Microsoft Navision ERP Selection for SME – Things to be consider
Microsoft Navision is specially designed for SME. It fulfills all basic requirements of SME. Cost and time is the key area for SME. They are more concern about cost and time for ERP Implementation. Navision standard implementation takes lesser time as compare to other branded ERP for SME. But for rich implementation organization has to pay a lot because customization is expensive in Navision.
Navision should be considered as mature products. It has more than 10 years of successful presence in the ERP market. Navision Software was Denmark based Software Development Company which was bought by Microsoft in the beginning of 21st century. Navision has a strong presence in the US market and Europe market. Now they are aggressive for Asia market and Gulf market.
Navision has a native SQL platform and it is available on MS SQL Server. SQL will give you more integration and reporting option. You can also use Crystal reports. Navision integrates with UNIX, Linux and Oracle.
Manufacturing is the strength of Navision. It has strong MRP and production. In any ERP, manufacturing module implementation is a critical issue. Navision is exposed through web portal, plus it is integrated with Microsoft CRM. Navision has its own proprietary language C/Side. Microsoft recommends MS SQL Server as the database platform. The future customization directions will be focused on XML web services and developers will be deploying on Microsoft Visual Studio.Net.
Nowadays, ERP software is as critical to the needs of any business. Any organization cannot run competitively in the lack of appropriately planned and prepared ERP software and the better implementation.
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Greetings!
Kindly let us know what will be the cost of ERP software and Computer Specification required to execute.
We are launching Certified organic Food Product,
need to take care of our Office activity and many more things.
Preetam Singh Lingwal
January 6, 2011
Cost of ERP software can not be estimated by these information only. It depends on number of user, complexity of your business process, which type of process you want to cover with ERP software. Better would be contact with some ERP consultant or ERP Vendor in Indian Market to get exact costing.
Nick Mutt
March 5, 2011