What's Hot in ERP

7 Trends for 2017

1 Intelligent ERP 3 User Experience 5 Private Cloud Licensing software as they 7 Not Your Fathers
The modern workplace would for on-premises
Automated workflows - (Mobility/Accessibility/ has staff working
The evolving shape
use, but running it in a
Supply Chain
more than just collecting Responsiveness) remotely and outside of of the Cloud public or private cloud.4 Efficiency both downstream
data, its setting up traditional work & upstream
actionable triggers for Less work at desk, more
outside of the workplace hoursas a result, there
select events will be a huge emphasis Optimized value network, real-time
on implementing mobile decisions, extended network and
capabilities for ERP collaboration, e-business
solutions in 2017, [with] Customers are part of supply chain
many ERP solutions
recalls, organic marketing,
decreasing in size,
without compromising demand process
By 2018, 35% of line of business leaders will demand
intelligent enterprise applications to improve business on output or storage Inventory management
processes and resource utilization.1 capacity, to allow
employees easy access
to all information and
functions through
mobile devices.2

2 Big Data/BI
(Business Intelligence)
Data as a competitive
edge - holistic view of
company performance
4 Security 6 Traceability 2.0
Business systems, Traceability up and down
Integrated functionality role-based security the supply chain
Real-time data capabilities at a user level,
Recording, tracking and
encryption capabilities
reporting quality
Dont forget regulatory
More focus on the end user, less on IT - the biggest trend landscape
within BI will be that it becomes far easier to use for the
average personand anyone will be able to run reports Evolving regulatory
and pull data as opposed to someone skilled in running and quality system
SQL queries.2 requirements
More regulations, rising security threats ISO standards, Supply chains have seen record
and evolving technologies, including AS9100, ITAR recalls...Processes and organizations
increasingly connected and sophisticated need to be redesigned, sometimes
(international traffic radically, in order to simplify
Business Intelligence ERP - Organizations these days focus ERP platforms, have resulted in application in arms), conflict
more on making better predictions by using ERP software security becoming more critical and even interactions. Companies address
minerals (3TGs) complexity already by reducing
with specialized business intelligence. BI-enabled ERP more complex to manage.4
applications enable organizations to provide dynamic human input (increasing automation),
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reporting, providing end users with exactly what they consolidating suppliers, reshoring and,
want to see, when they want to see it.3 increasingly, simpler product designs.5

1. IDC, IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Intelligent ERP 2017 Predictions 2. CIO, What 2017 holds for enterprise software 3. TechStory, Top 5 ERP Software Trends To Know For Successful Implementation! 4. TechTarget, The Top Seven ERP Trends for 2017and Beyond) 5. IndustryWeek, 10 Supply Chain New Year's Resolutions for 2017

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