ERP

Enterprise resource planning software attempts to integrate all departments and functions across a company onto a single computer system.

It can serve all those different departments’ particular needs. With fierce international competition, companies must continually rationalize their management. ERP is the tool for structuring and optimizing. Today’s offer on open source ERP will convince companies of all sizes, no matter their business, trading, service or even very specific activities as auctions.

Why integrate an ERP in your company?

In the global context, where competition is increasingly high, businesses need to streamline management tools: receipt of orders (possibly on a front-end e-commerce), supply chains, logistics, management of inventories and sourcing, accounting, customer relationship management, task management and productivity of your projects, etc..

An ERP gives access to all your business information on a single centralized repository. All information is accessed thru the web, secure from all physical locations of your business. This prevents any re-entry and access always accurate, updated and personalized according to roles and level of responsibility. ERP is of big importance to the quality process in your company because the outcome is "best practices". You then use the native capabilities of workflow management business agility to establish rules and monitor the activity of the company.

The choice of open source

The use of ERP in a company is important regardless the size, the structure or business. Implementation of ERP requires dedication and energy from the whole organization. At Smile, we believe that open source ERP ensures a high degree of independence and sustainability. An open source license guarantees a much better coverage because the capacity of functional adaptation. Finally, it will be cheaper and more satisfying.

After nine months of research and evaluation on the more mature market of ERP technology, Smile is able to select the best open source ERP solutions. Smile has selected two tools: OpenERP and OpenBravo, two products of which Smile is now a partner. OpenERP and Openbravo are two well-acknowledged tools in the open source community. They enrich their product every day with new features. These are the tools for the future. Access to the source code gives you the autonomy necessary for the evolution of your solution.

OpenERP  (former TinyERP) represents an ideal of agile software and they are natively able to meet any specific need, trade, industry or service (CRM loads a very advanced). OpenERP combines the strength of a solid (profitable) editor and a broad community. Together they tag all user cases and provide valuable feedback, such as reusable modules. All this is made possible by a real technological innovation, based on standard demands and terms of database and web services.

OpenBravo runs on its functional scope, i.e. trade (wholesalers and retailers) and industry. The features and the technology is closer to Compiere, only Openbravo goes further in terms of production management (MRP) and especially retailers POS. Openbravo offers a business model as a more open and a web interface with Open Source. With two rounds of funding of 6 and 12 million dollars, Openbravo acquires the means of its ambitions to conquer the ERP market.

Smile leader in the integration of open source solutions

To ensure the great flexibility and performance our experts evaluate together, according to your functional needs and organisational structure:

• Expression of needs: our consultants are with you in defining your needs and options available. They accompany you step by step throughout the duration of your project.
• Integration: Our team of open source specialists provides the high-level technical expertise that every ERP project requires.
• Action: To ensure the development en durability of your ERP solution Smile, together with the publishing partners, Smile works with maintenance contracts. Together we make a success of your new management tool.