In part 3 of our WMS for SYSPRO blog series, we’ll go over the third important criterion to think about when selecting a WMS for your business: how highly recommended is it by your ERP vendor?
RECOMMENDED ERP FUNCTIONALITY
Most ERP systems today cover the day-to-day business very well. ERP systems traditionally are strong in finance and manufacturing control.
Typical ERP modules include:
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Cashbook
- EFT
- General ledger
- Asset register
- Container management
- Inventory
- Purchase orders
- Sales orders and analysis
- Bills of material
- Work in progress
- Factory scheduling
- Requirements planning
Basic inventory control is covered but, typically, ERP systems do not drive the warehouse optimization efficiencies on an hour-by-hour basis. This is where the best-of-breed WMS systems play a huge role in optimizing supply chain and warehousing operations.
ERP vendors (like SYSPRO) have created an API E.net business object layer which facilitates third party software products to seamlessly integrate into the core ERP product. DATASCOPE’s WMS has been built specifically for operation with the SYSPRO ERP.
It is very important to get a list of the top WMS Resellers your ERP provider recommends. Ensure that these Software Resellers are on your shortlist and that they are ERP Partners. Many companies have successfully implemented their ERP systems. Now, they are focusing on the WMS software that will take their businesses to the next level!