ERP integration with control across the full chain

ERP integration connects your ERP system with systems such as CRM, WMS, webshop, BI or financial administration.

An integration becomes risky when ownership, error handling, security, monitoring or change control are missing.

Connections are rarely the biggest cost item during the build, but they are among the biggest after go-live. The bill is driven by the number of connections, how often data has to move back and forth, and whether anyone manages them. A connection nobody owns fails when things get busy, and then you pay for it anyway.

A rule of thumb: with fewer than five connections and stable systems, point-to-point will do. If the number of connections grows, or you switch software regularly, an integration platform earns itself back because you manage everything in one place instead of per connection.

Ask yourself one question: before making a change, can you say which connections it touches? If you can, your estate is manageable. If you cannot, you discover how things hang together only when something breaks, usually at the worst possible moment.

That is the question most often left open. During the build it is clear: the party doing the building. Afterwards that role often disappears without a successor. Agree in advance who picks up a failure, who assesses a change and who decides whether a new connection may be added.

No. The real question is whether the integration remains governable when processes change.