Low code platform empowers ERP customization: a new shortcut for digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises
Low code platform
Definition and Characteristics: Low code development platform is a development platform that can quickly generate applications without coding or with a small amount of code. It allows end users to develop their own applications using easy to understand visualization tools, with a graphical user interface that creates web and mobile applications through drag and drop components and model driven logic, lowering the development threshold and allowing non-technical business personnel to participate in application development.
Core Capability: Typically equipped with Application Platform-as-a-Service (aPaaS) to quickly build cloud logic; Mobile Application Development Platform (MADP), used for quickly building scenario based applications; Business Process Management (BPM) describes business requirements in a graphical and visual drag and drop manner, forming a visual business logic design.
Advantages: It can accelerate application delivery, reduce development costs and thresholds, improve development efficiency, assist in system integration and expansion, and enhance operational management efficiency.
ERP customization
Definition: ERP management system customization refers to tailoring an ERP management system that is suitable for the development of an enterprise based on its specific needs and business processes.
Characteristics: Emphasize personalized needs satisfaction and be able to flexibly adapt to the business processes of different enterprises. By integrating enterprise resources, achieving data sharing, improving decision-making efficiency, and adopting modular design, it is easy to expand and maintain in the later stage, while also having high security to ensure the security of enterprise data.
Implementation steps: including requirement analysis, system design, system development, testing and deployment, training and promotion, and continuous optimization.
digital transformation
The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises: it helps them adapt to the trend of digital transformation in the economy and society, and enhance their comprehensive strength and core competitiveness in the fierce market competition. By deepening the application of digital technology in various links such as research, production, supply, marketing, and consumption, we can leverage the role of empowerment, assignment, and intelligence, accelerate technological innovation, product upgrades, and model changes, and achieve specialized, refined, and innovative development.
Transformation Path: The digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises should follow the principles of easy to difficult, point to surface, long-term iteration, and multi-party collaboration. Specifically, it includes conducting digital assessments and clarifying transformation priorities; Promote digitalization of management, establish an appropriate organizational structure and management system; Carry out business digitization, apply lightweight products to reduce transformation costs; Integrate into the digital ecosystem, connect with ecological resources to carry out collaborative innovation; Optimize digital practices and adjust transformation strategies based on results.
The role of low code platforms in ERP customization and digital transformation for small and medium-sized enterprises
Reduce the cost and difficulty of ERP customization: Small and medium-sized enterprises have limited budgets, and low code platforms do not require a large number of professional developers to write code, which can reduce development costs. Meanwhile, the visual development approach allows business personnel to participate, reducing communication errors and improving customization efficiency. Accelerating the process of digital transformation: Low code platforms can quickly generate applications that meet specific needs of enterprises, such as production management, inventory management, customer relationship management, etc. They can quickly digitize business processes and help small and medium-sized enterprises quickly promote digital transformation with limited resources. Enhancing the digital capability of enterprises: By involving business personnel in application development, promoting the deep integration of business and technology, improving the overall digital awareness and ability of enterprises, and laying the foundation for the continuous promotion of digital transformation in the future.
