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In the "ERP Industry" it is known around the world that Acumatica, based in the USA, was an "early to market" investor in Cloud technolgies and infrastrure support and launched as a pure Cloud ERP Solution.
From upstart to leading worldwide provider Acumatica won praise and support and MYOB quickly decided to partner with Acumatica to bring the solution to the Australian market. MYOB could focus on the local legal and fiscal aspects whilst Acumatica focused on the needs of business aroud the world delivering ever greater capabilities upon each release. Today as a marketing brand it is now known as MYOB Acumatica, an important step forward from the launch band of MYOB Advanced and removes the explanation aspect of what MYOB "XXXX" is
Next wave of Cloud ERP
MYOB Acumatica allows us to concentrate on functionality coming in the next release. Much of the next wave of functionality is voted on by customers throughout the world or generated from Acumatica's customer advisory boards and local partner feedback, which influences the feature list added to the industry editions with each release.
Modern versus legacy ERP – MYOB Acumatica difference.
Let's follow this a little deeper into the very definition of modern ERP. As a team, we have seen the evolution of ERP from Ledger Card Systems to today’s fully-fledged Cloud ERP solutions aimed at the upper mid-sized, growing company!
Who today wants their systems interrupted by various two weekly server and desktop client updates, server hardware updates and refresh projects? However, what is the key functional aspects that must be considered?
Superior User Interface for a broader user base
The ERP used to be the domain of power users, accountants and departmental managers. Now it must reach everyone – including external trading partners and stakeholders.
It’s not just company employees; it is customers; it is vendors; it is accountants, external Stakeholders; it is pretty much everyone who is involved in the business process.
MYOB Acumatica - An open ERP?
Extensive APIs are expected but not always available, however, let’s consider MYOB Acumatica an "open ERP." This means MYOB Acumatica API capability provides easy product extensions to often selected leading point solutions or devices, lets consider the shop floor or mobiles or perhaps a preferred Warehouse Management System, Ecommerce solution or indeed a trading partner. Can we connect - Yes...!
A Cloud ERP solution is designed to connect all parties to operate together but of course this means that the vendor must maintain these API integrations.
Automated ERP
Users expect the system to be automated and often perform the function for them in order to focus on their work. Users often feel they’re doing the same mundane tasks repeatedly and they estimate wasting 4.5 hours a week on tasks that could be automated.
Industry Focus
MYOB Acumatica delivers fantastic capabilities across key Financials, Distribution, and Manufacturing and if you are looking at these capabilities then the solution will certainly impress.
Extend Functionality
Users must have screens that are consistent and user-friendly across all the systems from Finance to Inventory to Order Processing to CRM. Specific information as required by each user must be available at the right time and right place and MYOB Acumatica has this capability with “Side Panels” where indeed the right information is displayed at the right time; Users must have these “intelligent advisors” that are prompting them; they've got to have the tooltips that guide them through when they have trouble.
Summary
CloudFactory can take you through the entire solution from end to end. When we have to consider the ramifcations of a question we will take that off line and work through to give an approaisal of capabilities or approach or even a simle "No, its not possible". The answers to questions are often the result of implementing a modern Cloud ERP alongside a partner that is commited to the success of a project.
CloudFactory was the very first partner to take MYOB Acumatica to market and we are proud to have many examples of how MYOB Acumatica is helping to serve our customers better, why not take the time to review....
