Accounting Software: Commonly referred to as "Bean Counting" is also sometimes referred to as the "back office functions" of GL, AR, AP, Payroll, Fixed Assets. Business Management Software: This level includes accounting software but adds additional processes and functions to encompass order processing, inventory control, point of sale, job costing, project costing, purchasing, service order dispatch, service contracts, rental processing and similar functions that is usually related to more specific methods of operation and processes that may be peculiar to specific industries or market segments. This almost always includes the ability to do sales order processing, sales analysis, vendor perfomance analysis and sometimes employee and quality tracking capabilities. Enterprise Business Management Software: This level takes Business Management to the next level by encompassing more interaction between additional company sites, customers and vendors as trading partners, and additional processing of transactions to a greater degree of automation and record keeping detail. For manufacturers, this will frequently include capacity planning, scheduling, shop floor control, material requirements planning and other functions related to the operation of the manufacturing facility. Human resources and their management may be addressed at this level. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software: In addition to the above mentioned functions, this level provides for further integration of capabilities such as finance, forecasting, and local and global distribution, quality control, and powerful reporting and monitoring tools. The concept of this totally integrated enterprise is called ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). The largest companies featuring ERP systems are sometimes referred to as the J-BOPS. These are respectively J D Edwards, BAAN, Oracle, Peoplesoft, and SAP. These typically cost several million dollars and may take years to implement. In addition to these, there are as many as 50 other systems that may be considered as an ERP solution always, and another 100 or so systems that will be ERP level solutions under certain circumstances and for certain companies. |
| GEAC - JBA International | SSA Global Technologies | Intentia (Movex) |
| Epicor Software Corporation | Lawson Associates, Inc. | QAD, Inc. |
| IFS North America, Inc. | Infinium Software, Inc. | Marcam Corp. |
| Mincom (MIMS Open Enterprise) | Symix | Great Plains Software |
| Ross Systems | Walker | SCT (Adage) |
| Cincom (Manage Enterprise) | Computer Associates (Multiple) | Geac Computers, Inc. |
| BEST (Sage Software, Inc.) | Keywill ERP, Inc. | Scala North America |
| Lilly Software Associates, Inc. | Deltek Systems, Inc. | Fourth Shift Corp. |
| SouthWare Excellence Series | FlexiInternational Software | Glovia International |
Regardless of your organization's size the process of selecting a new accounting system will be extremely time consuming. At worst it can prove to be the most traumatic process you or anyone else in your organization will ever face. Because of this, we suggest The Accounting Library, Modifiable edition, which can save you a great deal of time and money. Here is a list of functional areas analyzed .
The Accounting Library, Modifiable Edition- We will give you a template needs definition that will enable you to literally save hundreds of hours as you struggle to specify exactly what your require.
- The value of the time you save in this several times over.
- We will provide you with instant access to a host of leading products thus eliminating the necessity for you to research what we have already done.
- Our program will enable you to compare your needs against each of these products and determine which ones are best suited and why. You could do the same thing manually or with a spreadsheet, but that process will take you another hundred hours or so.
- We will help you understand exactly how this whole software selection process should be organized and managed. You could hire an outside consultant to teach you the same thing but why not spend your precious resources on other projects. Even if you do hire a consultant, using The Accounting Library will enable you to tell this person exactly what you require in more detail than they would have expected.
- In the end The Accounting Library is like insurance. Regardless of what method you use to select your next accounting system, you should utilize the best tools available and The Accounting Library is just such a tool.
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View TAL DEMO HERE! - The DEMO contains screen shots showing the program as it is installed in Windows. There are also some samles of the reports it can generate. |
