A clearer way to choose business softwareOur research approach
ERP Guide
Find my ERP

THE ERP RESEARCH LIBRARY

From a software list to a defensible decision.

Product dossiers, industry playbooks and operational guides designed to help a buying team examine the same evidence.

26product dossiers
12operational guides
6industry playbooks
74distinct source documents

01 / THE PRODUCT RECORD

Scope, trade-offs and a testable scenario.

Open the directory

Every dossier includes documented capability states, product-specific evaluation steps and procurement questions. Official documents establish vendor-described scope; the proposed tests have not been performed by this publication.

ianaiERP5 sources / 5 evaluation stepsOracle NetSuite2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsDynamics 365 Business Central2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsDynamics 365 Supply Chain Management2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsSAP Cloud ERP2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsSAP Business One2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsAcumatica2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsEpicor Kinetic2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsInfor CloudSuite Industrial2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsInfor M32 sources / 5 evaluation stepsIFS Cloud2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsQAD Adaptive ERP3 sources / 5 evaluation stepsPlex ERP2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsSYSPRO3 sources / 5 evaluation stepsOdoo2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsERPNext2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsSage X32 sources / 5 evaluation stepsSage Intacct2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsRootstock3 sources / 5 evaluation stepsDELMIAWorks2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsKatana2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsMRPeasy2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsCetec ERP3 sources / 5 evaluation stepsGlobal Shop Solutions2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsOracle Fusion Cloud ERP2 sources / 5 evaluation stepsWorkday Financial Management2 sources / 5 evaluation steps

02 / THE OPERATING MODEL

Ask the questions your industry needs.

01 / INDUSTRY PLAYBOOK

ERP for engineer-to-order equipment manufacturers

Evaluate the handoff from a provisional design to purchased material, project cost and the equipment you eventually service.

6 evaluation scenarios02 / INDUSTRY PLAYBOOK

ERP for food and beverage batch traceability

Test ingredient genealogy, usable shelf life and the decisions made when a batch is held, reworked or split across customers.

6 evaluation scenarios03 / INDUSTRY PLAYBOOK

ERP for cosmetics and formula manufacturing

Evaluate formula control, ingredient variability, bulk-to-pack identity and the evidence behind a released batch.

6 evaluation scenarios04 / INDUSTRY PLAYBOOK

ERP for electronics assembly

Test revision effectivity, component identity, material attrition and the path from a reel to a shipped serial number.

6 evaluation scenarios05 / INDUSTRY PLAYBOOK

ERP for wholesale distribution

Evaluate availability, buying units, warehouse execution and margin after the order changes, ships in parts or comes back.

6 evaluation scenarios06 / INDUSTRY PLAYBOOK

ERP for multientity cross-border manufacturers

Test ownership, local execution, intercompany matching and group reporting as one connected manufacturing process.

6 evaluation scenarios

03 / THE BUYING PROCESS

Make the decision reviewable.

Download evaluation briefs

Primary-source registry

A record of documents used for desk research, not a list of independently tested claims. Source dates are consultation dates. Release, availability and local requirements still need project-specific validation.

Browse 74 referenced documents
  1. ianaiERP configurable manufacturing ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  2. ianaiERP AI Financial Officer ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  3. ianaiERP Engineering Changes (ECO) user guide ↗Consulted 2026-11-05
  4. ianaiERP platform overview and AI Financial Officer approval policy ↗Consulted 2026-11-05
  5. ianaiERP Accounting & Finance ↗Consulted 2026-11-05
  6. NetSuite ERP ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  7. NetSuite financial management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  8. Microsoft Learn manufacturing overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  9. Microsoft Learn financial management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  10. Microsoft Learn production process overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  11. Microsoft Learn warehouse management overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  12. SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  13. SAP Cloud ERP Private ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  14. SAP Business One overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  15. SAP Business One features ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  16. Acumatica Manufacturing Edition ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  17. Acumatica production management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  18. Epicor Kinetic product overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  19. Epicor Prism Business Communications RFQ workflow ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  20. Infor industrial manufacturing portfolio ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  21. Infor AI in manufacturing ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  22. Infor M3 industry ERP foundation ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  23. Infor distribution ERP ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  24. IFS Cloud ERP ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  25. IFS manufacturing solutions ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  26. QAD Adaptive ERP manufacturing ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  27. QAD inventory and traceability ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  28. QAD platform overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  29. Plex ERP ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  30. Plex MES ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  31. SYSPRO Work in Progress ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  32. SYSPRO material requirements planning ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  33. SYSPRO solutions and product catalog ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  34. Odoo master documentation: bills of materials ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  35. Odoo master documentation: engineering change orders ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  36. ERPNext bills of materials ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  37. ERPNext work orders ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  38. Sage X3 overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  39. Sage X3 production management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  40. Sage Intacct overview and finance agents ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  41. Sage Intacct core financials ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  42. Rootstock ERP overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  43. Rootstock engineering change management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  44. Rootstock production management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  45. Dassault Systèmes DELMIAWorks ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  46. DELMIAWorks MES documentation and capabilities ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  47. Katana inventory management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  48. Katana manufacturing management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  49. MRPeasy manufacturing software ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  50. MRPeasy getting-started user manual ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  51. Cetec quoting and job costing ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  52. Cetec inventory management and traceability ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  53. Cetec ERP platform overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  54. Global Shop Solutions planning and scheduling ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  55. Global Shop Solutions shop-floor data collection ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  56. Oracle Fusion Cloud Financial Management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  57. Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  58. Workday Financial Management ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  59. Workday accounting and finance ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  60. Microsoft Learn — Engineering change management overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  61. ERPNext documentation — Subcontracting ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  62. Odoo 19 documentation — FEFO removal ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  63. ERPNext documentation — Quality Inspection ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  64. ERPNext documentation — Serial and Batch Bundle ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  65. Microsoft Learn — Batch balancing ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  66. Microsoft Learn — Batch attributes ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  67. Odoo 19 documentation — Configure reordering rules ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  68. Microsoft Learn — Manage intercompany transactions ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  69. Microsoft Licensing FAQ — Business Central country and region availability ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  70. Microsoft Learn — Application Card for Microsoft Copilot in Business Central ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  71. Microsoft Learn — Entitlements and permission sets overview ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  72. Microsoft Learn — Use the go-live checklist ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  73. Microsoft Learn — Apply Company Configuration Packages ↗Consulted 2026-11-04
  74. Microsoft Learn — Restoring an environment in the admin center ↗Consulted 2026-11-04