Once you announce your interest in a new or replacement manufacturing software package then you are subject to tremendous pressure by the software vendors to buy their product. Selling ERP and MRP systems is a brutally tough game and sales reps are under a lot of pressure to get your business they will often do whatever it takes to get the business

Main buying drivers:

Cost

For a low cost solution look at pc/MRP

 

 

For a free solution (for up to 4 users) then look at SDC System Dynamics.

In this free solution you do pay for greater than 4 users.

Risk Averse

Both the following vendors are Blue Chip Stocks with SAP being the worlds largest business software supplier and Microsoft the largest applications software supplier

 

 

Microsoft Dynamics Navision

 

 

SAP Business One

 

 

(Note! That both these products may require certified add-on modules to meet your needs at extra cost)

Fully APICS complaint

Software Applications has an American manufacturing software package that is certified to APICS standards www.apics.org

ProMan manufacturing software


There are other decision drivers as well, such as

Being able to adapt (customise) the package for your specific needs. The low cost solutions will usually refuse this requirement.

 Using existing hardware. The higher priced solutions usually resist this as a condition of meeting their advertised specifications and capabilities.

 Having flexibility in payment terms

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