How Microsoft AX Is Different From Other ERPs?
Modern businesses are working with international channels and widely using Enterprise Resource Planning and Management (ERPs) solutions to bring harmony in all branches. However, ERP selection for the big enterprise is always a difficult and most concerned issue because these organization functions globally where market trends, languages, currencies and legal systems are different. Briefly said, an ERP system (for large sized enterprises) must be flexible, adaptable and scalable so that they can help enterprises to grow in future.
How Microsoft AX is different from other ERPs?
- Microsoft has launched “Project green” in order to unify all its ERP solutions into one project. Microsoft reason is that all its Dynamics products into one product because of the serious overlapping of features and functions and their individual market adoption are not justified. As long as Microsoft Solomon SL, an ERP product that is suitable for companies working on projects and not dedicated to large distribution. Moreover, Dynamics AX is usually acquired by mid-sized companies because of its fast adaptability.
- An ERP solution must have flexibility to fit into existing systems and for that it must be customized to meet the exact requirements of the client. To meet the market needs Microsoft Dynamics AX can be easily customized, but GP customization is very easy (however it has a different area of implementation). Moreover, Dynamics AX needs more time for its successful deployment while NAV needs middle size customization. As long as MS SQL Server is the back end of NAV and GP and provide more comprehensive tools for reporting and integration using crystal reports. In addition to that, Dynamics AX uses customized feature to create reports and offer compatibility to other operating systems such as UNIX, Linux, and Oracle.
- ERP selection for large companies is always a challenging task and each requirement must be taken into account. The best ERP must have the ability to work in multi-division, multi-currency, multi-language and multi-site environment and Dynamics AX has all the above-mentioned abilities making it different from other ERP solutions. However, GP and NAV have all these features too especially GP, to offer this kind of working environment.
- Moreover, all ERP solutions offered by Microsoft are not only user-friendly, but also they are scalable to get adjusted to growing business environment. But Dynamics Case is little different because AX has more flexibility and can easily be used in existing system, also it can easily be integrated with the common software used in a business culture.
All ERP solutions launched by Microsoft can be considered user-friendly and it can be easily used by a person with minimum IT knowledge and skills. Moreover good ERP solutions must have flexible characteristics, it should be cost effective, quick implementation, it must have features like, online access, MS Office and integration with other Microsoft products and this only is found in Dynamics AX. Moreover, there are other ERPs offered by Oracle and SAP, but they have their own limitation giving a lot of space to Dynamics ERPs.
