How ERP Will Look in the Next 5 Years: Top 3 ERP Predictions

Nowadays, technologies change so quickly that it becomes challenging for executives to keep a pulse on the different things going on in the tech industry and sometimes even manage so many options out in the market. From on-premise to cloud, from desktop to mobile – it may be hard to believe, but those significant shifts happened with ERP software just in the past couple of years. Here are 3 trends that we’re forecasting will change the ERP software industry in the next 5 years.

Consumerization

As 75% of the global workforce will consist of millennials by 2025, ERP vendors should be prepared. ERP solutions will likely become easier and more intuitive to use as well as reflect the experience of the most popular social media platforms. Millennials like to get access to technology immediately, so it’s likely that ERP systems will become accessible from any smartphone.

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Business Intelligence and Data

Data is just a bunch of numbers if you can’t get any insights from it. That’s why future ERP systems will continue to improve business intelligence modules to make them process more detailed and deeper reports, which can turn data into a competitive advantage.

Fragmentation

We can already catch the change in ERP implementation – companies more often give a preference to multiple point ERP solutions (e.g. warehouse management system) over full ERP systems. The reasons behind this preference are lower costs, lower risks and shorter period of implementation. So, in the nearest future we will see more fragmented ERP systems that will simplify business processes for companies.

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Alina Hura, Digital Content Creator, WebSan Solutions Inc., a 2014 Ontario Business Achievement Award Winner for Service Excellence