![]() From a resources perspective, Hyphen's clients benefit from the fact that we actually take on the burden of training, set up, and transition of the supplier base. If standards are published, integration can be even easier. Similarly, my new television delivers up content from the traditional tv networks, cable, and the web. XML dramatically reduces integration effort while also being capable of triggering known workflows so that adding significant expense of additional ERP users can be avoided. This is especially true when the various technology providers partner with the builder to produce a solution as opposed to a patchwork of features. However, using today's technology and newer systems, integration can be accomplished that accurately addresses the issues you described here. These are especially true of closed systems that were designed in the 80's and earlier. If you built a software solution, would you not want to be in complete control of it? The running cost of a BOB solution has to be higher because of the databases involved and the resulting reporting requirements. Many times they may say the problem is another vendor’s problem.ĭon’t get me wrong, I have seen BOB solutions function but usually to the extent that IT resources are hired to run it. In a BOB solution you would be faced with four numbers. When problems occur in an ERP solution it is one call to one vendor. Will any one or all of the vendors continue to be a best of breed vendor? Who decides this? In a BOB solution you must do due diligence on say four vendors, any one of whom could bring down the solution which no one really owns. Check out the ERP vendor you are dealing with as it may be that the vendor is on very solid financial ground. One objection pointed to the ERP vendor is that you have “all your eggs in one basket”. I could go on and on but true integration pays back to the builder. However does it integrate to the accounting software to the extent that the trades can see the check number and amount that paid the purchase order? The vendor portal in most solutions does a good job with purchase orders.As a general rule the BOB supplier would recommend that the builder set up yet another database to consolidate the reporting. Can the builder run a report with data from all four BOB modules? An example may be where the CEO requires a field from warranty to be included in a required accounting report. ![]()
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