[Erp5-users] ERP5 implementation cost

[Nizar LYAZIDI]

Hi,
Thank you for these remarques.
Now I know that the cost can't be defined easily. But I would like just a
concrete exemple to have an idea.
this would allow me to have a larger view when comparing ERP5 to other
solutions like Compiere.
Regards,
Nizar.




On 2/24/07, Jean-Paul Smets <jp at nexedi.com> wrote:
>
> Le vendredi 23 février 2007 15:37, Nizar LYAZIDI a écrit :
> > Hi,
> > Does anybody here know the overall cost of implementing Dolibarr in a
> > SME, and how long does the process last? and, too, what are training
> > fees? (if there are trainigs). I'm working on a comparison between open
> > source solutions for SME, and this kind of details aren't really
> > available. Thank you in advance for your help.
> >
> > Nizar
>
> Your question can not be answered as such.
>
> SME: how you need to define it ?
> Implement: what is covered by the imlementation ?
> Cost: what is your way of defining a cost ?
>
> I would say that the answer with ERP5 is anything between
> -10,000,000 EUR to +2,000,000 EUR (which includes zero cost).
>
> Negative values represent profit (eg. negative cost) related to the
> implementation.
>
> Posivitive values represent all costs (internal + external) in an SME
> where
> employees receive high salaries. The largest part of the cost is therefore
> taken by internal costs.
>
> Zero represents an SME which downloads ERP5 and makes it work by
> themselves
> (such as some we know in Europe).
>
> All the these costs are equally relevant or equally meaningless. I would
> recommend the reading of this document:
>        http://www.riveline.net/poly/
>
> To summarise, this document explains that "the cost" of something does not
> exist as such unlike "the price" of something. However, it is possible to
> compare scenarii of cash flow related to decision making.
>
> Regarding the implementation time, it can be anything between half a day
> and
> 2 years with ERP5. Half day is a quick configuration of standard ERP5. 2
> years is the configuration of huge system with hundred custom workflows,
> automatic testing, multiple interfaces, extensive scalabiilty optimisation
> and extensive migration simulation.
>
> What happens nowadays is that SMEs behave more and more like
> multinationals.
> The same have also become true with non profit associations. As a result,
> SMEs requirements for ERPs have become as complex sometimes as for
> multinationals.
>
> Regards,
>
> JPS.
>
>
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