The YIOULA group adopted a general ERP system that was not i

The YIOULA group adopted a general ERP system that was not industry specific. What are the advantages and disadvantages of general ERP systems and industry-specific systems? SOURCES: \"Oracle Corporation, \" JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Web site, www. oracle. Com/us/products/applications/jd-edwards-enterpriseone/index.html, accessed April 11, 2014; \"YIOULA Group Builds Scalable Platform for Sustained Growth, Profitability, and Market Leadership, \" Oracle Corporation, http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/customers wide-oow-2012-booklet-1842754.pdf, September 2012; Softecon Enterprise web site (English), www.softecon.com/site/en, accessed April 11, 2014; YIOULA Group Website, www.yioula.com, accessed March 29, 2014.

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General ERP systems is mostly used to handle any of your non-manfacturing activities – but they will lack important functionality needed to handle your manufacturing activities. Generic ERP systems will need specialized mapping and added customization in order for the software to do the many things an enterprise will need it to. This can make the system extremely efficient, but can cause the project to become a riskier, more expensive, and time constraining investment if requirements are not clearly defined. Some of the most common ERP modules include those for inventory control, distribution, accounting, marketing, finance and HR

Industry Specific ERP Systems are developed with a specific end user in mind. The system is designed to be more rooted and dynamic in key areas. it will be set up to handle your processes with little or no customization. Examples of this would be an ERP system for ETO & MTO or distribution ERP software. The benefits to a system that is well equipped to handle your manufacturing processes is that it will be fast, more affordable to implement and maintain, trouble shooting will be simplified, and you will be investing money into a system that will be around for a long time that will actually serve to drive your business forward; not slow it down due to system crashes and other failures.