Promote collaboration within your ERP
Online collaborative working is on the up. Supported by an effective, integrated ERP, it enables teams to work together using a common tool. However, not all ERPs offer the same level of collaboration. Document management (EDM), information flows and a cross-functional approach are some of the key elements that will ensure successful collaboration within your ERP. Read all our opinions on erp solutions.
ERP for improved collaboration within the company
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a true collaborative platform within your company. As the backbone of your business, ERP software addresses all the issues involved in the day-to-day running of your company. To encourage collaboration between teams, it needs to incorporate certain global parameters as well as the specific operating features of each department: marketing, sales, logistics, finance, etc.
To achieve this objective and facilitate collaboration, the software must be perfectly integrated into the business. This is known as cross-functional integration. This is how Archipelia software works. This solution enables all teams to communicate effectively using a tool that is fully adapted to their needs. To achieve this, Archipelia integrates an ERP, a CRM, EDI and EDM modules as well as a logistics management tool (SCM).
The need for a common tool...
Not all information flows within a company are centralised. Each department works on its own documents, which it does not share with other teams. Either because they forget to, or because the software in place doesn't allow them to.
The ERP application responds to these global operational problems and enables you to centralise the information circulating within your company. In fact, to optimise collaborative working, the ideal would be to have a management software package capable of adapting to the specific needs of each team.
The Archipelia solution takes into account the constraints of each department, as well as the creation of new methods or processes when necessary. Thanks to its cross-functional approach, the sales and marketing teams will, for example, be able to work with a common tool, integrating and facilitating the sharing of information.
... to break down silos
Today, office automation as we know it no longer exists. Project management and collaborative working are increasingly carried out via a "digital workplace". This centralises and integrates all the elements needed for teamwork in a single solution. Office 365 is at the root of this change in approach. By offering the possibility of collaborating remotely while sharing documents, diaries, contacts, etc., this office suite has initiated horizontal integration in collaborative working. That's why Archipelia is planning to integrate the Office 365 module into its solution. All the elements needed for collaborative working are centralised in the ERP.
Archipelia therefore stands out for its desire to break down barriers and silos. In fact, this horizontal ERP enables all the company's departments to work together to create maximum synergies. This solution is therefore part of a clear desire to change business models. It is part of a digital transition designed to adapt ERP solutions to the growing needs of online collaborative working.
Going further with the digital transition
To take the full measure of what the digital transition represents, the C+IA meetup group (Cloud + Intelligent Application) is organising a meeting on this theme on 21 April. It will take place at Euratechnologie in Lille. During the meetup, Pierre Giorgini, author of the "Transition Fulgurante", will address, among other things, the theme of third places. He will be followed by 4 IT players who will talk about their experience of the digital transition and its impact on their market and organisation. The C+IA group has been supported by Archipelia since its inception.
Horizontal integration of an ERP system greatly enhances collaborative working. It enables document management to be centralised, while providing teams with a common tool. It also encourages communication between departments by breaking down silos. As a result, projects are managed more dynamically and collaboratively. This cross-functional approach, as adopted by Archipelia, is part of a strong digital transition which, in the long term, is likely to shake up many business models.
Article translated from French