Erp - The Automated Kaizen Master
Kaizen - the art of organisation formulated by the Japanese - is incorporated by lots of industries
, as the proper sorting of info and documents improves the flow of communication and hastens entire business procedures.Times have changed, with the infusion of technology into most organisations, but the art remains intact. However, its implementation nowadays lies in efficient management software which is even better than the trusty filing cabinet in arranging information.
An Organised Mishmash of Information:
The arrangement of files, with the implementation of ERP (enterprise resource planning), is as easy as inputting data on a generated template on your computer. Following strings of assigned formulas, the programme automatically computes collated numerical data to form tables, graphs and other representations, depending on the user's preferences. The computation of business values, like the ROI and the net income, is fast and easy, heavily aiding the creation of reports as well as the formulation of strategies.
So, what exactly are the things that the programme arranges? The ERP can generate different templates for quite a number of forms, like employment records, financial statements, business process flowcharts, orders and product lists. It eases the work for a company's every department and can improve the flow of information for nearly all industries.
Fresh, Hot and Fast:
In using the programme, sending information is as quick as an impulse. The computers are networked together, as the software spearheads the operations. This way, users can deliver files to any or all computers in the office. The recipients instantly receive the information thereafter, with limited or no waiting time at all. The system, in terms of efficiency, beats out manual procedures, which entail travelling from one area of the office to another just to deliver documents.
Getting info from the database - which stores and sorts all the data - is just as fast. Once a user updates the programme, every linked computer will instantaneously reflect the changes made. There is no need to make phone calls to several people, informing them of the changes. An email or an IM message to everyone will do.
More Work, Less Stress:
Going back to Kaizen, the management software saves a bundle of time, as it chips off the duration for each process that it handles. Independently, the time saved for each might seem insignificant, but once you total the amount you'll see that the programme has removed a couple of hours or even more from your daily work routines.
You can, then, produce more deliverables, much to the pleasure of your superiors. Your bosses, on the other hand, can use the spare time to bag more clients or fix certain discrepancies like payment issues, thereby turning the entire company into an organised ball of functions. It's just a matter of time before the profits follow the increase in productivity.
Computerised Kaizen:
ERP proves to everyone how proper organisation can positively influence an organisation's work-flow. It chops off time-consuming business procedures deemed unnecessary by the system's advancements in technology.
by: Tom Jones