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How many places do you have to look when you want to research
a part? Here you can easily access
all relevant information in one place. The reason is because the information architecture is designed to match
the business processes. It's power and level of information automation
is unequalled in any other ERP system. Full drill down is included wherever possible. Why aren't
others like this? In order to sell a package to many markets, most ERP packages are designed
to be as generic as possible. They are built from separate programs usually sharing the same
database. They are marketed as integrated systems with plug-in functionality. However from
the user perspective, they are anything but integrated. From a functional viewpoint,
they are the proverbial Swiss Army Knife. They can do anything, but do nothing well. Included
in the vendors answer for the missing or awkward functionality are things that YOU can do to work
around it. Users work toward the day when they understand the system better, but that day will
never come. The real problem is that the information system architecture does not match their business
processes. Effective information automation, along with the competitive advantages
that come from it, can only be realized when they do. When was the last time you used a Swiss Army Knife in the kitchen?
Why would you want to use one in your business?
Leading Edge IT Architects intends to author another ERP system
for repetitive manufacturing automotive suppliers. This
package will be a total rewrite leveraging today's latest technologies.
If you would like to have a pioneer role in shaping this solution,
contact us and let us know that you would
like to be part of the ERP solution. We know that a statement such as this generates more
than a few questions in people's minds. We will attempt to anticipate some of those
questions here.
Q. Why does Leading Edge think it can pull this off?
A. This will be the third one in 20 years. This time it will be a commercial product. This insures
the ongoing support and maintenance that you require from a vendor committed to
your success.
Those not familiar with the development process, envision large buildings
with several teams of programmers. Those who are familiar, know that ERP systems have all been authored by between
one and three people. The largest automotive package in the world was written by the wife of a shoe
factory owner. Their buildings full of people are comprised of sales, training, support, and adaptations
of the
product to the many markets that they serve. By paging through the
remainder of these applications and reading the text, you will be convinced
of our ability to perform. We have proven ability of not only being
able to dream it,
but also to design it and build it.
Q. How can Leading Edge deliver a solution that is better than what is out there already?
A. We have a large number of enthusiastic references who have volunteered to answer that question
for you. The bottom line is that by authoring a true vertical market application,
as opposed to a generic manufacturing package with plug-ins claiming to be
vertical market, we can deploy an ERP system that closely matches your business processes. With 20 years of being intimately involved
with working in the environment and writing the systems, we understand the business requirements
imposed upon the automotive supplier market. Be sure to ask our references if we've have ever
failed to deliver.
Q. Will it be able to grow with me?
A. Solutions that we provide will be highly scalable. Our IT Architects always design
multi-plant and multi-company capabilities into their solutions. This means that a worldwide
organization can use a single replicated database. Departments and assets do not have to be
set up with globally unique names and accounts. Systems that require such uniqueness indicate
that the information architecture was not well thought out to handle multi-location and/or
multi-company environments. They generally devolve into separate databases for each location
with special programs to pass information between them.
Q. If I have some things tailored to my business, will I be able to take advantages of updates?
A. Yes. Leading Edge uses development tools and an architecture that insures easy migration of
your customizations.
Q. How can it be affordable without a large installed base to amortize the development costs?
A. Unless it is a small company, the cost of the software and the implementation will likely
be less expensive than buying the required licenses for an inefficient generic solution. The
most expensive solution is one that forces less than optimal business practices upon your organization.
If you've a been a bit "underwhelmed" by conventional ERP systems, and you are ready
for an information architecture that matches your business processes and provides real competitive
advantage, consider Leading Edge IT Architects. Take a moment to read the
profiles of a couple of our architects as well as
what Leading Edge IT Architects is all about.
Thank you for your interest in Leading Edge IT Architects.
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