SAP Business One as Corporate ERP for Midsize Business: Elegance and Flexibility

This is relatively new ERP, MRP, CRM and Accounting9. Drag and Relate.  Here you have online data
package in USA, however this application is veryanalysis, comparisons, if you are familiar with OLAP,
popular Internationally: Latin America, Brazil, Europe,Excel Pivot tables, you should enjoy this feature
Asia, Africa.  As it is ERP from SAP, we recommend10. Financials.  Besides required GL logics: Balance
you to consider it in the case if you have high-endSheets, P&L, you also have 1099 Editing, good
SAP ERP domestically and need Accounting for yourmulticurrency support
overseas branch.  It is localized in the sense of11. Customizability.  You can add fields to existing
translation to local language and tuning to local fiscaltables, plus you can create custom tables and their
requirement.  If you work for Internal Audithierarchies, user defined fields and tables automatically
department in US, and you would like to make internalhave Interface to add, modify and delete data.  In the
audit in overseas branch, all you need to do is switchforms, such as AR Invoice, you can add fields to the
SAP B1 interface from Brazilian Portuguese to Englishscrolling windows, including newly created user defined
and all the data is in your dispositionfields.  If you are still not happy - you can always
1. Intuitive User Interface.  SB1 is exceptionally userextend SBO interface with SB1 SDK (Software
friendly, you should recognize navigation and simpleDevelopment Kit), which requires certification, but in our
switch from adding new document to document inquiryopinion is pretty open to VB or C# programmer
in the same form and this basic navigation skill allows12. Integrations.  It has Data Transfer Workbench with
you to make system discovery on your ownCSV templates.  However, if you need advanced
2. CRM.  It is named here as Sales Opportunities.integration, consider using ODBC SQL Views to
 With reduced CRM only user licenses you canreplicate the same data format as CSV templates
automate all  your sales people directly in your ERP,and you could easily cover such cool routines as EDI,
MRP and Accounting systemongoing ecommerce integrations, price list updates.
3. Production and MRP.  If you have to automate SB1 SDK is also very powerful if you prefer real
discrete manufacturing or light assembly - it is included.time integration or web services type of interface
 One of the cool features in our opinion is13. Data Export.  If you are accountant, you probably
disassembly bill of material, where you canlike Excel, and yes, all the reports are exportable to
disassemble returned product and put parts back toMS Excel with the clicks of the mouse
the shelves in their appropriate bins.  MRP wizard14. Upstream Data Consolidation.  If you are working
allows you to replenish your inventory, based onfor large corporation, which deploys Microsoft
various rulesDynamics GP, AX, Accpac, Epicor, PeopleSoft, Oracle
4. Logistics and Warehouse Management.  You caneBusiness Suite, or SAP R3/mySAP, you can easily
organize your picking and packing process and traceconsolidate GL or even transactions from SAP
your boxes of merchandize.Business One on the SQL Export level.  In the case
5. Service Management, Contracts and Rentals.  Hereof Dynamics GP - consider using Integration Manager
you have pretty robust Field Service or Items soldmodule to import GP or Sales data extracts in CSV or
under support contracts with or without warranty, withTab Delimited file formats into dedicated GP company.
simple procedures you can extend the logic to cover If your concern in GP is FRx consolidated reporting,
Rental Contracts with Transferring rented items toconsider exporting SB1 Financial Statement to Excel
Technician and returning it back from technician uponand consolidating your GP Headquarters company
the rental contract expiration or preliminary termination.with Excel worksheet of the overseas subsidiary
 It allows you to service your items under contract15. SAP B1 in International Business.   Taking into
with parts, labor, expenses - billable or free of chargeconsideration its simplicity to be consolidated with USA
(covered by warranty).  Plus for your service youbased corporate ERP, we recommend this system for
can build up and maintain Knowledge Basesmall, mid-size and even large production, distribution,
6. Human Resources (please note that it doesn't havewholesale facilities of large publicly traded corporations
Payroll module in core functionality, however you canin such countries as Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Colombia,
add Payroll Add-Ons from SAP B1 ISV Partners).  It isVenezuela, Caribbean, Central America, East Europe,
pretty basic, however it is very useful to have itSouth East Asia.  SAP B1 supports UNICODE and
organized in SBOsuch languages as Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean,
7. Sales Order Processing.  As you should expect, itJapanese
has Quote, Sales Order, Return, Credit Memo, and16. SB1 Licensing.  Initially it had all-in-one license per
some cool features, such as Invoice with Downnamed user, however currently you can pick CRM
Payment and even simple Collection Management:only and other specific employee role only license at
Dunning Wizardthe reasonable (often up to 50%) discount.  Plus you
8. Purchase Order Processing: PO, Goods Receipt,should expect annual support fee, which is percentage
Goods Return, AP Invoice, AP Down Payment Invoice,or your SAP Business One Price List
Landed Cost should be mentioned, however you will17.
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