{"id":9090,"date":"2020-11-12T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/?p=9090"},"modified":"2020-11-12T09:07:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:07:10","slug":"five-erp-considerations-for-winning-new-oem-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/five-erp-considerations-for-winning-new-oem-business","title":{"rendered":"Five ERP Considerations for Winning New OEM Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9091&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today\u2019s competitive world, automotive suppliers must forge relationships with new original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) outside of their traditional sphere in order to grow. Achieving success entails compliance with strict OEM requirements, especially as the automotive industry moves from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/how-the-end-of-the-ice-age-may-surprise-you\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">internal combustion engine (ICE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to electric and autonomous vehicles. Modern, integrated technology can help differentiate successful, competitive suppliers from disjointed business organizations that cobble together multiple enterprise business and technology systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are five <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/what-is-erp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enterprise resource planning (ERP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> considerations that suppliers should adopt to attract new business and increase their competitiveness as preferred suppliers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Ensure your ERP provider actively participates in global industry associations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEMs care about industry standards like International Automotive Task Force (IATF) 16949 and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/whats-new-with-mmogle-version-5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Materials Management Operations Logistics Evaluation (MMOG\/LE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The chosen ERP provider should participate in industry organizations that develop quality, supply chain and commerce standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Map best practices into your ERP solution<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ERP platforms with embedded <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/industry-best-practices\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best practices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, solutions, and documentation are a fast track to compliance. Process maps, work instructions, and compliance notes will help businesses stay within an OEM\u2019s requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Take the automotive process maps and use them as a basis for your global implementation methodology<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Process maps, work instructions, compliance points, and courses are all invaluable inputs to employee training which can be turned into a scalable solution to be implemented across the organization. A global implementation strategy saves time and money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Ensure your ERP comes with an easily upgradeable platform<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A user-friendly and intuitive interface supports complex business processes and provides the ability to easily upgrade as requirements change. Look for <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/effective-enterprise-management\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">embedded analytics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the ability to personalize the interface based on role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Ensure your best practice solution is in a single-tenant cloud operating environment<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cloud offers several benefits, including rapid deployment, scalability, availability, security and disaster recovery. In addition, the cloud environment will make the ERP easier to manage and upgrade as requirements change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investing in modern business systems now will allow suppliers to reach their compliance goals more quickly and allow them to be agile in the face of disruption. Download the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/documents\/ebooks\/winning-new-oem-business.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winning New OEM Business in a Competitive, Disruptive World<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eBook for more details. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9091&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]In today\u2019s competitive world, automotive suppliers must forge relationships with new original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) outside of their traditional sphere in order to grow. Achieving success entails compliance with strict OEM requirements, especially as the automotive industry moves from the internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric and autonomous vehicles. 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