| Compatibility and compliance are two important | | | | compatibility. |
| factors in the implementation of any ERP system in | | | | Proper compatibility is the key to the success of any |
| the organization. Both of them form an important part | | | | ERP system implementation because it is the be all |
| of the concept of ERP system integration. The thing is | | | | and end all of the ERP system integration. Unless the |
| that the Enterprise Resource Planning solution must be | | | | system is able to integrate with the current |
| able to integrate in the current information technology | | | | infrastructure, it would not be able to observe what is |
| infrastructure of the organization. Any solution which | | | | going on. This means that the business management |
| demands massive upgrades is not at all welcome. | | | | would still remain in dark about the operations of the |
| After all the ERP system is to be deployed for the | | | | business at micro level. With proper ERP system |
| company and not the other way round. | | | | integration, the management can keep an eye on |
| Any organization which is planning to deploy an ERP | | | | every component of the work flow. |
| solution must already be having at least an entry level | | | | Moreover the lack of proper ERP system integration |
| information technology infrastructure in place. This | | | | would mean that the data would have to be manually |
| would for the core production and communication | | | | exchanged between the current infrastructure and the |
| process of the organization for example even the | | | | ERP system. This cause a number of troubles |
| internal e-mail system would be counted as base | | | | because data especially if the data is not being |
| infrastructure. All the inventory keeping, production | | | | properly exchanged between the two solutions. Loss |
| monitoring solutions etc are the base level information | | | | or mutilation of data at the time of export would mean |
| technology infrastructure. | | | | that a lot of complications would arise and the |
| As the ERP solution is being deployed, it would need to | | | | company may even have to suffer a lot of losses. |
| interface with these solutions which are already being | | | | The developers of CRM systems and ERP software |
| used. Unless the ERP solution is able to interface with | | | | packages go extra miles to ensure that maximum |
| the base infrastructure, there is not much point in the | | | | possible degree of ERP system integration is achieved |
| entire exercise of the deployment of ERP system. | | | | but it would not always be the case out of the box. In |
| They are supposed to work as one solution and not | | | | order to ensure proper ERP system integration, it is a |
| as two separate solutions with no ability to | | | | must that the business must do proper testing before |
| communicate with each other. This ability to interface | | | | deployment. |
| with each other in a seamless manner is called | | | | |