Advantages of Midsize ERP Solution Over Top tier ERPs

As businesses grow they ultimately reach a "Twilight Zone" of enterprise software hell. That's the point where your business is getting big enough that some enterprise applications such as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems could make things work a lot easier, but at the same time, management doesn't believe the company is large enough to absorb all of that complexity and added expense. So what are you left to do? What about taking a middle road and looking at ways to bring in needed ERP software automation without bringing in the big ERP overhead? Maybe you should think about  midsize ERP . That's just the sort of approach being taken by some cash-strapped enterprises, according to a story in Technology magazine. A "homegrown alternative" to a vendor supplied ERP application, can save millions in the process. Instead of inflating the IT budget for big ERP systems now, when money is still very tight as the recession continues...