1. ERP Lecture Notes
Monojit Banerjee
Lecturer, School of Management Studies, Techno India
List of ERP software packages & their vendors
Proprietary ERP software
Sl.No. PRODUCT VENDOR
[1] 1C:Enterprise 1C Company
[2] 24SevenOffice Start, Premium, Professional 24SevenOffice
and Custom
[3] abas ERP ABAS Software
[4] Accpac The Sage Group
[5] Agresso Business World Unit 4 Agresso
[6] AMS Advantage CGI Group (formerly American
Management Systems)
[7] BatchMaster ERP BatchMaster Software
[8] Enterprise Business System Made2Manage Systems
[9] Epicor Enterprise Epicor
[10] ERManager SuperNova Solutions
[11] ERP LN (aka Baan) Infor Global Solutions
[12] ERP LX (aka BPCS) Infor Global Solutions
[13] ERP XA (aka MAPICS) Infor Global Solutions
[14] IFS Applications Industrial and Financial Systems
[15] JD Edwards EnterpriseOne & Oracle
JD Edwards World
[16] kVASy4 SIV.AG
[17] Lawson Financials Lawson Software
[18] MFG/PRO QAD
[19] Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft
[20] Movex Intentia
[21] NetERP NetSuite Inc.
[22] Openda QX Openda
[23] OpenMFG XTuple
[24] Oracle e-Business Suite Oracle
[25] Paradigm Consona Corporation
[26] PeopleSoft Oracle
[27] Plexus Online Plexus Systems, Inc.
[28] Ramco e.Applications Ramco Systems
[29] MAS 90, MAS 200 and MAS 500 The Sage Group
[30] SAP R/3 SAP
[31] SYSPRO Syspro
[32] mySAP SAP
[33] Visual Enterprise Infor Global Solutions
Free and Open Source ERP software
• Adempiere • Compiere • ERP5
• GNU Enterprise • JFire • OFBiz
• OpenBlueLab • Opentaps • PostBooks
• Tiny ERP • SQL-Ledger • WebERP
Well known ERP software providers include BAAN, Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP, collectively
known to industry insiders as the "BOPS".
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2. SAP
SAP pioneered ERP. The company’s R/3 system is a family of integrated components such as
production, sales and distribution, controlling, and human resources, which can be used as a whole or
individually. R/3 is also Internet-compatible and can easily be combined with other types of software or
customers’ own systems. SAP R/3 tracks financial accounting data within an international framework of
multiple companies, charts of accounts, languages, and currencies, and is in use in more than 107
countries.
The complete suite of R/3 applications is available in 24 languages. While it complies with
international accounting standards such as US GAAP and IAS, it also caters to local requirements. SAP
has developed an extensive library of more than 800 predefined business processes, spanning each
functional software requirement. These processes may be selected from the SAP library and included
within installed SAP applications, after tailoring the application solution to suit the user’s exact
requirements.
The company has continued to gain market share despite stiff competition in the ERP market. It has
specified the following growth engines for the future:
• Constantly expanding and improving the R/3 family of ERP software products.
• Developing and marketing complete, specialized industry solutions based on the R/3 system.
• Broadening the product offering with new dimension products. These products shown below
are business solutions that are independent of R/3 and span system platform, enterprise, and
organizational boundaries:
o SCM software
o CRM software
o Business intelligence software.
PeopleSoft
The company started its operations in 1987 to design client-server applications. In 1988, the first
product PeopleSoft HRMS for the human resources (HR) market was released and today commands
more than 50% of the HR market. Currently the company provides e-business and analytic applications
for HR management, financials, distribution, manufacturing, and supply chain, along with a range of
industry-specific solutions. The company has more than 3000 customers, and an employee strength of
more than 6000. Its products include:
PeopleSoft 7.5
PeopleSoft Materials Management
PeopleSoft Manufacturing
PeopleSoft Distribution
PeopleSoft Financials
PeopleSoft HRMS
PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management
People Tools
In 2003, it acquired JD Edwards and hence became the second largest ERP vendor in terms of market
share.
Oracle
Founded in 1977, Oracle Corporation, California, offers database tools and application products, and
consultation, education, and support services. Oracle Applications was among the first suites of
enterprise business applications that followed the Internet computing model. Each of the modules for
financials, human resources, manufacturing, supply chain, and front office automation is Web-enabled.
The architecture enables companies to shift complex applications from the user’s desktop onto
centralized professionally managed servers. This drastically reduces the cost of deploying and
administering software, and enables the applications to be deployed over WAN more easily than in the
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3. client-server model. Oracle Applications is used in over 76 countries and available in more than 29
languages. It comprises over 45 software modules falling into the following categories:
Oracle Financials
Oracle Human Resources
Oracle Projects
Oracle Manufacturing
Oracle Supply Chain
Oracle Customer Relationship Management
Oracle Front Office
Baan
Baan is one of the world’s leading providers of scalable enterprise business solutions. The company
was founded in 1978 by Jan and Paul Baan. Currently, more than 2800 of its enterprise systems have
been implemented at approximately 5000 sites in more than 80 countries across the world. It has more
than 4500 employees worldwide. It delivers a comprehensive and flexible suite of enterprise business
applications that address the complete value chain, from ERP and SCM to customer interaction software.
The company’s flagship product Baan IV is a suite of open-systems-based applications for enterprise
information management. The software enables companies to manage all aspects of the business, from
sales forecasting and inventory control to manufacturing, distribution, and finance in one integrated
environment.
Ramco
[Ramco Systems, Headquartered in Chennai, India]
This is the only Indian product with a global presence. It provides personalized enterprise solutions for the
manufacturing as well as service industries.
Ramco Systems is in the enterprise software product market space. Ramco’s web-based Corporate
Performance Management & Business Intelligence product, Ramco DecisionWorks, is intended to
address the enterprise analytic needs of services related businesses such as government, education and
healthcare, and asset intensive businesses such as aviation, logistics and utilities.
Ramco OnDemand ERP
Software as a service ERP
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model of delivering software applications to customers over the
internet. Ramco OnDemand ERP solution enables to integrate and streamline the business process into
one solution, which gives the customer total visibility and control of operations. SaaS takes away the
huge capital expenditure involved in an on-premise model. The ERP users can obtain the optimal usage
of an ERP suite without buying the software. It is a subscription based model and the solution can be
scaled up to accommodate multiple locations, currencies and business units. Ramco OnDemand ERP
has all the features required to run an organization; if customization is required, it is feasible as the
requisite tools are available for customization. The customers find the application to be user friendly,
more responsive and efficient enough to coordinate & integrate the business processes.
Even though the global financial crisis (2009) has hit India, the growth story for Indian manufacturing
remains robust. Therefore, India, with a growing economy and expanding manufacturing industry,
provides a good platform to Ramco Systems to establish the necessary proof of concept for the product.
The company is banking on leveraging the success of OnDemand in India to secure the necessary
foothold in the global marketplace.
The solution is powered on Ramco VirtualWorks technology that keeps the solution evergreen and
constantly tuned to changing business needs, also reduces the business cycle time hence maximizes on
opportunities for growing businesses.
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