When successful larger businesses run into operational stumbling blocks, they are often tempted by Enterprise Resource Planning software, better known as ERPs. Meanwhile, brands on a smaller budget often turn to ‘single point’ solutions to overhaul their operations cheaply and easily. These solutions include Order Management Systems (OMS) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
ERP Implementation: Good or Bad?
Implementing an ERP system, or even an OMS, is a major undertaking for a retail business with a mixed bag of typical outcomes: great results for a few companies, so-so outcomes for others, and disasters worthy of business school study for the unfortunate few.
