Brewton Enterprise is certainly one of the growing organizations featuring different styles and categories of clothing. Although, the major operation of the company is at Eugene, the operation of other branches is equally important to the organizations, as Brewton’s businesses are on the growing phase. The company has several authorities that take care of the units but, as the number of employees is limited in Brewton, it needs a more sophisticated system that facilitates the entire flow of operation. Currently, the users in the business functions of Brewton use standalone software package such as purchasing system, personal tracking system and payroll application. However, when the company is rapidly growing, it is essential for them to implement a comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to sustain the business more effectively. Nonetheless, in order to implement such system, Brewton needs to focus on its existing resources. Firstly, the organization needs to have a proper technological base. The complexity of the implementation could be proportional to the size of Brewton’s business. The company should draft a request for proposal (RFP) to the prospective vendors. Thereafter, the vendors will recommend suitable model based on the general requirements and prospective hardware and software requirements. In addition, apart from the technology, the company must need skilled professional to handle system.
The professionals who handle Enterprise Resource Planning Software need only the technical expertise but require “soft skills”. This means Brewton requires effective human resource. The ongoing system of the company used by the human resource is not effective enough to supervise the entire operation. Although several units in the company, each unit is not able to perform their operation effectively. The ongoing system of the company indicates that Brewton seeks to develop a corrective system.
While implementing the ERP system, the organization needs to provide appropriate training to its existing employees. Furthermore, the company also needs to think of disaster recovery and business continuity planning, which would help to manage the overall risk in the operation of the company. Both of the techniques are highly important to the organizations as they provide intensive strategies on how the operation will continue even after the serious interruption and disaster.