Dear Fellow C-Levels,
I apologize for not being present during our today’s
decision meeting but I am discussing franchising opportunities for our business
with potential business partners. I ask that you use this memo as my formal
opinion and vote on the matter.
Let me begin by saying that I was really impressed by the 4e
Consultants presentation mainly not because of its robustness but due to the
fact that it changed my decision completely. I think you are aware that this is
not an easy task to accomplish.
As you are aware, our business suffered some downfalls due
to inability of our system to meet customer needs in a timely and error free
fashion. I immediately discredited the options of using Microsoft Access,
Custom Application or the Google Drive as I do not believe they will provide us
with the solutions we seek and facilitate further growth of the company. I was convinced that the PaaS package would
satisfy our immediate and future requirements. I ignored the uncertainty related
to the platform size as well as the extra costs associated with building and
customizing the cost. I also was not appalled by the fact that we would not see
the end result of the application until completion. I also believed that we are
too small for an ERP system.
The Consulting team explained that not all ERP solutions are
the same. Based on my research, ERP systems were designed for much bigger
businesses than ours and would be too costly to implement. They have proved me
wrong! According to what I have seen during the presentation, Sage 50 with
Qutera cloud hosting and mobility access will meet our needs and facilitate for
future growth. The one or two year options both cost below $5 thousand and will
give us potential for further savings by possibly eliminating the bookkeeper
and data clerk positions and replacing them with a junior accountant. I was
impressed by the system functionality and ability. Based on that, it is my
recommendation that we pursue Sage 50 with Qutera as our new system. Furthermore,
the potential business partners I am meeting with today appear to have some experience
with the application. I will therefore be looking forward to hearing more about
the hands-on experience they have.
Best regards,
MKO
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