We can't say that it would be expensive to buy and implement an ERP software in your Small Business, though it will cost you much. Nor can we say it would be cheap! It is all about good or bad investment. Your company could spend big amount of cash on an ERP project and also get good return on it! So this is not an expense, but it could be if you think it is so. The truth is that you could have a decent return, and below is a simple example of how this can be achieved by just opimizing the inventory of your company, which is one of the
benefits of an ERP solution:
In millions of dollars:
| Before ERP |
After ERP |
| Product Price / Sales |
5000 |
Product Price / Sales |
5000 |
| Inventory expenses |
3200 |
Inventory expenses |
2880 (10% less) |
| Wages |
900 |
Wages |
900 |
| Other Expenses |
750 |
Other expenses |
750 |
| Total Expenses |
4850 |
Total expenses |
4370 |
| Profit |
150 |
Profit |
470 |
| Profit Increase % |
* |
Profit Increase % |
213% |
As you can see, only 10 % optimization of inventory expenses could result more that
200% increase in profits. And your company's inventories are not the only thing that will be handled better.