In the more traditional way of doing things, a company which wished to use an Enterprise Resource Planning application such as SAP would have had to invest in the hardware to run the system, the software licences for the application itself, staff training, maintenance and so on. This effectively put such applications out of the reach of all but large companies. Using an ASP such as iFusion, a medium-sized company can access the benefits of these technologies at a realistic cost. Although management is extremely busy with the expansion of the company, it is no longer viable to postpone the change. The current system does not supply the correct management information, can not handle the workload and can't be adapted to the changing requirements.
Action is needed.
Company growth will be under pressure if a new system is not implemented soon. But the company does not have the resources to plan and implement a competent system. It would put a big strain on both the working capital and time. There are two approaches to take in looking for a solution - the traditional and the newer ASP solution. Even if the company could stretch to financing such a service, it wouldn't mean that they actually want the responsibility for the system after the installation has been completed.