ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
HRM (Human Capital Management). The programs are designed to simplify any operations related to personnel. They are designed to work with large volumes of data, so it is advisable to use them if there are at least 50 people on staff. The functions of HRM systems are numerous: maintaining employee and vacancy databases, personnel documentation, and formalizing the procedure for hiring newcomers. Depending on the settings, the algorithm can help the manager track schedules of medical examinations, certification, training, and vacations for specialists, and prepare for labor protection events in a timely manner.
BPM (Business Process teacher database Model). A universal tool for working with all business processes of a company simultaneously. Allows you to plan tasks and ways to solve them by visualizing the results. This approach makes it easier for employees to analyze a large amount of information at once, helps to build connections between individual blocks of data.
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Tasks that automation systems solve
To summarize, we can conclude that there are many software solutions available today for implementing business automation systems. The key factor in choosing such services is their purpose. The brief table below shows the types of systems and the tasks they solve.
Group Functions Popular solutions
ECM Providing digital document management EOS, Directum, Docsvision, ELMA
TMS Organization, planning of logistics Yandex.Routing, Megalogist, GROTEM / Drive
CRM Contact with clients, control of sales processes OkoCRM, «1C: CRM», WireCRM
WMS Monitoring and setting up warehouse operations "MoySklad", Yolka WMS, SKIF
HRM Performing all operations with the staff SBIS, "1C: Salary and HR Management", "BOSS-HR"
BPM Managing a company's complex business processes using visual modeling ELMA, Docsvision, Pyrus
ERP Work with all types of tasks using separate functional modules "1C", "RosBusinessSoft", "Parus"
Choosing a specific business automation system is a responsible, but not very simple task. Its complexity is due to a large number of specific criteria that the buyer of the program must understand. Not always the entrepreneur is ready to make an effort, delving into the essence of the service. Often the purchase is made based on the wrong criteria:
the product is familiar to the buyer (for example, he has received reviews about it);
the price of the program is minimal, so the risk of getting an unsuitable product is not a concern;
the cost of the system, on the contrary, is the highest on the market. In this case, a businessman or manager can hope that the high price is a sign of quality. In fact, there is no guarantee that the product will suit a particular case.
Experts in the field of development and implementation of automation systems advise choosing services for business carefully and thoughtfully, without giving in to emotions. In order to choose an effective, high-quality product that can solve the real problems of the company, it is important to deeply analyze both it and the nuances of your work. The specialist should have clear answers to the following questions:
What is the task of the future system?
What tools are best to solve it?
Who on staff will be able to take responsibility for the situation?
What results should you expect?
It is important to realistically assess the possibility of using a particular program in your activities.
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