ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): Beating the credit crunch and improving employee productivity.

Overview

This white paper explores how an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system empowers employees, by giving them timely information to boost productivity. This can impact all divisions such as; Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relations Management, Financials, Manufacturing functions and Warehouse Management.

Implementing smart business practices can help control wasted labour, but these practices work only when managers provide their people with the right information at the right time, so they can manage their responsibilities. This is especially true for employees in customer-facing roles.

Many opportunities for improving employee productivity can be found in areas that aren't part of direct manufacturing or production costs. That may seem counter-intuitive since the justification for many ERP implementations is reducing inventory and headcount. But the truth is that using a state-of-the-art ERP system, such as Microsoft Dynamics, can help create an environment that boosts indirect labour productivity.