Geographic and organization structure, acquisitions, and divestitures may determine that you need multiple ERP instances to better meet global competition, economic swings, and complex, evolving government regulations. If a multiinstance strategy is appropriate you must identify the quickest, lowest cost way to activate ERP instances.
Beyond controlling your costs and quality, the third consideration is critical to ensure business success. You must share knowledge and best practices among company divisions and leverage what your organization already knows about effective, efficient JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementations. Consistent system implementation facilitates enterprise-wide reporting, maintenance of the system, and other activities. This must be balanced with unique division requirements based on business needs. Your key challenge is balancing these division needs with the common needs of the overall organization.
