FEATURE : ERP
WE SEE MORE CUSTOMERS ACROSS AFRICA RIDING THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION BANDWAGON AND FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BUSINESS SYSTEMS SUCH AS ERP HELP THEM TRANSFORM INTO INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISES .
Ram Ramachandran , Senior Vice President and Head , Middle East and Africa , Tech Mahindra agreed with Rizza on how modular intelligent ERP systems are changing backend software and went to say that : “ We see more customers across Africa riding the Digital Transformation bandwagon and firmly believe that business systems such as ERP help them transform into intelligent enterprises . With the advent of growth in cloud as an enabler , the adoption of ERP in Africa has grown from being a ‘ nice to have ’ to rather a necessity that can be easily adopted and deployed cutting across enterprises . This is true for SME ’ s who are adopting integrated ERP ’ s cutting across customer experience , finance automation , SCM , manufacturing and distribution as well as human experience to become intelligent enterprises . required to meet organisations ’ operational and financial needs . Modular intelligent ERP systems are changing the backend software to a digital core , which is more innovative , intelligent , and resource worthy . Organisations are leveraging these nextgeneration ERP systems to the fullest . The digitisation of workflows , integration of a portfolio of products , and innovation at ‘ lightning speed ’ mean the organisation can gain greater insights , ultimately making better decisions overall ,” explained Mickey North Rizza , Program Vice President , Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce , IDC .
Ramachandran explained that African countries , like most of the developing world , face challenges such as low economic capacities , limited infrastructures , limited human skills , and cultural barriers . These complexities may enhance the difficulties of ERP implementation and highlight the necessity of defining an efficient way to implement ERP systems within the African context .
Gustav Botha , SAP Practice Lead for SoftwareONE , UK , Ireland and South Africa , said as SAP is one of the leading ERP systems used , a key business trend that CIOs should be looking out for in the ERP space is ensuring that they modernise SAP ECC before
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