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There are various factors to consider when selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for your business. You must consider budget, existing IT infrastructure, size of IT department, and flexibility and control over the system – to name a few. Regardless of your industry, an ERP system can result in a more effective and efficient business. GISuser.com breaks down the three main types of ERP system deployment to help you figure out which is best for your company.

• On-premise ERP – “This is the traditional method, where the software is manually installed on your company’s own computers and servers. It gives you total control over the system, although this also means that you are responsible for issues such as maintenance, security, troubleshooting, and back-up of the data and software. It usually involves a large up-front cost to buy the license, but gives you greater flexibility. This method is generally only used by large corporations.”
• Cloud ERP – “This is where your software and data are hosted on a remote, third-party server. The up-front cost is much lower and instead you pay a regular subscription fee for access (which over a long enough period of time could of course exceed the upfront cost of on-premise ERP). Maintenance and updates will all be handled for you, as well as security and back-up of data. However, it’s important to remember that if you work in an industry with particularly sensitive data the level of security may not be sufficient for your needs. This method is popular with small and medium-sized businesses.”
• Hybrid ERP – “This is an increasingly common option and as the name suggests is a blend of on-premise and cloud deployment. It may be suitable for you if your business has an existing on-premise system that you want to blend with the cutting-edge technology of a cloud system. It’s flexible and brings you the best of both worlds (although perhaps not to the same level), but it can be complex.”

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Nylacast, a worldwide leader of precision engineered polymer solutions, has chosen Infor CloudSuite Industrial as its core technology platform. Having an aggressive growth strategy, Nylacast will utilize Infor’s application to shorten the timeline of achieving new capabilities within both its automotive and engineered products divisions, reducing risk and minimizing business disruption. Deployed via multi-tenant cloud and implemented by Infor partner JPO Solutions, According to the press release, Nylacast chose CloudSuite Industrial based on the enhanced functionality it offers over the existing on-premises application, the reduced management demands it is expected to make on Nylacast resources, and the robustness and flexibility cloud-based technologies offer. “This decision is based in our desire to develop a truly future-looking ERP system,” said Mark Bevan, CFO of Nylacast Group. “Moving to the cloud not only reduces cost but cuts the complexity of managing the hardware and enables us to continually evolve new capabilities instead of being confined to large-scale, cyclical releases that come with larger risk.”

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Infor recently announced that French hotel group Suitcase Hospitality is continuing to deploy Infor’s EzRMS revenue management solution across its properties to standardize its practices across all of its facilities. The cloud-based solution, which is based on AI (artificial intelligence) and its extensive learning capabilities, provides hospitality professionals with enhanced revenue management functionality and advanced tools to help improve customer service, in particular to better anticipate the commercial services to be offered to them. Since 2015, Suitcase Hospitality Group develops, designs and operates its own hotels on a totally independent basis. Another of the group’s distinctive features is that it owns a number of different brands and luxury hotels and boutique hotels. The group currently has five establishments in exploitation and aims to open three new ones per year. Per the press release, Infor EzRMS enables Suitcase Hospitality to standardize processes across its various properties, automate revenue management, optimize room occupancy and independently analyze market data. The solution identifies its customers through the analysis of their purchasing behavior. Thus, each establishment of the Suitcase Hospitality group can better know and understand the specificities of its clientele and adapt its price offer accordingly.

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Zadig&Voltaire, a French ready-to-wear brand with operations in more than 30 countries around the world, recently decided to switch to the Cloud and deploy Infor CloudSuite Fashion, a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for the management of end-to-end fashion processes. The company’s objective is to move quickly and, to achieve this, to opt for a standard solution that does not require any specific customizations. Per the press release, three main principles guide the implementation of this project: to make simple functional choices to encourage teams to adopt the solution, opt for a standard product to facilitate its maintenance, and redesign processes to adapt them to the tool, thereby aligning the entire organization with market best practices. Alliance partner CGI will accompany Infor on this project.

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