https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ready-tailored-erp-approach-forcecom-danny-gaethofs Following an on-premise best-of-breed approach is almost impossible because it requires a strong integration platform and a huge degree of openness of involved applications. Integration-in-the-cloud, however is a lot easier. A best-of-breed approach using solutions available on the Force.com platform can be done smoothly. Some best-of-breed already working combinations are: - Rootstock - FinancialForce and PropelPLM - Rootstock and SalesForce CRM - Rootstock I believe that the 'customer-to-customer' processes of a manufacturing company can easily be automated with a best-of-breed approach. Best-of-breed becomes a simple configuration act - in the same way that we configure a bike using the best components available. Check out the components in the process flow.

1. Best of breed on Force.com platformsupplychain
manufacturer
manufacturer
marketing
product
development &
engineering
handle
outbound
logistics
handle quotes
production -
planning
BOM /
Formula
Routing /
Recipe
Classification
Data
ProductsProduct
Concept
handle sales
quote
sales orders
delivery
invoice
production
orders
products
customers
quotations
configurations
sales
warehousing
&
logistics
manufacturing
planning
purchasing
purchase
orders
handle inbound /
production
logistics
handle
shipments -
carriers
accounting
service
shipment / bill
of lading
finance
shop floor control
service
contract
automation
contract
shipments
&
transports
Tax
systems
systems
ERP-SystemPLM-System CPQ-Suite
Propel PLM SteelBrick RootstockTax Mngt Sytem
Avalara Ship Mngt System
Zenkraft
or
Akatia
systems
systems
WMS Accounting System
FinancialForce
SFC-SystemERP-System
Rootstock Akatia
Service Mngt System
ServiceMax