Tirupur garment-makers to tap ERP on cloud computing

COIMBATORE: A cluster of garment-making units in Tirupur, pre-dominantly small and medium-scale, will before long go in for Enterprise Resource Planning offered on cloud computing.

The best cost advantage

“Cloud offers the best cost advantage, and everyone has access to the latest and upgraded versions of the software in production planning, accounting and human resource,” he says. Such an initiative connects the entire supply and buying chain. Some of the services for the SMEs that can go on the cloud platform are ERP, CRM, accounting, project management, customer management, vendor management and documentation. Tirupur is an instance of SMEs benefiting from cloud computing.

According to Venkat Mangudi, founder and chief executive officer of Venkat Mangudi Consulting, the IT team in a small or medium-scale unit is normally small. These units cannot afford large-scale enterprise solutions. They are looking for a system that will help them reap the benefits of information research as a business differentiator, even as they continue to focus on the core business.

In such a scenario, cloud computing is a viable alternative at a cheaper investment. Innovation, platform and software as services can go on cloud. The IT service offered is more affordable and flexible for the SMEs when deployed on the cloud.

The SMEs use IT for accounting

The SMEs use IT for accounting, production planning, order management, and inventory management, among other tasks. These services are essential to the core business. With computerisation, the SMEs can be pro-active, or rather than reactive, in their core business. Several applications offered on cloud computing enable the industries to be more productive.

Those who want to go in for a private cloud should evaluate whether they need it. Private cloud requires skilled manpower, power and network back-up, and probably its own data centre too. It is not needed unless the units have heavy computing requirements, he says.