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Are you faced with the challenge of selecting an ERP (enterprise resource planning) application?
Its a time-consuming process for IT/IS managers to assess application vendors, then compare
what they are offering to what the organization needs. So we've designed this checklist to
expedite the process and to help ensure that you touch all the bases as your investigate each
vendor.
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Is the ERP designed to work with different RDBMS (relational database management
systems), such as Oracle, Sybase, and Informix?
How will the data warehousing aspects be addressed?
What is the maximum time it takes for uploading the remote data?
What is the minimum time it takes for uploading the remote data?
Does the software support distributed data processing?
Does the software support a parallel processing option?
Has the vendor had any problems in the past regarding concurrency?
Does the software have an audit trail on key transactions?
How many security layers have been incorporated into the software?
What kind of networking protocols does the software support?
Does the software support LONG and BLOB data types, etc.?
What is the largest database the vendor has handled so far for the modules you're interested
in?
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interested in?
Implementation
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Business processes
28 Does the vendor promise any reduction in lead times of those business processes in which
you have some interest?
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What is the minimum processing time for MRP (material requirement planning)?
What is the maximum processing time for MRP?
What is the minimum processing time for MPS (master production schedule)?
What is the maximum processing time for MPS?
Does the software optimize the business processes after implementation?
Does the software use a built-in business process modeler?
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Support
50 How much time will the vendor devote to ERP training for end users?
51 Describe the UI (user interface)/GUI (graphical user interface) package support and how
each will give end users ease of operation.
52 Did the vendor complete any customization at any previously implemented sites? (Describe
by percentage and the modules.)
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