| No. |
Stage |
Other ERP Software |
| 1. |
PROVEN ERP FOR APPAREL WITH MORE YEARS OF EXPOSURE |
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| 2. |
MORE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL INSTALLATIONS |
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| 3. |
OVERALL PRODUCT, CUSTOMIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION COST IS REASONABLE AND GIVES VALUE FOR INVESTMENT |
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| 4. |
TIME FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION - WITHIN 3 - 4 MONTHS |
LIKELY ONE YEAR OR MORE, HENCE TRANSITION IS PAINFUL |
| 5. |
USER FRIENDLINESS - SCREENS ARE ALREADY REPRESENTING USER WORK FLOW |
LIKELY EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND ADAPTATION |
| 6. |
LESS MAINTENANCE COST EVERY YEAR |
EXPENSIVE MAINTENANCE EVERY YEAR |
| 7. |
LESS HARDWARE REQUIREMENT |
HIGH CONFIGURATION AND EXPENSIVE HARDWARE - NEEDS FREQUENT UPGRADATION AS DB SIZE GROWS |
| 8. |
BILL OF MATERIAL IS HIGHLY AUTOMATED - AUTOMATIC YARN, TRIMS, KNITTING, DYEING AND OTHER PROCESS REQUIREMENT FROM ORDERS AND SPEC - AUTOMATIC EMAIL SHOOTING FOR ANY CHANGES |
SUCH AUTOMATION NOT AVAILABLE |
| 9. |
PROMAN - PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR FACTORIES COMES COMPLIMENTARY WITH 'STAGE' |
MOST LIKELY SEPARATE COST FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT |
| 10. |
SINGLE PRODUCT - HENCE ALL IMPROVISATIONS DONE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS PLUS NEW FEATURES ARE CONTINUOUSLY GIVEN AS FREE UPGRADES |
BASE PRODUCT ONLY AVAILABLE - EACH IMPLEMENTING PARTNER DOES CUSTOMIZATION AS PER THEIR CLIENTS' REQ. HENCE ASSIMILATION OF ALL IMPROVEMENTS NOT POSSIBLE. |
| 11. |
SUCCESS RATE OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR APPAREL BUSINESS IS VERY HIGH (100%) |
SUCCESS RATE LOW |
| 12. |
TIME SPENT BY THE KEY MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO EDUCATE THE VENDOR IS VERY LESS |
VERY HIGH - ALSO TURNOVER OF PERSONS IS HIGH, HENCE YOU HAVE TO RE-EDUCATE THE NEW PERSONS DEPLOYED BY THE VENDOR FOR YOUR IMPLEMENTATION - HENCE CUSTOMIZATION TAKES A LONG TIME AND MAY NOT FULFILL 100% OF REQUIREMENT |
| 13. |
EASY TO GET TRAINED MANPOWER AND RETAIN THEM FOR MAINTENANCE |
DIFFICULT TO HOLD BACK IMPLEMENTERS ONCE THEY GET SOME EXPERIENCE |
| 14. |
MANPOWER IS LESS EXPENSIVE |
MORE EXPENSIVE |
