The transformation, anchored on 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud and complemented by 麻豆原创 Integrated Business Planning (IBP), 麻豆原创 Commerce, 麻豆原创 Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), 麻豆原创 Vistex, and 麻豆原创 Vendor Invoice Management (VIM), delivers a unified digital backbone across finance, supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, and dealer management. This integrated landscape was implemented significantly faster than industry benchmarks, enabling rapid, large-scale cloud transformation.

Adopting a cloud-first architecture empowers Birla Opus Paints to scale in line with its ambitious growth trajectory, targeting 3x expansion year-on-year, while enhancing visibility, responsiveness, and operational precision. By building a fully digital enterprise from inception, the company has leapfrogged traditional transformation cycles that typically take decades.

鈥淏irla Opus Paints represents the new generation of Indian enterprises that are born digital and built for scale. Their rapid end-to-end transformation reflects the power of 麻豆原创鈥檚 cloud strategy in helping customers run with speed, intelligence, and resilience. We are proud to support their journey as they shape the future of India鈥檚 paints industry,鈥� said Kulwant Singh, Vice President, Enterprise sales, 麻豆原创 India.

Three Pillars of Birla Opus Paints鈥� Digital Strategy

1. Customer-Centric Innovation: Transformation designed with the customer at the center around speed, scale, and real-time visibility. 麻豆原创 enabled a fully digitized value chain鈥攆rom procurement and production to distribution and finance.
2. Industry and Societal Impact: Strengthening India鈥檚 paint and coatings ecosystem with improved supply chain reliability, dealer experience, and nationwide product availability across 40,000+ dealers, six manufacturing plants, and 150 depots.
3. Differentiated Speed and Scale: Achieved a full-stack, cloud-driven enterprise in approximately two years, compared to decades-long industry norms.

鈥淲e have traversed our digital journey with the customer at the epicentre, ensuring every process, platform, and insight works toward delivering a seamless experience right from our inception. With 麻豆原创鈥檚 unified cloud suite, we have created an integrated backbone that brings precision, transparency, and agility to our operations. This implementation not only strengthens how we run our business today but also equips us to scale 3x year after year with confidence,鈥� said Girish Rao, Head 鈥� IT, Birla Opus Paints.

Key Outcomes of the Transformation

• Unified financial and operational planning for strategic alignment
• Real-time visibility to detect and resolve bottlenecks quickly
• Data-driven decision-making replacing manual forecasting
• Accelerated operations across procurement, warehouse management, pricing, and accounts payable
• Scalable growth with a pay-as-you-grow cloud model

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Daily operations run on 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud for core ERP, 麻豆原创 IBP for integrated planning, 麻豆原创 EWM for automated logistics, 麻豆原创 Vistex for pricing and incentives, 麻豆原创 VIM for AP automation, and 麻豆原创 Commerce for digital dealer engagement鈥攕upporting six Industry 4.0 plants, 150 depots, and 40,000+ dealers.

By leveraging a unified digital architecture, Birla Opus Paints is poised to drive continuous improvement, operational agility, and data-driven decision-making across its expanding business landscape.

About Birla Opus Paints

Birla Opus Paints, housed under Grasim Industries, Aditya Birla Group鈥檚 flagship firm,听offers Decorative Painting Solutions to consumers in India. Launched in 2024, Birla Opus Paints has a complete portfolio featuring a range of superior products across categories like interiors, exteriors, waterproofing, enamel paints, wood finishes, aerosols and wallcoverings. With six manufacturing plants spread across India, Birla Opus Paints is well positioned to be amongst the market leaders in the decorative paints category. The brand aims to inspire people to turn their surrounding spaces into their very own masterpiece.

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Founded with the mission to bring authentic Indian flavors to every household, Nilons specializes in pickles, instant mixes, spices, and culinary pastes. To support its continued growth and modernization, the company chose 麻豆原创鈥檚 industry-leading cloud-first ERP platform, RISE with 麻豆原创, to gain end-to-end visibility, real-time insights, and enhance supply chain efficiency. With the integration of 麻豆原创鈥檚 solution, Nilons now operates on a unified cloud platform that connects procurement, manufacturing, sales, compliance, and finance. This transformation empowers over 300 users across multiple locations to make faster, data-driven decisions, driving efficiency and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products at scale.

鈥淎t Nilons, our unwavering commitment is to deliver authentic flavors, natural ingredients, right authentic recipes to every household, with our customers at the heart of everything we do,鈥� said Dipak Sanghavi, Managing Director & CEO, Nilons Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. 鈥淏y embracing 麻豆原创 S/4HANA and partnering with SAVIC Technologies, we鈥檝e transformed our core business processes, eliminated inefficiencies, and achieved unparalleled accuracy in inventory and reporting. This digital foundation empowers us to scale with confidence, drive sustainable growth, and continue delivering nutritious and delicious top-quality products for our customers well into the future,鈥� he explained.

The implementation, spearheaded by SAVIC Technologies, was successfully completed within the defined timeline, navigating complex data migrations and change management with precision. Leveraging SAVIC鈥檚 extensive expertise in food processing and 麻豆原创 ecosystems, the transition from legacy systems to a modern, intelligent enterprise framework was seamless, laying the foundation for long-term growth and operational excellence.

鈥淚nnovation and agility are key drivers of growth, and Nilons’ successful transformation reflects the growing momentum of cloud adoption in the food industry,鈥� said Rajeev Singh, India Head of Corporate, 麻豆原创 Indian Subcontinent. 鈥淎s industries transition to the intelligence era, Nilons鈥� embrace of a unified, intelligent ERP suite positions them to drive customer-centric innovation and achieve operational scalability. This milestone sets a new standard for agility and future-readiness in food processing, and we are proud to support Nilons in this pivotal step forward,鈥� he added.

“At SAVIC, we believe every transformation deserves personal commitment. For Nilons, I made it a point to visit the project site every week, connect directly with teams on the ground, and resolve challenges in real time. This hands-on partnership is what sets SAVIC apart 鈥� we don鈥檛 just deliver 麻豆原创 projects; we co-own our customers鈥� ambitions and make sure they succeed, step by step鈥�, said, Senthil, Chairman, SAVIC Inc

Through this transformation, Nilons has enhanced reporting, optimized inventory, and automated compliance, solidifying its position as a digital leader in India’s food processing industry. This achievement underscores 麻豆原创鈥檚 commitment to driving digital transformation through cloud innovations and strategic partnerships that deliver enduring business results.

About Nilons Enterprises Pvt Ltd

“Nilon鈥檚 Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., with it’s head office in Pune, is one of India鈥檚 leading processed food companies, offering a wide range of high-quality products including pickles, sauces, jams, pastes, ready-to-cook mixes, and more. Established in 1962, Nilon鈥檚 is known for its commitment to taste, quality, and innovation, bringing the authentic flavors of India to every kitchen. With strong distribution across the country, Nilon鈥檚 continues to be a trusted name in Indian households. Nilon’s is India’s leading Pickle & Tooty Fruity manufacturer.”

About SAVIC Technologies Pvt Ltd.

SAVIC is a global system integrator simplifying business processes and enabling customers to achieve their objectives. With expertise in technology and consulting, we drive digital transformation for growth through innovative initiatives. Our delivery model ensures easy adoption and scalability in a cutting-edge digital environment.

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With RISE with 麻豆原创 as the digital backbone, TATA Projects is unifying key business functions, from project planning and procurement to finance, human resources, compliance, and analytics, on a single, intelligent platform. This consolidation will enable the company to enhance data visibility, driving business agility and operational efficiency with real-time decision-making across the enterprise. The digital transformation is set to reimagine how infrastructure projects, from urban metro systems to industrial corridors, will be planned, executed, and scaled in India鈥檚 rapidly evolving economy.

“As Tata Projects aims to be among the top global infrastructure companies, RISE with 麻豆原创 implementation represents a pivotal moment in our technology journey, said Vinayak Pai, Managing Director & CEO, TATA Projects. 听鈥淲ith 麻豆原创’s comprehensive cloud suite, we have created a unified digital backbone streamlining and modernizing our core operations with precision, speed, and transparency. This transformation enables us to continue to deliver innovation and excellence in the infrastructure sector while creating a sustainable future鈥�

鈥淎s India鈥檚 infrastructure sector undergoes exponential growth鈥攆ueled by urban expansion, sustainability imperatives, and digital-first government initiatives鈥攖echnology is emerging as a key enabler of scale and agility. Tata Projects鈥� successful digital transformation exemplifies the construction industry鈥檚 accelerating shift to cloud-based solutions. We are proud to support their journey with 麻豆原创鈥檚 unified ERP platform, which is enhancing operational efficiency, enabling data-driven decision-making, and fostering innovation across the enterprise,鈥� said Manish Prasad, President and Managing Director, 麻豆原创 Indian Subcontinent.听

Through this digital shift, TATA Projects has improved its overall project profitability, reduced procurement lead times, enhanced data governance, and optimized workforce productivity. Moreover, aligned with its sustainability goals, the transformation also empowers Tata Projects to make faster, more informed decisions that support long-term environmental stewardship.

About TATA Projects Limited

Tata Projects is one of the most trusted Technology led Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) companies in India. We have expertise in providing sustainable solutions in the execution of large and complex urban and industrial infrastructure projects while also demonstrating strong presence in refineries and petrochemical plants. We leverage our domain knowledge across various business segments to address the shift to clean energy to meet the nation鈥檚 Net Zero ambitions.

We provide ready-to-deploy solutions for semiconductor facilities, giga factories, data centres, refineries, green fuels, roads, bridges, integrated rail & metro systems, commercial building & airports, power generation, transmission & distribution systems, chemical process plants, water & waste management, and mining & metal purification systems.

Tata Projects offers one stop service covering entire life cycle of the project, from project conceptualization to operations & maintenance. It uses innovative technology solutions to offer bouquet of services which includes engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, inspection & expediting, operations, repairs & maintenance, and shutdown services.

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From being a pharmaceutical company, Himalaya has emerged as a global herbal health and personal care company with close to 500 products sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. Himalaya has chosen 麻豆原创 Sustainability Footprint Management and 麻豆原创 EHS Environment Management as part of its RISE with 麻豆原创 journey to improve sustainable outcomes.

鈥�At Himalaya, sustainability is a part of our DNA and we strongly believe what is good for Mother Earth is good for our customers鈥�and is good for Himalaya,鈥� shares Ananth Narayan Narasimhan, CIO of Himalaya. 鈥淲ith 麻豆原创, we aim to improve efficiencies, intensify focus in key areas, and accelerate our progress in this critical journey in spirit and in deed.”

The sustainability solutions will support Himalaya鈥檚 RISE with 麻豆原创 journey to bring together operational and sustainability metrics. Himalaya also benefits from a range of other 麻豆原创 solutions, including 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors, 麻豆原创 Ariba, 麻豆原创 Integrated Business Planning, 麻豆原创 Analytics Cloud, and 麻豆原创 Business Warehouse.

The 麻豆原创 sustainability solutions are focused on implementing product-level carbon accounting, to calculate carbon footprints for individual SKUs from cradle-to-grave. The aim is to optimize the supply chain, power, water, and waste management.

鈥淭he robust, integrated 麻豆原创 system will help us review and improve our performance index across every activity. To enable this, we need accurate, activity-based, and component-wise data visibility,鈥� continued Narasimhan.

鈥淲e have worked hard to do that鈥�not only working with the 麻豆原创 master data but also capturing the sustainability impact. So, if we鈥檙e using new packaging, for example, we have the financial and supply chain data, but we also know what plastic is used, its recyclable quotient, and more. And component-wise, we will be able to identify the carbon impact at product SKU level, not just at the company level. Plus, the accuracy of the data offers huge potential for benefits in analytics, blockchain, and AI capabilities.鈥�

Susanna Hasenoehrl, Head of Sustainability at 麻豆原创 Asia Pacific, said, 鈥淢aking informed business decisions requires businesses to understand both the financial data and the sustainability data. Using 麻豆原创 Sustainability Solutions, Himalaya is future-proofing its business to understand its impact on the world, to optimize supply chains, and differentiate its business against competitors.鈥�

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At the helm of boAt鈥檚 success lies a passionate duo of Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta, driven by their mission to bring forth a sound revolution. Like many other startups investing in better IT infrastructure to support their growth plans, boAt has invested in cloud technology to transform its operations and is now reaping remarkable results. During the fiscal year 2022-2023, the brand achieved an impressive total sale of , displaying robust growth in a cluttered marketplace.

Shashwat Singh, CIO, boAt, recently shared how an effective , a data lake, and a customer experience management solution, helped double their business in just two years. They initiated a complete overhaul of their IT infrastructure in 2021, embracing the Olympic tagline Citius, Altius, Fortius (Latin for faster, higher, stronger). 麻豆原创 India joined forces as their technology partner in this transformative journey.

“We were looking for a partner who is more adaptable and flexible to work with smaller companies. Second, it is a true cloud offering and the infrastructure that is managed well with . That’s certainly helpful for smaller organizations that do not have dedicated IT staff to manage the IT infrastructure. Third, the solution had the exact feature set we needed,” Singh said.

With data consolidation and newly introduced process efficiencies, boAt now has “a single source of the truth.” And that has made all the difference.

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Transitioning to the Cloud

Globally, business leaders are shifting to the cloud at an exponential rate. With more organizations accepting cloud ERPs as the new normal, switching to a cloud-based solution can help your company become nimbler and growth-oriented 鈥� especially in these times when virtual offices and remote work are becoming more common. By providing scalable, flexible, and cost-effective technology, cloud ERP systems offer several advantages over their on-site equivalents.

Advantages of Cloud Computing

Before we explore cloud ERP systems in detail, let us look at cloud computing itself. Cloud computing is a substantial change from how IT resources have traditionally been considered in organizations. The cloud has evolved from a technological curiosity to a critical component of upgrading the IT environment and enabling the digital transformation of both large and small businesses.

Platforms for cloud computing and storage provide numerous advantages over traditional on-premise systems, including cheaper operational expenses and improved compatibility with the working style of digital businesses.

Some common reasons why firms are turning to cloud computing services are as follows:

1. Lower Cost:听Cloud computing lowers the upfront expenditures of hardware and software, as well as the costs of setting up and running on-site data centers, which include server racks, round-the-clock electricity and cooling, and IT experts to manage the infrastructure. In general, the cost associated with cloud ERP is lower.
2. Greater Flexibility:听One of the benefits of cloud computing services is their ability to scale flexibly. In cloud terms, this entails supplying the right quantity of IT resources鈥攆or example, more or less processing power, storage, and bandwidth鈥攁t the correct time and from the appropriate geographic location.
3. Improved Performance: The most popular cloud computing services are hosted on a global network of secure data centers that are updated with the latest generation of fast and efficient computing hardware on a regular basis. Compared to a single corporate data-centre, this has several advantages, including lower application network latency and greater economies of scale. If you need more computing power for better performance, it can be easily achieved by buying more computing power on the cloud.
4. Enhanced Security:听Many cloud providers offer a comprehensive set of policies, technologies, and controls to assist you in improving your overall security posture and securing your data, apps, and infrastructure. This is especially beneficial for small companies as small companies can鈥檛 invest huge amounts for data security. Also, the firm can safely conduct its business without hiring additional people for data security.
5. Higher Productivity:听Racking and stacking鈥攈ardware configuration, software patching, and other time-consuming IT management tasks鈥攁re typical in on-site datacentres. Because of cloud computing, many of these duties are no longer necessary, allowing IT personnel to focus on more critical business goals. Thus, the productivity of in-house IT staff can be used on more important tasks and thus increase the productivity of the employees.
6. High Reliability:听Cloud computing can replicate data to multiple locations on the cloud provider’s network, making data backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity easier and cheaper. Even if the data fails at a particular location, it can be restored from a different location, thus ensuring the safety of your data.

On-Premise ERP vs Cloud ERP

An on-premise ERP is a system of maintenance of ERP infrastructure on the premise of the firm or at a data center owned by the firm. Whenever you require more computing power or bandwidth, you can buy mainframe computers and add them to your existing infrastructure. The advantage is that you are in complete control of your data, and you don鈥檛 need to pay any external vendor. On the other hand, users can access their ERP software through the internet with a cloud ERP solution. Instead of being housed on-premises, the ERP software and tools are delivered and managed on the cloud.

10 Reasons for Companies of all sizes to Migrate to the Cloud from on-premise

Many firms, especially small and medium-sized ones, benefit from cloud ERP solutions because they lower the cost of ownership, remove barriers to greater functionality, enable corporate agility, improve data security, and reduce IT dependency. Let’s take a closer look at the primary advantages.

1 – Cut IT Spending

Saving money on IT infrastructure is one of the most common reasons for companies to go to the cloud. Rather than anticipating capacity requirements in advance, businesses may make modifications on the go, get rid of obsolete assets and effortlessly right-size cloud-based resources based on specific demands.

Cloud-based ERP systems also have lower implementation costs than on-premise ERP systems because no hardware is required. This makes it a feasible alternative for small and medium-sized organizations, as most cloud-based ERP systems are available on a subscription basis and can be implemented quickly with no downtime.

2 – Boost Business Agility

Business flexibility is critical in today’s global economy. To stay ahead of the competition and keep up with constantly changing industry dynamics, organizations need access to flexible, on-demand IT resources. And over 99 percent of what they require is available in the cloud, on-demand. Hardware and installation components no longer take weeks or months to be delivered; instead, businesses can lease capabilities directly from cloud providers, allowing them to go to market much more quickly.

3 – Improve Security

A report by revealed that cybercrime and cybersecurity combined cost the global economy a total of $1 Trillion in 2020. Clearly, the increased prevalence and impact of attacks have shone the spotlight on cybersecurity in the last few years. No company can afford to let its guard down in this regard, since the consequences can be devastating. For example,听听pegged the cost of a data breach in 2021 at $4.24 Million.

Data security is a key concern these days, and cloud-based ERP vendors such as have built-in security precautions to keep your information safe. Despite the common misconception that having an on-premise ERP provides more security because it is 鈥榠n-house鈥�, avoiding cloud services may expose companies to unnecessary security risks as they continue to rely on outdated or poorly managed in-house systems with more vulnerabilities than the public cloud equivalent.

Cloud-based ERP vendors can provide enterprise-grade security and compliance, considerably above what a company can supply internally. By moving to the cloud, businesses can improve their IT infrastructure and protect their programs from hacking efforts.

4 – Get Rid of End-of-Life Worries

Efficient usage of on-premise ERP infrastructure requires long-term planning and calculations. End-of-life deadlines for essential hardware and software solutions can influence many decisions, with long-term contracts and restrictive license agreements adding to the muddle. In today鈥檚 time, when startups can become unicorns in a year, enterprises simply do not want to be restricted by such concerns.

With a cloud ERP, organizations can pay as they go for key capabilities and benefit from upgrades as they become available, eliminating the need to worry about contract terms or application life cycles.

5 – Increase efficiency听

With a cloud ERP, businesses no longer need to run their own on-premise data centers. Thus, migrating to a cloud-based ERP can have a significant influence on the IT department of a firm. Because on-premise ERPs are time-consuming to maintain, internal IT personnel have limited time to develop and oversee strategic IT infrastructure. Running an ERP from the cloud, on the other hand, usually involves less time and effort. The IT team will have fewer day-to-day maintenance activities to worry about as more technical responsibilities are taken up by the software vendor.

6 – Leverage Hassle-free Maintenance听

Businesses don’t have to worry about ERP software upgrades or upkeep because the vendor hosts and maintains the system infrastructure. The vendor also maintains the database, servers, and other infrastructure and distributes new updates or patches to all clients automatically, ensuring that the software is secure and compliant with all applicable rules and regulations. Any difficulties that arise are handled by these vendors, who frequently provide 24/7 support as a subscription-based service.

7 – Make Use of New Technologies

Moving to the cloud opens up a slew of new opportunities for using new cloud-native technologies. With AI, machine learning, sophisticated analytics, and other business intelligence capabilities already integrated into the service, cloud ERP enables a faster and more cost-effective option to make use of these. These can help firms create more accurate projections, uncover hidden insights, improve operations, and build game-changing new services, without incurring significant costs.

8 – Deploy in Lesser Time

Cloud deployments are often faster than on-premise counterparts. For example, an on-premise implementation could take three months, whereas a SaaS application of similar complexity and breadth would just take two weeks. This saves downtime when the transfer is completed and allows firms to respond quickly to changing market conditions or meet expanding demand. It also enables the company to focus on core operations and leave ERP-related concerns to the cloud vendor, especially in the initial stages.

9 – Leverage Easier Customization

Since everything has to be done in-house by the enterprise, configuring an on-premise system to match unique business objectives is more expensive and involves a bigger commitment of time and resources. This includes putting together the correct mix of ERP features and third-party apps, as well as making necessary software and hardware upgrades. All of this is exacerbated by the fact that many businesses lack an IT workforce with experience in designing enterprise resource solutions.

Customizing cloud ERP solutions, on the other hand, is a simpler and less expensive procedure because customizations are performed by the vendor. There are no additional hardware or software costs, and no ERP experience is required. Thus, businesses can easily develop a solution that fits their specific needs at a low price.

10 – Enable Easier Collaboration

Collaboration over the cloud is one of the main benefits of moving to the cloud. It allows different employees to collaborate simultaneously, across different geographies.

Another key benefit of cloud collaboration is version control. Users can work on the same document at the same time, with all changes saved and documented automatically. This reduces the need for separate copies and leaves a virtual trail that is easily accessible at all times.

In Conclusion

All of these advantages add up to firms being able to create more value with few resources by migrating ERP to the cloud. However, the smoothest path to the cloud is one that is tailored to your company’s specific needs, goals, and technological plan. You choose the pace and decide which aspects of your company should be tackled first.

For this, you need to select a vendor with a reputation for managing cloud infrastructure contracts across different industries and geographies. is the largest and most well-known cloud portfolio supplier in the ERP industry, with millions of cloud users and over 100 solutions covering all business activities.

麻豆原创 makes data processing and information exchange more efficient across enterprises. In the areas of AI-powered analytics, intelligent process automation, and easier data integration, 麻豆原创 ERP outperforms competitors. 麻豆原创 is ideally positioned to employ smart technologies to help you alter your mission-critical operations and rapidly react to change 鈥� no matter the size of your organization 鈥� with a worldwide customer support network that spans 34 languages and 64 countries.

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In a survey of IT decision-makers, 53% claimed that听听was an investment priority. In fact, in recent years, there has been a visible shift where companies prefer SaaS and cloud ERP compared with using on-premises systems. So what鈥檚 the right ERP system for your organization鈥揳 traditional on-premise system or a cloud-based one? Let鈥檚 look at each of these in the sections below.

The Key Differences Between Cloud and On-Premise ERP Systems

Understanding the key differences can empower decision-makers to make an informed choice and drive productive business鈥� outcomes. The primary difference between both lies in recognizing how they are听deployed.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of a Cloud ERP Suite and an On-Premise ERP System

The Takeaway

The final verdict?听

On-premise ERP systems have always been a popular choice among organizations. However, cloud ERP is starting to gain momentum due to several factors, including:

• Better ROI and reduced costs due to availability of pay-as-you-use subscription model, which eliminates budget planning unpredictability and reduces chances of hidden costs
• Faster issue resolution as experts handle the software (as opposed to the organization)
• Improved business intelligence due to access to analytics-driven insights that pave the way for powerful decision-making
• Effortless and faster deployment as traditional on-premise systems may take up to 12 months to be fully operational whereas, cloud-based systems can be deployed in three to six months
• Universal data accessibility, encouraging collaborative working on-the-go
• Faster decision-making鈥揺ncouraging time savings听
• Strong data protection and lower chances of data duplication
• Enhanced data visibility in real-time
• Access to rich integrations and customizations leading to improved business outcomes

Needless to say, cloud ERP systems are a better, cost-effective, scalable and agile alternative to traditional ERP systems. To make the most of the cloud-based ERP software, businesses should automate processes on the cloud ERP system to avail the following benefits:

• Organized data:听A completely paperless option, automating the ERP process makes the enterprise鈥� data entry structure more efficient and organized.
• Improved productivity: ERP can integrate isolated business processes, ensuring error-free and accurate data devoid of duplication and discontinuity.
• Cost-efficiency: Deploying an automated ERP system enables organizations to prevent expenses on data correction as the data is not entered manually.
• Real-time access to process reports: Automated ERP systems provide access to high-quality reports on business performance and empower leaders to drive business processes in an informed and organized capacity.

A cloud-based ERP system is well worth the investment, as it enables organizations to perform better, move with increased flexibility, and drive a collaborative working style that contributes to peak levels of business performance. SMBs that invest in the cloud, automated can see at least a 25% growth in revenues and up to 2x increased profits, according to .听Clearly, automated cloud ERP is the logical and most profitable way forward for growing businesses looking to solidify their growth.

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With large, well-known enterprises on one end of the competitive landscape and rising startups emerging on the other, growing businesses face an interesting dilemma.

Every single competitor is working to deliver the best products, 24 x 7 services, and responsive customer experiences. But at a time when time, capital, and resources are extraordinarily tight, growing companies need to make a permanent shift in their ERP strategy to address evolving needs and fuel sustainable growth. Take, for example, this research finding from . Although revenue growth is understandably a top priority for 41% of surveyed small and medium-size businesses, 35.4% identified legacy applications and custom code as top barriers to meeting that goal.¹听And in most cases, the most problematic technology is an ERP system implemented years ago as a system of historical records, outdated insights, and little to no visibility into future opportunities and risks.

So how do you know whether your business is part of the 35.4% that has outgrown legacy ERP? According to听, program vice president of Enterprise Applications and Digital Commerce, growing businesses should watch out for any of the five warning signs.

Sign #1: Massive data left unused

Every organization collects large volumes of data every day, internally and externally. But when growing companies move from a legacy ERP to a more intelligent one, they are usually caught off guard when they see how much valuable, much-needed intelligence is left unused. Worse yet, frustration across the leadership team intensifies when it considers opportunities missed from not tapping that wealth of knowledge.

Understanding the importance of getting the most value from all data,听听quickly realized that its legacy ERP couldn鈥檛 generate the comprehensive insight needed to increase profitability and gain a substantial edge over the competition. The consulting firm, which helps clients digitalize their operations throughout Spain and beyond, gained total visibility over its customer projects 鈥� standardizing processes, increasing profitability, simplifying system maintenance, and accelerating the introduction of new innovations.

Sign #2: Disconnected user experiences

Connecting employees, suppliers, and customers to relevant resources and data points is critical to meeting everyone鈥檚 expectations. Unfortunately, most organizations have spent years developing and adopting different ERP tools, such as custom functionality and spreadsheet-driven analytics. In return, the ERP landscape becomes so overly complex that applications, processes, and data are challenging to maintain and integrate.

Most times the only way to unravel these challenges is to start with a clean slate. For听, this line of thinking led to the implementation of a cloud-based intelligent ERP.

To energize rapid growth, the home furnishing holding group enabled responsive order-based production, visual traceability of product quality, an integrated management center powered by personnel, data, and target process and real-time financial online processing. Furthermore, IT costs were reduced with the ease, efficiency, and standards of a cloud-based intelligent ERP while engaging employees in innovative, well-rounded work.

Sign #3: Delayed actions and process bottlenecks听

Every employee wants to think, understand, and move swiftly with data-driven insights and confident decision-making. However, most legacy ERP systems are batch-oriented, limiting real-time information availability even if an add-on is designed to augment the system with real-time data.

Data timing is of the utmost importance, especially when managing the finances of a high-pressure business like that of听 The expanding bio-venture research organization streamlined its finance processes by enabling automatic updates between a cloud ERP solution and its banking software and automating the reporting of business partner details to tax authorities.

Sign #4: Inflexibility to scale operations up or down on demand

Businesses that respond to the ebbs and flows of operational performance and market demand with balance and ease are well-positioned to lower costs, optimize employee engagement, and yield a high rate of customer satisfaction. When using an ERP that is intelligent enough to keep up with every twist and turn, organizations can scale business needs 鈥� such as production capacity, pricing models, and workforce augmentation 鈥� with precision.

听has seen firsthand the value of replacing a highly customized business solution with a modern ERP from a trusted provider. The specialty business of high reliability, harsh environment connector design, manufacturing, and supply chains gained dramatic efficiencies that will serve as the foundation for scaling operations to support sales growth set to double current revenue within five years.

Sign #5: Decisions that routinely lead to less-than-optimal outcomes

Without the effective use of Big Data, companies can get swallowed up by their competition quickly.听They must make decisions by sensing what is happening now and what may occur in the future and setting the right course of action to take on opportunities and mitigate risk.

Without access to a real-time, complete data set, guiding the business is extraordinarily tough. Instead, people require a combination of transactional ERP data and data from the applications of other organizations and third parties to feed their analytics tools and derive insights that inspire timely and productive action.

Take, for example,听. The parent company of a food industry group implemented a modern ERP to increase its steady annual growth sustainably, ensuring social, economic, and environmental responsibility. With company-wide integration and oversight, its workforce engages in better decision-making at all levels.

Is it time to move to Intelligent ERP?

Ultimately, having the right technology goes in hand with moving a business forward proactively, automatically, and in real time with situational intelligence and data-driven analysis. And when your operations run with such efficiency and effectiveness, your organization has the strength of its employees, suppliers, and customers behind it as it conquers the next challenge as an interconnected team. That鈥檚 the beauty of moving from a legacy ERP to Intelligent ERP 鈥� gaining critical capabilities to ignite present-day and future growth.

To learn more on how deliver critical business capabilities that current systems lack,听.

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GST council, for the very first time, recommended the implementation of e-invoicing under GST during the 35^th GST Council meeting held on 21 June 2019. E-invoicing has changed the commercial landscape along with tax and regulatory requirements. Governments have gained incisive insights on day-to-day transactions of organizations along with amendments in the GST legislation that integrally link compliances of internal and external supply chains with input tax credits.

Focused on this evolution of Digital Tax Administration for GST the Evolve to Solve: GST E-invoicing & compliance integration with 麻豆原创 featured financial leaders from forward-thinking organizations including – Mr. Anand Raisinghani (Vice President & Head Professional Services, BFSI Telecom & Media, 麻豆原创 Indian Subcontinent), Mr. Uday Pimprikar (National Leader, Indirect Tax, EY), Mr. Utkarsh Sanghvi (Indirect Tax Leader, EY), Mr. RVN Vishweshwar (Chief General Manager, Finance, Marketing, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.), Mr. Divyesh Lapsiwala (Partner – Indirect Tax, EY), Mr. Tapas Dutta (Chief Technology Officer, Duroflex), Mr. KSV Rajagopal (General Manager IT, TAFE-Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd.) and Mr. Nitin Mishra (Tax Technology & Transformation Partner, EY).

Discussion points through the webinar covered challenges faced by organizations at the time of the introduction of e-invoicing; strategies adopted to deal with these challenges, specifically with regard to processes and technology.

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Changing Tax Landscape

During the Keynote Address our experts reflected on the rapidly evolving Indian tax – mimicking the global trends with a keen focus on the processes. Like a moving goal post, this situation requires constant attention, interpretation, and knowledge on how the regulators are thinking ahead for the quarters to come.

This rapid change is pushing one and all to evolve into more dynamic, more integrated, and more technology-focused organizations. By taking the right steps you can at a very early stage identify all the tax risks that resonate in your organizations or could come into processes.

Compliance & Complications

While at a conceptual level, the steps that the government has worked on for the digitalization of the tax processes have built a significant number of opportunities. The panel closely examined the flip side of this situation, discussing the substantial number of complications for compliances from the technology perspective e.g., balancing of the overall traffic, forward integration with the government and reverse integration into ERP.

This integrated approach towards compliances necessitates a significant change in tax commercial and finance work processes. Organizations need to handle multiple requests in real-time, while, ensuring reconciliations of both procurements and revenue reported on the GSTN portal with internal books.

For a successful migration, you need to re-evaluate the adequacy of your existing compliance processes, their stability, and their flexibility to adapt to regular legislative and procedural changes. DigiGST can be very helpful to the process of reviewing your existing business processes and correct the same.

顿颈驳颈骋厂罢庐 鈥� A Holistic GST Compliance Solution

EY has brought its entire experience as the largest GST advisory firm in India with proven managed tax compliance services functions to develop a solution with 麻豆原创 that will enable organizations to meet these granular and accurate reporting requirements seamlessly and efficiently.

顿颈驳颈骋厂罢庐 is an intelligent and intuitive tax automation solution that fulfils GST compliance requirements such as e-invoicing, eWaybill, and GST returns on 麻豆原创 Cloud PaaS Services and clients鈥� 麻豆原创 enterprise resource planning platforms.

The panel also explored how not only does it use business-critical APIs service across primary and secondary regions and multiple security certifications, but it also reviews critical finance functions, for mitigating existing tax risks while ensuring data privacy via secure end-to-end data encryption.

Realizing benefits with 顿颈驳颈骋厂罢庐

EY has spent a significant amount of time from product management within 麻豆原创 to go the extra mile to ensure that the entire integration is seamlessly managed on 麻豆原创 technology and powered to drive one tax initiative combining direct & indirect tax.

Key Takeaways From Event:

• The introduction of e-invoicing, as approved by the GST Council, and the proposed new GST return system have replaced the earlier post-clearance reporting with a pre-clearance e-invoicing process.
• This demands an integrated approach towards compliance that necessitates a significant change in tax commercial and finance work processes.
• Organizations need to evolve to become more dynamic, integrated, and technology-focused to handle multiple requests in real-time, while, ensuring reconciliations of both procurements and revenue reported on the GSTN portal with internal books
• 顿颈驳颈骋厂罢庐 is an intelligent and intuitive tax automation solution that fulfills GST compliance requirements such as e-invoicing, eWaybill, and GST returns on 麻豆原创 Cloud PaaS Services and clients’ 麻豆原创 enterprise resource planning platforms.
• Not only does it review critical finance functions, for mitigating existing tax risks it also ensures data privacy via secure end-to-end data encryption.
• More than INR 2,80,000 cr of tax liability have been reported through 顿颈驳颈骋厂罢庐 annually & 9% of total invoices submitted to GSTN are reported through 顿颈驳颈骋厂罢庐.

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Explore seamless integration of systems with a Digital GST compliance software that can help your business make the shift from tax compliance to tax efficiency.

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Essentially, they are a model of a well-run organization. Tracking inputs and outputs, goods, inventory, materials, work in progress, invoices, purchase orders, payments received and made 鈥� ERP solutions connect all aspects of an organization鈥檚 operations.

This large range of touch points, combined with the enablement of reporting and decision making, both strategic and statutory, means ERP solutions are fundamental to the smooth running of many businesses. In the absence of an alternative model, many organizations chose to keep implementation and customization in their own hands.

This led to a focus on building processes, even the most simple and fundamental to a business, from scratch. This basis for this entirely rational decision is being challenged by the emergence of听. This is because, the resources required to execute this initial on-premise implementation are significant. This approach also demands significant testing, user training, all of which delay time-to-value.

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But more importantly, as new innovations, capabilities and updates become available, all the customizations made to the ERP solution act as a disincentive to upgrading. What was once a 鈥渟afe option鈥� to run, maintain and protect on-premise databases and server infrastructure, becomes an increasing liability and technological advances gather speed. As competitors carve out competitive advantages thanks to new possibilities in analytics, collaboration, accessibility and more, many organizations find they customized their ERP to death.

What is Cloud ERP?

Cloud ERP is the alternative approach. As well as the fundamental benefits cloud deployment delivers; data and application accessed via a web browser, multiple updates every year, better security, etc, cloud ERP plugs the vendor鈥檚 core business experience into the heart of your business.

Forget building hundreds, or even thousands, of processes from scratch. Instead organizations can leverage best practices developed over decades of industry exposure and expertise.

What is Intelligent Cloud ERP?

While first-generation cloud ERP was focused on speed of adoption, the new generation of听 is intelligent and provides superior technology. Through artificial intelligence (AI), it learns, anticipates, and is one step ahead, offering next-generation agility in business operations and instant business value. 麻豆原创 is the leader in intelligent cloud ERP through significant investment in 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud.

Intelligent cloud ERP harnesses actionable insights via in-memory and predictive analytics, next-gen AI-driven automation and digital assistants to deliver a digital edge for your business. It combines the scalability and security you expect from the cloud, with a rapid update cycle that continuously adds capabilities and improves the user experience to drive productivity.

Intelligent cloud ERP represents a significant shift in the way enterprises utilize their ERP systems, deploy their resources, and achieve nonlinear returns on their investment. Industries are in the process of being changed forever as they move from legacy technology to the most modern digital platforms, including intelligent cloud ERP.

What are the Key Benefits to My Organization?

The key benefits organizations can enjoy from an intelligent cloud ERP come from replacing the complexity of an over-customized ERP, with the simplicity of off-the-shelf, best practices. This unlocks the ability to singularly focus on business outcome and customer satisfaction, not firefighting and battling inefficient processes. Businesses enjoy continuous impact by adapting and innovating confidently, staying competitive and truly leading their industries. Capex costs are shifted to opex, so IT鈥檚 focus shifts from keeping the lights on to enabling enterprise scale digital transformation.

Intelligent cloud ERP gives businesses the tools to know everything that is going on in their business in real-time, offering not only live insights but the flexibility and agility to act on that information and truly drive change.

How Quickly can the Benefits of Intelligent Cloud ERP be Realized?

Unlike traditional deployment 鈥� where CIOs are responsible for tremendous overhead in provisioning, application management, middleware, and maintaining IT support systems, not to mention ongoing security 鈥� for intelligent cloud ERP, you need only two things: a browser and your company鈥檚 data. No servers, no front-end rollout, no monolithic change management.

With strong executive support, communication and training, value can be delivered almost instantly. This new model speeds time to value. 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud averages 100 days from order to full implementation, and we plan to get our pace down to 70 days with further automation. Quarterly updates continuously expand the innovative potential of intelligent cloud ERP.

How Is Intelligent Cloud ERP Updated?

On-premise ERP solutions are installed locally and require internal 鈥� or expensive external 鈥� IT resources to update and redeploy across all your organization鈥檚 devices.

Intelligent cloud ERP solutions are upgraded regularly 鈥� usually several times a year 鈥� and are carried out by the provider. The user decides which new features and functions to turn on. This little-and-often approach ensures adoption of latest innovations, updates and best practices at cloud speed.

Sal Laher is global chief operating officer for 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud.

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