An industry-specific ERP system addresses the unique requirements and needs of companies in one specific industry. Choosing a generic ERP system may seem appealing, but an industry-specific ERP system offers a number of unique advantages.
You need specialists
To be really well served, you need an ERP partner who specializes in your type of organization. A partner who is not only good at software, but who especially knows the specific challenges in your industry. And more importantly, who knows how to address these challenges. A generic ERP system will offer excellent functionality, but the added value of ERP software lies in the unique features developed specifically for your industry.
You need people who understand your organization
The software and the software partner must fit your products, your services, your people, your processes and your corporate culture. And you can only do that when you work with a software partner who understands your organization. Because whether you're helping a cosmetics company or an oil company is a world of difference. You will quickly click with consultants who are used to working for your type of company. And that will lead to better results faster.
"To be ahead in your industry, you need an ERP package that grows with you."
You can benefit from experience at similar companies
When you choose an ERP system that is in use by many similar organizations, it offers tremendous advantages. Your software partner knows your challenges and processes and has incorporated them into the software. Exactly those small, specific things that you run into are provided by the software partner in the system. Because, of course, your company is unique in many ways, but the challenges are often the same as with the competition. An industry-specific ERP system is much more likely to take into account the particular challenges in your industry than a general ERP package.
You are assured that your ERP system will grow with you
With a general software package, you don't really know what the future will bring in terms of possibilities. Of course, major developments and trends will be taken into account, such as SEPA payments, a changed tax rate or the Brexit. But what about the specific trends in your industry? Perhaps robotization or telematics plays an important role in your industry. To be ahead in your industry, you need an ERP package that grows with you. So that you are supported not only now, but also in the future by powerful and complete automation.
