Enterprise System Recommendations - Sugar Suqared Inc

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Discussion:.................................................................................................................................2
Recommendation of enterprise system to Sugar Squared:.........................................................2
Benefits of implementing SYSPRO 7:.......................................................................................2
Identifying challenges in implementing the system:..................................................................3
Vendors offering SYSPRO 7 and identifying the business factors to implement such
software:.....................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................5
References list:...........................................................................................................................7

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Introduction:
The report is prepared to identify and recommend an appropriate enterprise system to
SugarSuqared Inc, which is the manufacturer and distributers of candy in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. There is online retail site of the company and it is experiencing growing
revenues. Candy and confectionary industry is drastically impacted by the increasing
awareness of growing fitness and health awareness. It is important for the manufacturers to
manage the business so that the quality and volume of production is maintained (Guan et al.,
2019). For this, it is required to implement appropriate enterprise system to have seamless
business operations.
Discussion:
Recommendation of enterprise system to Sugar Squared:
SYSPRO is an ERP (Enterprise resource planning) solution that is designed to enable
the manufacturers and distributors to help them add significant value to their business by
simplifying complexities. Since the specialization of SYSPRO is in manufacturing and
distributing industry, this particular ERP solution is considered suitable for SugarSquared
Inc. implementation of SYSPRO would assist SugarSquared in optimizing their operations by
meeting the needs of business. Users would be able to centralize their workflows such as
inventory management, sales analysis and management of supply chain.
Benefits of implementing SYSPRO 7:
Some of the advantageous and differentiating factors for adopting SYSPRO are listed
below:

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 Strategic and flexible functionality- Using this software, business would be able to
strategically manage its costs, financials and supply chain which will help in boosting
the profitability and improving customer service (Wu et al., 2017).
 Incorporation with the advanced technological developments- A feature of easily
implementing the advanced tool having latest technology such as AI, ML and user
experience is offered by the software.
 Effective framework of implementation- This system makes expensive enterprise
and builds best practice and make them available readily.
 Sales analysis- The sales strategy of company can be improved as the software helps
in determining the sales trend and the customers generating more profits.
 Optimum pricing-The cost elements of items can be tracked and users can identify
such items at the same time using the material equipment planning of the software. In
addition to this, information is also provided on back orders, order policies and lead
time data of inter warehouse (Parhizkar & Comuzzi, 2017).
Identifying challenges in implementing the system:
 The development and customization of the software such as SYSPRO 7 is costly for
the organization implementing and hence it is required to make such prices cost
efficient.
 Addressing of some critical challenges in implementing such software is not well
understood by the companies implementing it and this results in the failure of
particular projects, cancellations and large cost overruns.
 It is important for the company to identify critical success factors when implementing
the software. Implementation project can be brought down due to the heavy
customization.

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 Company is required to have reliable internal resources for implementing the software
and it is also important to have appropriate leadership in place and organizational
culture.
 Technical issue is another problem faced by the enterprise implementing the software
and connecting the software with the business requirements using the right delivery
model.
 Issues of data quality is another problem faced while implementing software such as
SYSPRO 7. Implementation requires consolidation of disparate solutions and
replacement of legacy data and this requires the business to clean out the duplicate
and inaccurate sets of data (Kretzer & Maedche, 2018).
 Willingness of the company and the acceptance of the users is another challenge faced
while successfully implementing the ERP software. It is important for the executives
and managers to be well equipped so that the suit is followed by the employees
properly (Jha et al., 2018). Therefore, the implementation requires the staffs to be
fully trained for utilizing the functionality and power of the software.
Vendors offering SYSPRO 7 and identifying the business factors to implement such
software:
Some of the vendors providing services are NetSuite ERP, Microsoft dynamics,
Odoo, SAP business one, Oracle ERP, SAP ERP, eCMS, Acumatica, IQMS ERP and Epico
ERP. This implies that there are wide range of vendors offering the enterprise solution such
as SYSPRO ERP. Apart from other vendors listed, SYSPRO software has long term and
unwavering focus on the distribution and manufacturing sectors with the objective of
increasing the success for partners and customers by simplifying the business requirements.

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Business solution upon the implementation of SYSPRO makes it streamlined and optimizing
the cost control along with improving the productivity.
In the event of determining the best software suiting the needs of organization, it is
important to account for some factors.
 Specialist industry knowledge- The supplier ERP software specializing in the industry
would assist SugarSquared by providing them with the solution that is specific to the
industry. This would help the business by enabling them to save time and efforts in
customization and results in implementing the software easily.
 Long term continuity- It is important that the business is assured of the long term
commitment from the vendor supplying the software services (Ali et al., 2018). This
requires that the software providing vendor should be well established.
 Embracing the digital disruption age- For making the business competitive, it is
important for the company to stay ahead of technology due to the evolution of cloud
services and artificial intelligence.
 Post implementation support training and education- The imperative factor when
determining the vendor is the facility of adequate support and training so that the
benefits of the software can be maximized (Guy et al., 2016).
Conclusion:
The report outlining the adoption or implementation of appropriate software by
SugarSquared Inc finds that the most suitable software solution is SYSPRO software. The
benefits and features of this particular software is very well aligned with the business needs
of Sugar. However, there are some challenges that might be experienced by the company
when implementing the software. This makes it necessary to have some prerequisites in place

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so that the software can be implemented seamlessly. On the basis of above analysis, it is
recommended that the appropriate enterprise system is SYSPRO.

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