In the 60s, stemming from the needs of manufacturing companies for Material Requirements Planning (MRP) , MRP software was born to optimize inventory materials, provide timely supply for production, help reduce costs and waste of inventory... By the 80s, MRP developed into MRP II when integrating additional management needs for Production Planning & Production Management. By the early 90s, MRP II had expanded to include other management modules for Sales - Purchasing - Accounting & Finance - HR... on a system with a single database and the concept of ERP was born from there .
With more than 2 decades of experience in the field of consulting on Enterprise Management Software & Digital Transformation Solutions for many large companies in Vietnam in general and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP ) Solutions in particular. In the past 15 years, we have focused on researching, building, consulting & implementing specialized production management ERP for enterprises in industrial parks, export processing zones... in Vietnam.
Consulting and implementing ERP for businesses is very difficult, implementing ERP for production management is even more difficult. In fact, the success rate of consulting and implementing ERP projects for manufacturing companies in Vietnam is not high due to many reasons. In this section, we would like to temporarily state 3 main reasons (other reasons are not listed in this article) as follows:
- First : Foreign ERP is too standard and precise, so it cannot be customized to the specific management needs of Vietnamese enterprises. On the other hand, if they agree to customize, the cost is too high, and customers do not have enough budget to pay.
- Second : Domestic ERP is often developed from software for sales management, accounting, purchasing, warehouse... then develops additional modules such as Production Planning; Production Management, but due to lack of experience in analysis and design (especially database), these modules often cannot run because they do not meet the actual production management requirements of the factory.
- Third : The group of ERP Consulting & Implementation specialists lack practical experience in factory production management in general and specific industries in particular. You are actually just ERP Implementation Specialists, not at the level of Management Consultants, so you almost only know how to deploy according to the requirements and management needs of End-Users, often with a local, narrow vision and not global and long-term. These ERP systems usually only run for about 1-2 years before they become heavy and slow in terms of performance, do not respond to newly arising situations and cannot even be adjusted or developed further. Businesses will fall into the situation of "it is a pity to abandon, but it is a sin to keep"!
To learn more about the experience of implementing ERP projects, your business can refer to the following 2 articles:
The secret to help businesses choose a reputable ERP consulting unit to ensure successful project implementation :
Lessons for Businesses learned from unsuccessful ERP implementation projects:
Based on practical experience and subjective conclusions, we recommend the Top 3 leading Production Management ERPs in the ERP market in Vietnam as follows:
1. SAP software: is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system provided by the German company SAP SE. SAP SE, founded in 1972, is the world's leading company specializing in researching, building, and consulting ERP software with an average revenue in recent years of more than 30 billion USD. About 90% of Fortune 500 corporations apply SAP's ERP system such as Apple; Coca Cola; Microsoft; Walmart; P&G...
Main features:
Financial management and accounting: Helps businesses manage financial transactions, planning and financial reporting.
Human resource management: Support for employee management, payroll, recruitment and training.
Sales and Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Optimize sales and customer care processes.
Supply chain management: Includes warehouse management, transportation and other logistics activities.
Production Management: Helps in planning and controlling the production process.
Major versions :
SAP Business One : Suitable for small and medium businesses.
SAP S/4HANA : SAP's flagship ERP version, built on the SAP HANA in-memory data platform, supporting advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).
2. Oracle software: is a product of Oracle Software Company , an American multinational technology corporation, famous for Oracle Database software and cloud computing solutions, enterprise software such as ERP, CRM, SCM... The company was founded in 1977 with its first product being the SQL-based database management system. Oracle's total revenue in 2024 is 53.4 billion USD, of which ERP revenue is 8.7 billion USD, accounting for 6.63% of the global ERP market share.
Main products and services :
Database software: Oracle is most famous for Oracle Database, a database management system widely used in industries with large amounts of information data, requiring fast calculation and retrieval but requiring extremely high security such as Banking; Finance; E-commerce; Large management applications...
Cloud Services: The company provides cloud computing solutions, including IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service).
Enterprise Application Software: Oracle offers a suite of enterprise software products, including:
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): Enterprise resource planning management.
- HCM (Human Capital Management) : Human resource management.
- CRM (Customer Ralationship Management) : Customer relationship management.
- SCM (Supply Chain Management) : Supply chain management.
3. Expert ERP software: is a product of GMC Software Solutions Joint Stock Company, established in 2007, specializing in researching , building, consulting & implementing ERP Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions for manufacturing enterprises such as: Packaging & Printing; Wood & Furniture; Textiles; Paint & Printing Ink; Mechanical engineering; Food processing... Expert ERP system has been successfully deployed for many large manufacturing companies in Vietnam & FDI.
ExpertERP software is built on the world's standard ERP platform but has flexibility and the ability to quickly adjust (customize), suitable for the specific production and business environment in Vietnam. Currently, GMC has successfully deployed Expert ERP software integrated with MES Production Operating System, Robot and RFID Chip Label on the Mobile App application platform to help employees operate easily and the Board of Directors operate the entire company using mobile devices according to the " Smart Factory " model.
The above article is based on many years of experience in consulting and implementing ERP in Vietnam, especially ERP production management projects. Because it is a subjective assessment, without real data (from other ERP software such as Epicor; Info; MS Dynamic 365...), we hope that your business will consider it as an additional reference when choosing a reputable ERP provider that is suitable for your budget and management needs.
If your business wants to learn about ERP total enterprise management solutions, especially ERP production management. We hope you will contact GMC via the information below:
GMC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Address: 4th Floor, Success Building, 21A Go Dau, Tan Quy Ward, Tan Phu District, HCMC
Tel : 028 6660 3006
Mobile : 0918 050 964
Email : nghia.tran@experterp.vn
Website: https://experterp.vn & https://gmc.solutions
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