Hello!
This post was triggered by a comment on my recent post on “Infor SyteLine vs Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Microsoft Navision)”. Please visit this post for your reference as well.
Thank you “Weddingspeech” for the comment.
So which is which? Modular / Granule or Complete?
I really think if a client is buying on a modular/granule basis, SyteLine should not be in that account – that specific client might probably need an accounting system at most.
In my opinion, it depicts the purpose of integration if a customer does not take advantage of having a unified system that connects the whole enterprise rather than implement by granule/module every other 6 months such as AP, AR, Inventory etc… a customer will still end up buying the whole system within the year or the next – to sum it all up – it costs more.
How can a customer get accurate real-time information in their AR (Accounts Receivable) if they were not able to invoice, deliver, or at least monitor inventory on what is available to be delivered – Revenue Cycle. Or how can they get information on their AP (Account Payable) if they where not able to make/send a PO to the supplier then accept the deliveries, and again monitor inventories? – Procurement Cycle – And most especially in Production Cycle, how can a customer get proper product costing if the business process is not complete in terms on making customer order – cross referenced to a job order – then triggered a PO – then tracking of WIP (work in processes) etc… At the end of the day, it will not be enough.
A smart evaluator should already know what they will be needing for the next 2 to 5 years rather than change a system every 2 years. In my experience, SyteLine in many occasions was able to replace systems such as Accpac, Peachtree, Platinum, Macola, Exact to name a few – because of functionalties that lacks in distribution and most especially in manufacturing.
Normally if an organization has limited budget or wants to buy in a modular/granular basis, I recommend systems such as Peachtree, Quickbooks or maybe MYOB so that they will have minimal exposure – after 1 or 2 years – SyteLine will be a replacement long term system for them afterwards. Still, wasting time on implementing a system that will be replaced soon will be a heavy consideration.
Nevertheless, customers will still have the last say on which vendor to choose and it will also depend on how it was positioned to them by the vendor.
