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Enterprise IT Planning Is ERP Sufficient? Sanjay Patel RAD Solutions Private Limited Khandelwal Green Park 162 Kolathia, Khandigiri Bhubaneswar India – 751019 www.radsolutions.co.in [email protected] 91 674 2472317 Sanjay Patel RAD Solutions Private Limited Khandelwal Green Park 162 Kolathia, Khandigiri Bhubaneswar India – 751019 www.radsolutions.co.in [email protected] 91 674 2472317
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To function promptly and implement new ideas swiftly, an enterprise has to stand on a dynamic IT platform. ERP and propriety software is no more adequate. Explore what is needed ...
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Enterprise IT PlanningIs ERP Sufficient?
Sanjay Patel
RAD Solutions Private LimitedKhandelwal Green Park
162 Kolathia, KhandigiriBhubaneswar
India – 751019
91 674 2472317
Sanjay Patel
RAD Solutions Private LimitedKhandelwal Green Park
162 Kolathia, KhandigiriBhubaneswar
India – 751019
91 674 2472317
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The concern● ERP and existing systems
automate only a portion of the actual needs
● Unable to function promptly and implement new ideas for short of software
● Inhouse team fail to provide quality, timely and economical solutions
● External software vendors not prompt; costly
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Traditional application setup in an organization
ERP
Supporting systems
Manual
Takes care of core needs like financial management, materials management etc.
Take care of requirements which are of agile nature or are not yet covered in ERP
Adhoc requirements, requirements that are too dynamic, or not yet computerized
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Problems with ERP
● ERP is good for automating your core business needs. But, ...
● It is quite costly to provide individual IDs to all your employees and users (a basic need for smart business functioning)
● It is quite costly to accommodate new requirements or requirement changes
● ERP developers are very costly to hire
● Hence, ERP is fit only for core needs, but infeasible for workflow and other vital needs
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Supporting Systems Catch
● Heterogeneous
● Inappropriate technology
– Propriety
– Obsolete
– Latest but complex
– Costly
● Maintenance or enhancement take considerable effort
● Manpower availability becomes a problem
● Vendorlocked
Oracle FoxPro
VB
ProprietyASP
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The proposed setup
ERP
RAD Systems
Manual
tmail
Supporting systems could be developed and maintainedusing Java FOSS frameworks and tools
tmail could be introduced for handling most of the manual tasks
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Why FOSS Java
● Manpower availability – Java is formally taught in IT courses such as MCA or BE. Being on top in job market, Java attracts high interest among developers to gain experience on. Freshers become interested to work even for free.
● Rapid development Using latest Java frameworks and tools like Spring 3, Eclipse, Maven etc., applications can be developed and maintained quite rapidly to meet instant business needs
● Intuitive development Development process is enjoyable and effortless
● Easy enhancement Can quickly incorporate requirement changes
● Economical Free and open source platform
● FREEDOM Vendor, manpower, cost and time freedom!
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Adopting tmail● A highly effective alternative of
email, phone or fax
● A task flow system for managing unplanned adhoc tasks
● Quite easy to adopt instantly
● tmail can handle most of the manual tasks in an organization smoothly
● At www.gcollab.com, it is free for all types of use, whether commercial or personal
● Can be installed inside an Intranet
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RAD Solutions Activities● Free mentoring
● Consulting to any level
● Custom application development
● Free initial system study followed by a professional report on an ideal solution for your organization
● Setting up an ideal development and production environment with right tools and frameworks
● Providing complete training to developers
● Providing economical manpower
● Host and maintain applications
● Help in adoption and training of tmail
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Contact usRAD Solutions Private LimitedKhandelwal Green Park162 Kolathia, KhandagiriBhubaneswarIndia – 751019
[email protected] 674 2472317
Public queries can also be asked at http://groups.google.co.in/group/orissa_it
