There are a lot of vendors who offer Cost Accounting software and a large percentage of them cannot connect this data to your ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. In turn you are forced to compile data and enter it multiple times into both systems, wasting both time and valuable resources. If you are looking for a system which can be seamlessly integrated while reaching multiple locations you are not alone. Most manufactures in today’s economy are running as lean as possible and cannot afford to purchase a standalone system where they must manually enter data multiple times.

The largest benefit to integrating your cost accounting software with the ERP application is the ability to process data across multiple locations, work centers, and offices. You will have a greater view into the company and be given the opportunity to complete tasks more efficiently. Secondly, you will have a more accurate view of where money loss may be coming from because projects were not allocated in the appropriate locations. Some customers will even see an increase in staff productivity and customer satisfaction because of their ability to quickly communicate variances.

Finding an Integrated Vendor'

This may be a tricky task because of the large amount of canned or off the shelf systems which are available today. Many vendors have began coming out with products which will ease the integration between systems. These vendors understand the importance to the customers to keep their business running as efficiently as possible. Many vendors have began to offer easy implementation options which clients can take advantage of and even begin seeing results quickly.