Syed Asim Zaman
Lead Consultant / System Integration Specialist
asim@[Link]
G3 IT Consultants ([Link])
Phone: +971 4 3488456 Fax: +971 4 3986215 FMT: +971 50 4400274 PO Box: 113579,
Dubai UAE
What is Adempiere?
Open source ERP and CRM business solution.
Ranked #1 on [Link] and won multiple awards
Deployment
Browser / Server
Desktop Client / Server
Architecture
Model Driven Architecture
A robust platform
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A Robust Platform
Active Data Dictionary
Reduce coding work by 80% in ERP customization.
Define Data Entity
Type, Validation
Define display
Windows , Tabs
Field / Report
Define security and access rules
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Problems with Traditional ERP
Complex
Bloated with features you’ll never use
Complicated and time consuming to implement
Inflexible
Force you to modify your business to match the software
Difficult to change once implemented
Many local solutions won’t scale globally
Expensive
Costly licenses, IT infrastructure, maintenance and upgrades
Proprietary, Locked-in
Don’t control your own destiny
Traditional ERP may not be a cost effective
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Adempiere’s Fresh Approach
Adapts to the way YOU do business
Setup and re-configure the system without programming
Quickly adapt to business change – change anything, anytime
Available at fraction of the cost of any competing solution
Leverage the disruptive economics of open source
No up-front software license fees
Backed by the reliability of a commercial corporation
Experienced leadership
Consistent processes for product innovation, quality and support
Resources for flexible licensing, sponsored development and more
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Integrated ERP and CRM
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Global-ready Features
Fully internationalized
Localizations isolated
from code
Partners deliver translated and
localized Adempiere solutions
in over 16 languages e.g.
(shown)
Out-of-the-box
support for multiple:
Business units
Accounting standards
Tax laws
Currencies
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Customization without Programming
Easy & manageable customizations through the Applications Dictionary include:
Add new
windows Add
fields
Change field
names
Dynamically
hide fields
Per user default
values Change window
layout
Set security at the
row/field level
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Configuring & Extending Adempiere
… without programming
Configure Business Rules Extend Adempiere Applications
Application setups Add new fields (DB columns)
Workflow & security Add new entities (DB tables)
Accounting Dimensions Add data validation & defaults
Change setups at any time Add new workflows
Configure User Interface Change security rules
Field, windows, labels Add performance measures
Layout, theme, language Link to external systems
Search fields Callout to java processes &
integrate results back into UI
Configure Reports
Dynamically create reports
Format reports w/ Adempiere or 3rd
party report designer
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Features Summary
Multi Company
Multi Organization within Company
Multi Currency
Multi Lingual
Multiple Accounting Schemas
Global Ready Tax System (whenever needed)
Webstore / Self-Service Portal
Sales / Purchase / Inventory / CRM / POS
Role Based Security (restrict access to screen, reports or
processes based on role)
Faster implementation and highly adaptable solution.
Scheduled Tasks (invoicing, posting, emailing), Alerts, Chat,
Record attachments
+ more
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Sales Cycle
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Purchase Cycle
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Warehouse Management
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Payment Handling
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Payment Workflow
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HR & Payroll
Contract Definition
Payroll Job / Payroll
Association with client / project
Department Employees
Days of Validity / Duration
Define Payroll Payroll Concept
Concepts Category and
Period Catalog definition
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HR & Payroll
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Documents Actions and Process
Create document types; select who can access them and automatically execute business actions.
Proposal: Non-binding offer, which can be converted manually to any other
Sales document type.
Quotation: Binding Offer, which automatically reserves stock and can be
converted to any other Sales document type.
Standard Order: Batch derive, which automatically reserves stock. Shipment
and Invoice can be generated manually.
Warehouse Order: The goods are picked up with a Delivery Note. This type
automatically generates a Shipment or Delivery Note. You can create the
Invoice manually.
On Credit Order: The goods are picked up with an Invoice. This type
automatically generates a shipment and an Invoice. Once the goods are paid
for you enter the payment manually.
POS Order: This document type is more flexible. The goods are picked up
with an Invoice and optionally paid. The payment term could also be on
account. This type automatically generates a Shipment, and Invoice and
depending upon the payment terms a payment.
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Adempiere’s Disruptive Economics
Oracle
Large SAP EBS
enterprise mySAP
ERP PeopleSoft
JDE E1
Infor
Mid-market SAP Lawson
All-In-One
Microsoft
Agresso
SAP Dynamics
Epicor Adempiere
ByDesign
SAP
Small Business Exact Sage NetSuite
Business One Group
$high thousands/user Cost of Solution $low hundreds/user
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Success Stories
Company Overview
Educational books distribution
HQ in Georgia; US market focus
Two warehouses totaling 140,000 ft2
Hosted Adempiere deployment through KnowledgeBlue
Requirements
Integrated accounting, distribution and warehousing management
3rd party shipper integration with FedEx, DHL and UPS
Business-specific reports and dashboards
Outsourced operations: hosted solution without internal IT/ERP staff
Benefits
10% increase in net margins through Adempiere-related efficiencies
100% increase in revenue through growth of existing businesses plus entry into a new
business that leverages their automated warehouse operations
Rapid deployment completed on time and in ¼ the time of competing solutions
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Adempiere Success
“ With Adempiere’s open
source ERP, we’ve increased
our net margin by 10 percent
during the past two years,
and our revenue has more
than doubled during that
time.”
— Brian Schoenbaechler,
President of Southern Book
Company
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Adempiere Success
Company Overview
Pharmaceutical manufacturing
and distribution
HQ in Denmark; sales subsidiaries and
channel partners in 50 countries
Privately owned with over 500 global employees
Requirements
Integrated sales order management, inventory control, and global accounting
Manage product batches, lot numbers and expiration dates
Platform flexibility, ease of integration and rapid customization
Open source licensing and Linux platform support
Benefits
Continuity: Adempiere customer since 2002
Integrated solution scaled from one subsidiary to global operations
Company-specific extensions easily migrated to new releases over time
Improved distribution efficiency for 50 product lines and over 10,000 SKUs
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Success Stories
“ Adempiere is extremely
flexible. You can customize the
way it works to a very high
degree.”
— Jacob Pedersen, Project
Manager Pharma Nord
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Customer Success with Adempiere
The Adempiere Product and Partner Ecosystem
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Evaluating Adempiere for your Business
Information Training (Func. / Tech)
Adempiere Web site: On-demand eLearning
[Link] On-Site Training
Adempiere Overview white Partner Network Services
paper Needs analysis
Adempiere product demos Pilot and production
Online introduction deployments
webcasts Industry- and region-specific
Adempiere / Compiere solutions
Documentation Questions?
asim@[Link]
[Link]
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Call or email us now for a free on-site product
demonstration.
Syed Asim Zaman
Lead Consultant / System Integration Specialist
asim@[Link]
G3 IT Consultants ([Link])
Phone: +971 4 3488456 Fax: +971 4 3986215 FMT: +971 50 4400274 PO Box: 113579,
Dubai UAE
