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ERP software Why do companies need them?

Optimize management processes, control the information flows generated by your departments and gain efficiency to be more competitive. These business needs are what a ERP software like Exact. Behind its acronym, ERP, for 'Enterprise Resource Planning' or 'Enterprise Resource Planning' appears a set of integrated software applications, which allow the automation of most business practices related to operational aspects, centralizing information from areas such as purchasing, production, logistics, finance, human resources, marketing, services, projects and customer service.

ERP systems are the business software most required by companies, according to the "Annual survey on the demand for business software in Spain 2019 ”, from the online consulting firm SoftDoit, which after analyzing the data of more than 2.000 businesses in Spain, indicates that this type of program doubles the demand for other products, being required by almost 50% of the companies consulted.

It is said that information is power, but if it is well stored and accessible it can be converted into business productivity. An ERP management software guarantees that all those involved have access to the same information (stock levels, delivery times, orders, finances and personnel). The information is stored in a central database, which can be accessed by all those workers with the stipulated rights.

Thus, choosing the appropriate management software guarantees greater productivity in the organization, because it allows you to respond in advance to changes and have a real image of the organization at all times.

In the wide list of advantages that ERP software offers, there are relevant aspects such as the optimization of management processes, with the homogeneity of the data and interaction between the different areas of the company from a single tool. Response times are also improved by having all company information centralized, and always at hand. Have an ERP software raises data security levels, since they are in a single storage point, where only authorized users can access it, and it simplifies maintenance and backup tasks.

In the area of ​​control and traceability there are also advantages and that is that any interaction in the ERP is recorded, allowing exhaustive monitoring of data, processes and documents.

The higher the business objectives, the more complex the process management is, so the provision of information must be optimal. Eliminating repetitive tasks with ERP software and focusing on being more competitive every day is the way to go.

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Benjamin Rosa

Madrileño whose publishing career began in 2009. I love investigating curiosities that I later bring to you, readers, in articles. I studied photography, a skill that I use to create humorous photomontages.

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