Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a supply chain management concept proposed by Gartner Group Inc., an American computer technology consulting and evaluation group. ERP is the next generation of manufacturing system and resource planning software of enterprise manufacturing resource planning (MRPI). In addition to the existing production resource planning, manufacturing, finance, sales, procurement and other functions of MRPI, there are also quality management, laboratory management, business process management, product data management, inventory/distribution and transportation management, human resource management and regular reporting systems. Enterprise resource planning is a management platform based on information technology, with a systematic management concept, to provide decision-making and operation means for enterprise decision-makers and employees.
At present, the connotation of ERP in my country has been expanded, and all kinds of software used in enterprises have been included in the scope of ERP. It jumps out of the boundaries of traditional enterprises, from the scope of supply chain to the optimization of enterprise resources. It is a new generation of information system based on the era of network economy, mainly used to improve enterprise business processes, thereby enhancing the core competitiveness of enterprises.
ERP system supports mixed manufacturing environments such as discrete and process-based. Its application scope has expanded from manufacturing to retail, service, banking, telecommunications, government agencies and schools. It integrates enterprise resources effectively by integrating database technology, graphical user interface, fourth-generation query language, client-server structure, computer-aided development tools, portable open systems, etc.
ERP application in cross-border e-commerce: production and procurement control (procurement or production from suppliers); logistics order management (connection platform, order processing, and logistics connection); customer financial management (customer communication and calculation of platform profits).
1. Malacca ERP: professional ERP, deeply matched with Southeast Asian platforms.
Focusing on cross-border e-commerce ERP in Southeast Asia, it has won the favor of sellers with the slogan “Use Malacca ERP for Shopee, and launch new products faster”, and the user scale has grown rapidly. Malacca ERP has a simple operation interface, has some unique functions for Southeast Asian e-commerce such as Shopee, and has strong adaptability.
Sellers can control the core business processes and key operational links such as opening stores, collecting and publishing, sales, procurement, warehousing, logistics, and finance on the web page. Because it is easy to use, the system is stable, and sellers can use unlimited store binding, unlimited collection, image translation, automatic top products, automatic fan acquisition plug-ins and other functions for free, Malacca ERP has become the ERP recommended by most Shopee official certification training institutions.
2. Dianxiaomi: relatively mature and long-term.
Dianxiaomi is a SaaS system under Meiyunji Network Technology Co., Ltd. that provides one-stop services for global e-commerce sellers, deeply connecting the e-commerce platform side, logistics side and merchant side. Through e-commerce transaction big data, it provides multi-dimensional services such as industry trends, high-quality sources of goods, capital supply and buyer marketing.
As of March 2021, Dianxiaomi has achieved technical docking with 33 top e-commerce platforms, 600 high-quality logistics companies and 50 overseas warehouses in the world, and the annual order transaction amount processed exceeds 150 billion yuan.
3. Mango Store Manager: Simple operation, easy for novices to use.
In 2014, Mango Store Manager took the lead in launching a cross-border e-commerce ERP platform in the SaaS model, and has provided services to more than 500,000 global e-commerce sellers. The platform has been connected with more than 20 top e-commerce platforms, supports API interfaces of more than 300 logistics companies, and processes more than 5 million orders per day. As an integrated cross-border e-commerce operation ERP, Mango Store Manager deeply connects e-commerce platforms, logistics warehousing and merchants. Through e-commerce big data and cloud technology, it provides multi-dimensional services such as high-quality sources of goods, logistics connection, warehouse management and intelligent online store operations.
4. Puyuan: Strong inventory management capabilities, and is widely used by large sellers.
Hangzhou Puyuan Software Co., Ltd. is committed to the construction of online store management systems under the B2C model. Starting from the actual use of users, it takes “integrity, professionalism, efficiency and service” as the corporate business philosophy to create a convenient and fast online store management system.
Hangzhou Puyuan Software Co., Ltd. has a series of independent intellectual property rights in the operation and management of online stores. It has a full-process solution covering online store sales promotion, online store product management, online store transaction order management, warehousing management, logistics delivery, etc.
5. Cross-border Assistant: Shopee has many functions.
Cross-border Assistant ERP is a cross-border e-commerce service software developed by Taiyuan Borian Trading Co., Ltd. The company integrates R&D, operation and warehousing, responds to the call of the country’s “Belt and Road” initiative, and mainly provides cross-border e-commerce ERP software services for sellers on multiple cross-border platforms such as Amazon, Lazada, Shopee, etc.