The first module is usually 8 to 12 weeks to genuine go-live. A full multi-module project can run 6 to 18 months. We prefer to measure success by the first module going live rather than by the end date of the whole programme.
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ERP systems
We build and implement enterprise resource planning systems that connect your departments into one: inventory, purchasing, sales, accounting and HR. The aim is that the number your finance manager sees is the same one your warehouse manager sees, at the same moment.
Most companies that come to us do not suffer from too few systems but too many: separate accounting software, spreadsheets for stock, a notebook for purchasing, and nothing talking to anything else. The result is monthly hours lost to manual reconciliation and numbers nobody trusts.
And we say it plainly: an ERP project is large, long and disruptive, and failure is common. So we refuse the big-bang approach, start with the module causing you the most pain today, and get it genuinely running before moving to the next.
The modules we build
Inventory and warehouses
Quantity tracking across multiple warehouses, receipts, issues and transfers, stocktakes, reorder-point alerts and barcode support.
Purchasing
Purchase requests and their approval cycle, supply orders, supplier quote comparison, and tracking of partial and full receipt.
Sales and invoicing
Quotes, sales orders, invoices and returns, linked directly to stock so quantities drop at the moment of sale rather than at end of day.
Accounting
Chart of accounts, journal entries, general ledger and trial balance, plus customer and supplier accounts with ageing.
HR and payroll
Employee records, attendance, leave, payroll and deductions, with reports ready for the official authorities.
Manufacturing where needed
Bills of materials, work orders, material consumption, and actual rather than estimated product costing.
Management dashboards
Live numbers for sales, stock, receivables and cash flow, updated from the system rather than from a report someone assembles by hand each week.
Permissions and audit trail
Precise permissions per role, and a log of who changed what and when. This is a baseline requirement for any serious financial review.
How we work
Studying current operations
We document how you actually work, not how you are supposed to. The gap between the two is what sinks ERP projects, and finding it early is far cheaper than finding it after go-live.
Setting priorities
We identify with you the module causing the greatest loss or the most manual effort today, and start there. A phased rollout returns value early and lowers the risk.
Designing and configuring the module
We build or configure it, and define the chart of accounts, warehouses, permissions and approval cycles according to your policy.
Migrating balances and data
We move stock balances, customer and supplier balances and the chart of accounts, and reconcile them against your current figures before go-live. Going live on wrong balances is worse than not going live.
Parallel running
We run the new system alongside the old for an agreed period, so you compare the numbers and build confidence before switching the old one off.
Training and intensive support
We train each department on its module and stay in intensive support through the first full monthly cycle, because the first month-end close is the real test.
What we work with
- Open-source systems such as ERPNext and Odoo: implementation and customisation at far lower licence cost
- A custom system on Laravel when your operations are genuinely beyond what standard systems express
- Integration with your online store, CRM and shipping platforms
- Hosting on a dedicated or cloud server with daily backups and a recovery plan that has actually been tested
What drives the cost
ERP varies in cost more than anything else we build, because its scope is set by module count rather than screen count:
- Number of modules Inventory and sales alone is a mid-size project. Adding accounting, HR and manufacturing multiplies both scope and duration.
- Degree of customisation A standard system used as intended is much cheaper. Every bespoke process needs development, testing and future maintenance.
- Branches and warehouses Multiple locations add inter-warehouse transfers, permissions, consolidated reporting and branch comparisons.
- State of existing data Migrating accurate balances from an organised system takes days. Extracting them from ledgers and scattered spreadsheets can take weeks.
- Number of users Affects licence cost on off-the-shelf systems, and training and support volume in every case.
- Integration with existing systems Connecting current accounting software, an online store or shipping platforms is a separate line, estimated per integration.
The proposal is split into phases you can stop at any point, so you are not committed to the whole project before seeing the first module working.
Common questions
- How long does an ERP implementation take?
- Is an open-source system enough?In many cases yes. Systems like ERPNext and Odoo are mature and cover most mid-size companies' needs at far lower licence cost. A custom system is worth it when you genuinely have unusual operations, not simply because bespoke sounds better.
- What if we already have accounting software?We do not insist on replacing it. In many cases the better answer is to keep it and integrate, especially if your accountant is used to it and it is accepted by the authorities. We decide that after assessing whether integration is feasible, not before.
- Why do so many ERP projects fail?Three recurring reasons: trying to implement everything at once, designing the system with management but not with the people who will use it, and going live on balances that do not reconcile, so everyone loses trust in the numbers in month one. Phased rollout and parallel running avoid all three.
- Do you support electronic invoicing?Yes, and we account for e-invoicing requirements from the design stage rather than as a later addition, because retrofitting it after go-live is considerably harder than building it in from the start.
- Who hosts the system?It can run on a server inside your company or on a cloud server in your name. We usually recommend cloud for branch access and automatic backup, and we agree a recovery plan with you and actually test it rather than merely documenting it.
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