Microsoft
Business Central for the Mid-Market
Fit, editions, NAV migration, delivery reality and limits — with eight questions to ask before deciding.
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Knowledge on ERP selection
Structured professional knowledge, without a lead hurdle.
Checklists, cost profiling and methodology notes — freely accessible, without registration, without "download in exchange for an email". The knowledge area is being expanded continuously.
Available content
Thirteen articles on the central questions.
The knowledge area delivers focused articles with real added value – on selection process, cost, multi-entity, consolidation, international rollout, open-source and suite strategies, and e-commerce/multichannel setups in the German mid-market.
Checklist
ERP selection checklist
Which questions should be answered in a structured way before an ERP selection — broken down by company, processes, technology and project.
To the checklist →Cost & effort
ERP cost and effort
What the total cost of an ERP project realistically depends on — software, implementation, internal effort, operations, follow-up costs.
To the article →Multi-entity
ERP selection for multi-entity structures
Tenancy vs. real multi-entity logic, master data strategy, permissions, consolidation capability – structured profiling from selection projects.
To the article →Consolidation
Group consolidation in the mid-market
When consolidation becomes mandatory, what a consolidation-capable ERP needs, ERP-internal solution vs. separate tool, multi-GAAP logic.
To the article →International rollout
International ERP rollout
Localisation depth, multi-currency, tax and compliance localisation, rollout strategies and template logic in the international mid-market.
To the article →Open source
Open-source ERP in the mid-market
Opportunities, limits and real-world experience of open-source solutions – community vs. enterprise edition, TCO reality, relevant vendors in the SME segment.
To the article →Architecture
Modular suite vs. best-of-breed
When an integrated platform makes sense, when several specialised systems remain the better choice, which hybrid models work in practice.
To the article →E-commerce / D2C
ERP for e-commerce and D2C brands
What online retailers really need – shop integration, shipping, payments, returns and accounting in online retail.
To the article →Multichannel
Multichannel commerce in ERP
Orchestrate marketplaces, shops and logistics in one system – architecture, load-bearing functions and suitable systems in the mid-market.
To the article →Microsoft Stack
ERP in the Microsoft Ecosystem
Business Central as ERP core, Dynamics 365 Sales/Service as edge apps, Power Platform for automation and reporting.
To the article →Classic Mid-Market
Profiling 50–500 employees
Size groups, system shortlists, migration paths from NAV/SAP legacy and typical mistakes — orientation for DACH mid-market companies.
To the article →Further articles in preparation: migration & data quality · contract design · CRM selection in the mid-market.
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Visible to all readers, without a detour.
Methodology
How we profile ERP
Criteria, editorial process, independence and limits of the profiling.
To the methodology →Solutions
Eight systems at a glance
Comparison matrix and deep-dive profiles using uniform criteria.
To the overview →Fit Check
Have your initiative profiled
Four steps to a structured initial profile of your own project.
To the Fit Check →Machinery
ERP for Machinery and Plant Engineering
Engineer-to-order and variant manufacturing, milestone-driven project business, CAD/PLM integration and after-sales service: what an ERP really needs to deliver in machinery and plant engineering.
Read the article →Company Size
ERP for 50 to 250 Employees
Between 50 and 250 employees, ERP selection changes structurally: different requirements, a different vendor landscape, a different project setup. This page explains what becomes relevant when.
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ERP for Professional Services Firms
In a project-based business, it is not inventory management that decides success but the chain from quote to time tracking, billing and project-level profitability. What matters in ERP selection.
Read the article →Software & Tech
ERP for Software and Tech Companies
Recurring revenue, revenue recognition over contract terms and rapid international growth place different demands on an ERP than a traditional product business. A structured view.
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