Monday, July 2, 2007

SaaS Kills Legacy Apps

ERP (dull!) + Manufacturing (depressing!)+ SaaS (exciting!) = SUCCESS

  • Enterprise software is horrible, and everybody hates it
  • 70% of ERP deployments are failures (Gartner)
  • TCO far outweighs the benefits – yet average lifespan for an ERP deployment is 7 to 10 years (Forrester)
  • New features and custom requests take months for implementation, often are not supported in upgrades

Software as a Service wins

  • Salesforce.com has made the case for SaaS
  • BUT, most think of SaaS as only for “point” solutions
  • They’re WRONG – SaaS can deliver it all!

Plexus Online: True ERP via SaaS

Multi-tenant and on-demand since 2001
Full-featured system - 350 integrated modules – “shop floor to top floor”


Plexus Replaces Infor Globally
$1.2 Billion Global Manufacturer


  • Dissolved JV in US and needed to replace aging Infor solution
  • US operation selected Plexus
  • Japanese parent then selected Plexus for global operations – 35 plants in 17 countries
  • US went live with 6 plants within 10 months of purchase
Plexus Replaces Oracle, Displaces SAP
$350 Million Auto Supplier


  • Former Oracle shop
  • Almost selected SAP when we were introduced
  • PO within 3 months of first contact
  • Many customizations
  • 7 Plants, 3 countries – ERP, MES, EDI in 9 months

Company Abandons Oracle, Selects Plexus
$70 Million Company

  • IT Department selected Oracle
  • Company paid $500k for software then sought bids for implementation
  • Best bid was $2.5 million and 2 years
  • Walked away from the Oracle investment and put in Plexus Online

Plexus Wins Because The Product Is Great

  • COMPLETE solution for manufacturers
  • Ease of use drives “day 1” adoption by users
  • Software evolves constantly
  • 100% success rate for deployments
  • 100% satisfied customer base
  • 100% customer retention
  • Results: Annual growth rate exceeding 45%, >350 current clients
  • Plexus Systems: Shop Floor to Top Floor




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