Three signs you need an ERP system

Are you struggling to manage your growing business across finance, sales, service, and operations teams? If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms, your organisation may have outgrown its current systems and be ready for ERP.

• Scaling operations is difficult: Your existing systems are at capacity, strained, and unable to handle additional growth or dynamic changes.
• Generating real-time, reliable analytics is challenging: Without accessible analytics, leadership is unable to make data-driven decisions.
• Workarounds are common across the organisation: Inefficient workstreams and lack of system integration forces teams to create manual alternatives.

One proven ERP system is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This cloud-based solution is optimised to support your growing business globally with availability in 155 countries and multilingual support that connects your data, people, and processes. Operating in the cloud, Business Central allows organisations to dynamically scale without storage limits, ensuring your business can expand seamlessly.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service delivered benefits of $14.7* million over three years.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service delivered benefits of $14.7* million over three years. The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Forrester

Business Central delivers reliable and accessible analytics and reporting across finance, fixed assets, sales, purchasing, projects, services, inventory, warehousing, assembly, and production. Intelligent insights are easily accessible with built-in Microsoft Power BI dashboards, reports, and analytics. Business intelligence can be further extended using Power BI and Excel, and the financial reporting API can connect with third-party solutions.

Connecting your teams with a single solution streamlines communications and workflows across the organisation. Users are empowered to adapt faster, work smarter, and perform better, reducing the need for inefficient workarounds.

If your organisation uses Microsoft 365, Business Central can securely access information from within Outlook, Word, and Excel. It can also be embedded into Microsoft Teams, enabling seamless collaboration on critical projects. Reducing the need to switch between apps boosts productivity and simplifies processes.

Organisations are exploring ways to adapt generative AI. Copilot, an AI assistant feature for Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, can be leveraged across your organisation. Every user can boost creativity and save time with Copilot for Microsoft Dynamics’ assistance by:

• Summarising meeting notes and action items
• Drafting marketing materials and social posts
• Handling routine tasks, allowing employees to focus on more valuable work

45% of CIOs say they will deploy AI in the next year 70% of Copilot users said they were more productive. 68% said it improved the quality of their work. What CIOs Need to Know About Deploying AI, Gartner, 2023

Business Central is available in over 160 countries and regions to help you drive global process standardisation and support compliance regulations like International Financial Reporting Standards, local functionality, GDPR, and more. With Business Central, companies can streamline processes while consistently and cost-efficiently complying with regulatory, tax, and reporting requirements.

If you’re considering whether a platform shift is right for your organisation, contact us. We’ll help you identify the best fit for your needs.