Clean Core Design

How to ensure scalability of an ERP system through deployment of a “Clean Core” approach?

Versatility is based on frequent rapid deployment of newer solutions versions, especially when enterprise architecture allows seamless integration of SAAS solutions. The deployment of these new functionalities is facilitated by the adoption of ERP standards, which are reused and supplemented by these new functionalities.

Make ERP more responsive to changing business requirements

Within a “Clean Core” environment, modifying an existing business process consists in:

• Configuring new process variants without damaging existing process variants,
• Enabling new attributes in data models without corrupting attributes already in use.

The deployment of these evolutions is faster and less risky. Compliance with the standard offers a first level of guarantee regarding regressions. The whole evolution cycle is shorter. It requires less workload and less specialized technical expertise: no customizing has come to deviate from the reference standard behavior of the ERP, any skill mastering standard configuration standard can cope with ERP evolutions and maintenance.

Ensure ERP remains open to upgrades and technological innovations

The respective contributions of upgrades and technological innovations can be tested and then made permanent. The contributions retained are included in more frequent evolution trains with variable scopes.
In particular, the “Clean Core” ERP can be easily integrated with SaaS or cloud-enabled applications. These applications add on top of the ERP a functional layer empowering users with greater flexibility to work anywhere, at any time and on any device.
More broadly, the “Clean Core” ERP becomes a component of a cloud-friendly extension framework that can be leveraged with composable capabilities to deliver quick business benefits.

What role does a Clean Core ERP play in an urbanized application architecture?

An applicative landscape architected with standard technologies and solutions is simpler to maintain and easier to advance. The data models offered by the ERP are becoming the reference standard for the exchange of information between applications.
In summary, integrations and APIs facilitate increased automation by streamlining data flows in-between applications.

Enrich data model standards set by the “Clean Core” ERP with satellite applications

Satellite applications add attributes that are specific to their field of activation (e.g. location data in a WMS). Enterprise architecture becomes modular and composable: it is based on a collection of loosely coupled services that are independently deployable and organized around business capabilities.

Share a backbone of the data models across the “Clean Core” ERP and the satellite applications

The backbone of the data models is shared between the ERP and the satellite applications.
This repository of data models is the basis for exchange standards between applications. It is recognized and used in APIs and micro-services available natively in the ERP and in interconnected applications. The use of these standardized exchange modes simplifies the deployment of an interconnected system and paves the way for the industrialization of exchanges within an urbanized integration architecture.

How does “Clean Core” ERP support process automation?

“Clean Core” ERPs are more easily exposed to standardized workflows libraries, especially considering cloud based solutions which offer wider opportunities for automation. Modern enterprise application systems that are in the cloud enjoy automated workflows, a microservices architecture and APIs. Enhanced with artificial intelligence and machine learning, these systems enable organizations to move with speed and agility.

Tasks automation

Automated workflows enable faster tasks completion, reduce human errors, capture more critical operational information, make information available real-time. They enhance organizations’ abilities to make decisions based on unfaulty data at the right time.

Process rationalization

In addition to automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning help streamline business processes providing greater insights. More specifically AI and ML can detect and deploy repeatable workflows based on real-time data improving user experience.

Practices monitoring

Eventually organizations can leverage business process modeling and business process mining tools. Connected to “Clean Core” ERP, these tools can help organization identify productivity pits and compliance deviations. Further more these tools can also help organizations bench their business processes performance with Industry good practices pertained in these tools.
Organizations benefit from a “Clean Core” ERP approach as they can continuously upgrade, adapt, change and innovate.

Why target a single, standardized source of truth via the Clean Core ERP approach?

Better execution with improved data quality and consistency allow more reliable forecasts. They allow as well intensified use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Preserve data integrity

Business processes collect, leverage, and create data in the various interconnected applications they pass through. This data is sourced into the applications that control it. They are consumed by “client” applications according to harmonized exchange patterns within an urbanized enterprise architecture. Data is not duplicated between different applications to ensure business process continuity.

The right data available at the right time

Within an urbanized enterprise architecture based on a “Clean Core” ERP, data is made available to third party applications in a timely manner. Data is originated from controlling applications. Data availability is event triggered. “Client” applications consume data made available at the right time. Business process execution and data availability are time synchronized: process leverages the latest data available.