Massive ERPs (like NetSuite or SAP) are built for accountants, not shop-floor operators. This leads to team members resorting to manual Excel sheets for the 10% of their business that is actually unique.
- Inflexibility: Standard ERP workflows are clunky and slow.
- Implementation Cost: Customizing a big ERP is prohibitively expensive.
- Data Friction: Your team spends more time "feeding the ERP" than performing the work.