At the end of February, during the National Manufacturing Week (NMW) in
Chicago, IL, Ramco Systems Limited , a provider of
enterprise business applications and accompanied services, with a global HQ
in India, announced the delivery of a series of enterprise application suites
that it claims will "change the economics of application software". Instead
of releasing one application suite that is intended to meet the needs of
multiple industries, Ramco is providing distinct suites that are tailored to
meet the specific vertical industry requirements for process manufacturing
(Ramco Enterprise: Process), discrete manufacturing (Ramco Enterprise:
Discrete) and asset-intensive industries (Ramco Enterprise Asset Management).
In addition, the company delivered horizontal solutions in human resources
(HR) management (Ramco Human Resource Management System) and business
intelligence (BI) (Ramco Business Decisions); as well as back-office
solutions for finance and distribution (Ramco Corporate Solutions), tailored
to retail and service industries.
Ramco Enterprise Series Release 4.0 applications have been built on what the
vendor claims to be groundbreaking, model-based application development and
delivery platform called Ramco VirtualWorks. The platform includes a model-
based architecture based on a comprehensive model of granular business
processes, representing 70 different industries, a web-enabled set of
workbenches for the application development lifecycle, as well as
methodologies for all stages of development and implementation.
This is Part Two of a two-part note.
Part One detailed the Ramco announcement and discussed the Market Impact.
User Recommendations
Existing Ramco customers should continue to follow Ramco's product path. They
should evaluate the new products and technology with an eye towards moving
forward with Ramco.
Companies that see themselves as early adopters of technology should evaluate
Ramco to validate the potential breakthrough benefits. We suggest a pilot
project with Ramco may prove to be a very good investment.
Companies who are looking for new or replacement systems should not ignore
Ramco, which has proven its products, technology and services, and should
challenge the other competing vendors to match Ramco's value proposition.
Companies with both Process and Discrete manufacturing segments to their
business should particularly place Ramco on their short list. Multi-site and
multi-national corporations and/or their divisions should consider the
Ramco's value proposition, being cognizant of competitive offerings. The
verticals that would benefit the most likely from evaluating Ramco are:
* Batch Process Industries Food & Beverage, Cement, Specialty Chemicals,
Plastics, Textiles, and
* EAM Intensive Industries Aviation, Utilities
Companies who are working to "fill-in" their application portfolio and
perhaps bridge the gaps in existing applications should evaluate Ramco's
modules/components and technology. A strong point of the offering appears to
be the combination of application function, technology and offshore
development.
Companies who believe they need to deploy custom developed systems should
evaluate Ramco's approach to near term development and its long-term
consequences.
While Ramco covers most of the world its regional capabilities and industry
focus may vary. Therefore, potential clients should conduct a thorough
preliminary research on local industry expertise and reference sites when
Ramco is included in the selection process.
Chicago, IL, Ramco Systems Limited , a provider of
enterprise business applications and accompanied services, with a global HQ
in India, announced the delivery of a series of enterprise application suites
that it claims will "change the economics of application software". Instead
of releasing one application suite that is intended to meet the needs of
multiple industries, Ramco is providing distinct suites that are tailored to
meet the specific vertical industry requirements for process manufacturing
(Ramco Enterprise: Process), discrete manufacturing (Ramco Enterprise:
Discrete) and asset-intensive industries (Ramco Enterprise Asset Management).
In addition, the company delivered horizontal solutions in human resources
(HR) management (Ramco Human Resource Management System) and business
intelligence (BI) (Ramco Business Decisions); as well as back-office
solutions for finance and distribution (Ramco Corporate Solutions), tailored
to retail and service industries.
Ramco Enterprise Series Release 4.0 applications have been built on what the
vendor claims to be groundbreaking, model-based application development and
delivery platform called Ramco VirtualWorks. The platform includes a model-
based architecture based on a comprehensive model of granular business
processes, representing 70 different industries, a web-enabled set of
workbenches for the application development lifecycle, as well as
methodologies for all stages of development and implementation.
This is Part Two of a two-part note.
Part One detailed the Ramco announcement and discussed the Market Impact.
User Recommendations
Existing Ramco customers should continue to follow Ramco's product path. They
should evaluate the new products and technology with an eye towards moving
forward with Ramco.
Companies that see themselves as early adopters of technology should evaluate
Ramco to validate the potential breakthrough benefits. We suggest a pilot
project with Ramco may prove to be a very good investment.
Companies who are looking for new or replacement systems should not ignore
Ramco, which has proven its products, technology and services, and should
challenge the other competing vendors to match Ramco's value proposition.
Companies with both Process and Discrete manufacturing segments to their
business should particularly place Ramco on their short list. Multi-site and
multi-national corporations and/or their divisions should consider the
Ramco's value proposition, being cognizant of competitive offerings. The
verticals that would benefit the most likely from evaluating Ramco are:
* Batch Process Industries Food & Beverage, Cement, Specialty Chemicals,
Plastics, Textiles, and
* EAM Intensive Industries Aviation, Utilities
Companies who are working to "fill-in" their application portfolio and
perhaps bridge the gaps in existing applications should evaluate Ramco's
modules/components and technology. A strong point of the offering appears to
be the combination of application function, technology and offshore
development.
Companies who believe they need to deploy custom developed systems should
evaluate Ramco's approach to near term development and its long-term
consequences.
While Ramco covers most of the world its regional capabilities and industry
focus may vary. Therefore, potential clients should conduct a thorough
preliminary research on local industry expertise and reference sites when
Ramco is included in the selection process.
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