ERP is an abbreviation for Enterprise Resource planning. Many people are unfamiliar with the term. So, for their information, ERP is a kind of software. Offices use the ERP system to maintain daily activities like risk management, maintaining accounts, procuring, and handling compliance.
The ERP system needs to be modified to the grass root level so that it may meet the custom-made requirements of an organization. This modification of the ERP system is also known as customizing the ERP system has its own pros and cons. Let us find out the advantages and disadvantages of customizing the ERP system. Most of the organizations customize their ERP system to some extent. While some of them are content with doing some minor changes, others end up trying to make some fundamental changes. It is ideal not to make any changes to it. However, some minor changes are necessary for organizations. So, let us find out what are the pros and cons of customizing the ERP system.
The main aim of customizing the ERP system is to handle the different resources in the organization, single-handedly.
When the ERP system is customized, the business flow doesn’t need to be implemented
It lessens the confusion within the different departments by removing the redundant features.
Customizing the ERP system may result in irreversible damages. Let us find them out the disadvantages of customizing ERP:
Often, the ERP system inadvertently gets over-customized. While trying to think out of the box, people may get carried away. This over customization may lead to problems during implementation.
In order to customize the ERP system, it has to be rewritten. So, upgrading the software becomes a challenge. Users of the customized ERP system defer the upgrade indefinitely.
Conclusion: The organization named Pilot designs custom-made methods like ERP systems so that it becomes more convenient for an organization to maintain the different departments simultaneously.