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Why large companies use Apache OFBiz?Why large companies use Apache OFBiz?

Get answers for:

Why Apache OFBiz open source ERP? How to implement Apache OFBiz. Setting up a vendor company. Marketing to large companies.

Wednesday, April 15, 10:00 am, Texas III.

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Audience interestAudience interest

As a (potential) end user: Why Apache OFBiz. How to implement?

As a (potential) vendor: How to start a vendor company. Marketing to large companies.

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About me.About me.

Hans Bakker & AntWebsystems Co.,Ltd

From hardware tester over software to consulting/marketing and CEO.

From freelancer to vendor company From software releases/waterfall to

continuous everything

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Continuous everythingContinuous everything

Continuous business innovation Continuous business improvement Continuous ERP testing Continuous ERP deployment Continuous ERP core upgrade

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Presentation overview.Presentation overview.

General ERP information. Open source ERP advantages. Apache OFBiz advantages. ERP Implementation process. How to become an OFBiz vendor.

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General ERP informationGeneral ERP information

What is ERP? ERP business benefits. Why ERP hard? Know your current processes. System selection. Implementation & organization. Operation.

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What is ERP?What is ERP?

Accounting payable/receivable Catalog with products & warehouse CRM Sales / purchase order HRM Marketing/sales BPMN? and more.....

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ERP Business benefitsERP Business benefits

Central data repository Standard business processes Automation of processes Reduce operational costs Standardized system menu structure

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Why ERP hard?Why ERP hard?

many different ERP systems to select affects the entire company customization always required Upgrades are a pain… maintenance and upgrade fees. Very expensive + over budget Often half the system is not used.

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Know your current processes(BPMN)Know your current processes(BPMN)

Keep your competitive advantage

Ignore “Best practices”, but use lean Six Sigma. (continuous improvement)

Ease the customization of the ERP system.

Faster getting business benefits

Inefficient processes will be implemented in ERP customization

More employee support

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General ERP informationGeneral ERP information

What is ERP? ERP business benefits. Why ERP hard? Know your current processes. System selection. Implementation & organization. Operation.

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Presentation overview.Presentation overview.

General ERP information. Open source ERP advantages. Apache OFBiz advantages. ERP Implementation process. How to become an OFBiz vendor.

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Open source ERP advantages.Open source ERP advantages.

For commodity software, open source systems will always beat commercial software.

Save cost. Higher quality. No lock-in. Flexible.

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Unique Apache OFBiz ERP advantages.Unique Apache OFBiz ERP advantages.

Owned by the Apache foundation Enterprise data model Based on a SOA software

development framework Runs with any OS and relational

database. Mature enterprise technology. For every level of knowledge.

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Agile OFBiz implementation processAgile OFBiz implementation process

Document Business process (BPM) Requirements (Scrum backlog user

stories) System Design/system function

selection Implementation Automated/user test. Using cloud and SAAS.

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How to become a OFBiz vendor.How to become a OFBiz vendor.

How to start. Minimal functions. Internal, agile, transparent operation. Use OFBiz and open source yourself Marketing to larger companies. Partner with a low cost company. Continuous everything.

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Vendor minimal functionsVendor minimal functions

Business consultant (BPM/ERP) System/UI designer,Programmer (Automated) Tester Sys admin Marketing/sales. Supporting functions like accounting,

HRM, management.

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Marketing to larger companiesMarketing to larger companies

Become a contributor/committer. Use content marketing. Create a company website. Prepare a presentation & demo Use linkedIn & twitter. Able to talk Business language. Be able to present as the expert.

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End goal: Kanban/devopsEnd goal: Kanban/devops

Anybody can report a improvement or error.

Product owner approves and prioritizes.

Design & implement. Add automated test. End-user tests & approves/rejects Automated deployment.

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AntWebsystems large company referencesAntWebsystems large company references

Telecom provider Finland yearly revenue $3.5B

Manufacturing/wholesale/retail Thailand yearly revenue $300M

Manufacturing/wholesale/retail UK yearly revenue $300M

Manufacturing/Distribution Hongkong yearly revenue $6B

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Thank you!Thank you!

Apache OFBiz

http://ofbiz.apache.org @apache_ofbiz

Hans Bakker

http://hansbakker.com @hansbak

AntWebsystems Co.,Ltd

http://antwebsystems.com @antwebsystems

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