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It is inevitable that challenges to your organization will arise. It also is inevitable that these challenges will come from a variety of sources (e.g., new competitors, new competitive technologies, new organizational structures, etc.). In this day and age, mergers, acquisitions, re-organizations, spinoffs and discontinued business units are facts of life. The challenge of dealing with them is a major driver of business change. Business units that once were positioned in different regions of the country are now commonly positioned in different regions of the world. Markets and technologies used by customers and suppliers seem to change yearly. And internal “blue ocean” strategies, in which companies pioneer new products, services and markets to unlock new demand, are key to staying afloat.

The responses to challenges are changes. 

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In two-tier ERP deployments, the operating units operate ERP systems that are different than the ERP system at the corporate level.  This architecture acknowledges the reality that the corporate level is often concerned with financial consolidaton.  The operating units are often concerned with operational issues.  Operations can be quite different from one another.  Some may do discrete manufacturing.  Other operations may do process manufacturing.  Two-tier ERP deployments acknowledge the differences and allow the different business units to stay well-focused and fit to their unique environments.
Keeping each business unit separate is helpful in the event that business units are sold or acquired.  Often, the most important data to share with corporate is the month-end financial results and spend analysis.  Single-tier ERP deployments are convenient for corporate-wide reporting including reports for audit and compliance.   Single-tier deployments make more sense where there is heavier use of shared service centers across a company.  Two-tier ERP deployments are a fit when operations differ widely.   Business units enjoy a bit of autonomy that their own ERP provides.  
A variation is use of the same ERP platform across a corporation but with different ERP instances at different business units.
See also: Two-Tier ERP Deployments Gain Steam. Link: http://bit.ly/lfAwKh.  
 
 

Strong and agile business systems are essential for success in today’s competitive business environment. Great information technology systems enable people to collaborate for effective and efficient results.  Great IT systems provide a competitive advantage.
 

A key indicator of the success of a system implementation project is whether users will use the system. Adoption by users is related to the culture of an organization. Sometimes, great software products are not used solely based on the culture of the organization where they were implemented. At other organizations, simple spreadsheets are widely used. Involving users during implementation is a great way to increase the likelihood that users will be involved after implementation.

Great products have fans who may want to wear their product's logo on their clothes and display it on their web sites. Great software products regularly have active web communities that contribute to discussion forums and contribute add-on products. Great products often have communities on Facebook or Twitter that follow them. A great product community is a sign of a great product.

Great System Infrastructure enables your people to collaborate and work productively! Great System Infrastructure is a competitive advantage!

Costs for computer processing power and storage capacity have declined more than costs for ERP and other software. Software is still labor-intensive. Software platforms, higher levels of abstraction, and open source software communities are changing that.

Software can be a distraction...The purpose of software is to enable value-added activity. Software is a tool that provides a means to an end. Software should serve an important purpose. Software must sometimes be served but this should be kept to a minimum. Overall, it is software that ought to serve in its role of enabling important, value-added activity. When it works, software tools can be a great enablers of business excellence. Primo Road Systems aims to be your partner in achieving business excellence!!