One of the most difficult components of ERP implementation is persuading users and functional groups to change their work habits to accommodate the new system. Strong project management and senior leadership assistance are required to help firms through this transformation.
To handle and react to these new requirements, business systems are now delivering FERP Federated ERP solutions, which combine on-premises and cloud-based applications to provide enterprises with additional flexibility. FERP solutions are an example of a postmodern system that enables for the assignment of business application functions to independent software providers in a flexible, adaptive, or dynamic manner.
A traditional ERP system is a single, large platform that oversees all parts of a company’s operations. FERP, a postmodern ERP, combines a core ERP that covers the most crucial business activities, as well as customizable software apps that handle the firm’s specific aspects.
FERP solutions move away from a “single-vendor mega-suite” to allow firms more operational agility. However, achieving corporate goals and objectives can be difficult, requiring careful administration and maintenance. The old ERP suite’s premise of a “one-solution-fits-all” solution, which required a lot of resources to implement, gave little flexibility, and had a high failure rate and mostly they relied on a single vendor for both on-premises and cloud based apps. This FERP technique is an alternative for it as today’s solutions are more focused, integrate better, and are easier to modify to give value to organizations.
Businesses aren’t prepared for managing many vendors or sourcing solutions and aren’t equipped to do so. When various applications are bought from different vendors, the complexity and difficulty of operating a postmodern ERP solution develops automatically.
Many businesses believe that if they replace an old ERP system with a newer, the problems will go away. This is simply not the case. ERP solutions from the postmodern era aren’t a replacement.
For a while, they may work well, look useful in all aspects and provide what’s required, but the long-term implications can be much more disastrous. Prior to implementing and deploying FERP solutions, businesses must first address any underlying concerns. When their FERP solution is integrated into the existing system, this will boost its capabilities.
Dr. Karpagavalli.G
MBA-DSCE
