[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":118},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-erp-selection-consulting-firms-resource-planning":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":97,"date":100,"description":12,"draft":101,"excerpt":102,"extension":103,"image":104,"lang":105,"meta":106,"modified":107,"navigation":108,"noindex":101,"path":109,"related":102,"seo":110,"seoDescription":111,"seoTitle":112,"slug":113,"sourcePath":114,"sourceRoute":102,"stem":115,"tags":102,"translated":101,"type":116,"wpId":102,"__hash__":117},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Ferp-selection-consulting-firms-resource-planning.md","ERP selection for consulting firms: resource planning, EDI and merchandise management in one system",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":88},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,41,45,48,52,55,59],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Consulting firms have a requirements profile that differs markedly from classic trading or manufacturing companies: project work, resource planning for consultants, often an additional trading business without its own warehouse — and still the wish for a single system instead of several isolated solutions. A real requirements specification from a consulting firm's ERP selection shows how concrete these requirements can be.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-setting-a-tender-run-by-a-specialised-procurement-consultant","The setting: a tender run by a specialised procurement consultant",[10,19,20],{},"Here too, the contact came through a consultancy that structured the selection process for its client. After the opportunity to take part, a requirements specification for the ERP selection was submitted, describing in detail the requirements of the client — itself a consulting firm.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"why-this-project-was-a-good-fit-for-our-portfolio","Why this project was a good fit for our portfolio",[10,26,27],{},"Three points were decisive here, and they come up in similar form at many consulting firms:",[29,30,31,35,38],"ul",{},[32,33,34],"li",{},"New modules in resource planning and event management, tailored precisely to project-based consulting work",[32,36,37],{},"Experience with Shopware projects for the consulting firm's additional trading business",[32,39,40],{},"EDI integrations already in place for orders, invoices and delivery notes with partner companies",[14,42,44],{"id":43},"order-and-merchandise-management-even-without-a-warehouse","Order and merchandise management even without a warehouse",[10,46,47],{},"A special feature of many consulting firms with a trading business: there is no warehouse of their own, and goods are handled directly through partners. The order and merchandise management module must still work seamlessly — just without physical stock management, focusing instead on order, invoice and delivery note processes in cooperation with external partners.",[14,49,51],{"id":50},"what-consulting-firms-should-pay-particular-attention-to-when-selecting-an-erp","What consulting firms should pay particular attention to when selecting an ERP",[10,53,54],{},"Consulting firms looking for an ERP system should check specifically whether resource planning for project work and an independent trading business without a warehouse can both be mapped cleanly in the same system — many standard solutions are strongly geared towards classic merchandise management with a physical warehouse and are only partly suitable here.",[14,56,58],{"id":57},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently asked questions",[10,60,61,65,68,69,72,74,75,78,79,82,83],{},[62,63,64],"strong",{},"Do consulting firms really need a merchandise management module?",[66,67],"br",{},"\nOnly if they run a trading business in addition to their classic consulting services — and then usually in a leaner form without physical warehouse management.\n",[62,70,71],{},"How important is EDI experience when choosing a provider?",[66,73],{},"\nVery important as soon as orders, invoices or delivery notes are to be exchanged automatically with partner companies — this considerably reduces manual sources of error.\n",[62,76,77],{},"Are you looking for an ERP system for your consulting firm, including resource planning and a trading business?"," Talk to us about your specific requirements.\n",[62,80,81],{},"Are you currently drawing up a requirements specification yourself?"," Our free requirements specification checklist (PDF) covers 7 topic areas that no tender should be without.\n",[84,85,87],"a",{"href":86},"\u002Fen\u002Fappointment-request\u002F","Book a demo appointment",{"title":89,"searchDepth":90,"depth":90,"links":91},"",2,[92,93,94,95,96],{"id":16,"depth":90,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":90,"text":24},{"id":43,"depth":90,"text":44},{"id":50,"depth":90,"text":51},{"id":57,"depth":90,"text":58},[98,99],3329,3449,"2026-05-16T09:00:00",false,null,"md","\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fimg-post8-beratungsunternehmen-meeting.jpg","en",{},"2026-07-25T08:10:24",true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Ferp-selection-consulting-firms-resource-planning",{"title":5,"description":12},"What a requirements specification for consulting firms looks like: resource planning, EDI integration and merchandise management without a warehouse.","ERP selection for consulting firms: resource planning","erp-selection-consulting-firms-resource-planning","\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Ferp-selection-consulting-firms-resource-planning\u002F","en\u002Fblog\u002Ferp-selection-consulting-firms-resource-planning","posts","s6xC50BrdJWNKaliHy5PcSSp_sLeSQ88Oe0917vZwmo",1791582060799]