still think there could be a lot of work in this space. In terms of CRM, HR, Payroll, Accounting are easy, once you move into Stock, Sales, Invoicing, things become trillion times more complicated. Edit: One of the difficult thing with off shelf ERP design for SME is that it is highly unlikely a single person in a company that has a deep understanding and overview of every single department and how everything interlinks and play. ( For Enterprise that is 1000+ employees everything is likely broken down into very clear manner. ) It very often these people telling how ERP should adopt to their workflow often end up not fully explaining the implication. And I have yet to see a single, decent off shelf ERP implemented that works. ( Working in the boss views does not mean working in the employees views, very often there is little to no efficiency gained. ) |