The Trap of Accountancy Systems; When to Move on to ERP
David Smith - September 25, 2004

Introduction

For some entrepreneurial companies in the tornado of fast growth, staying with an accountancy system while the business expands is a quick fix that can cause long-term damage. Those companies may find that a system furnished by a vendor of accountancy systems retards growth--particularly in the case of manufacturing companies. Rather, manufacturing companies should implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system as soon as their budget and resources will allow them to...