As technology continues to progress it appears that the world is becoming a smaller place every day. It is becoming increasingly easier for businesses to set up multiple sites around the country, continent or even world. With added locations, there are added business complications that may not have been present before. There will be different practices and varying policies for each location, potential differences in governing businesses and the spread of data across the company. These challenges are on top of the original set of challenges that the business will already have. By implementing an ERP system you can tie all of the locations together and manage your business across the multiple locations on top of the existing day-to-day duties with ease.

ERP is vital in the growth strategy of any business. It has the functionality to manage a wide range of local operations including the management of:

• Accounting and finance tasks. 
• CRM – customer relationship management. 
• SCM – supply chain management.
• HCM – human capital management and more.

Another vital facet of the implementation of ERP is the sudden ability to have complete visibility across the whole business in terms of the company’s data. With the storage of all data from each department in the ERP system, it is easy to generate detailed reports that can clearly reveal things about the company that may have been previously hidden from knowledge. This sharing of data across the company increases the data accuracy and reduces the opportunity for error.

Workflows can be automated and streamlined across multiple sites and locations which also includes any suppliers, partners and manufacturing sites. The efficiency of the workflow will be improved along with time-management between order and delivery. This creates a much happier customer and enables the business to take on more orders. The time normally spent in manual processes can now be better spent in far more productive ways.

ERP can help transform a good company into a great company. One comprehensive software system that has the capability to streamline your business process and eliminate many of the challenges that a company may face during growth can only be a good thing. Consider how the implementation of ERP will help benefit your business.