Two Tier ERP Deployment For F & B Manufacturing

By Dave Turbide, Production Solutions

It’s natural to wonder if you have the right ERP system in place for your company’s future, and any confidence you may have in that system can be called into question when a corporate parent issues a demand that you convert to the corporate “Big ERP” or financial solution that they use at headquarters. But even in the absence of such a corporate directive, companies will sometimes question whether their incumbent system has the functionality and scalability to take them forward for the long term. This paper discusses the difference between tier 1 and tier 2 solutions, and the situations where it can be advantageous to utilize both types of solutions within an organization.