Too Many ERPs? Follow These 4 Steps to Move Toward Consolidation

APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking tracks the total number of ERP systems or ERP instances in finance shared services, a metric that consistently highlights the gap between the ideal of consolidation and the reality of system sprawl. While there are times when multiple ERPs make sense, such as meeting compliance requirements in different jurisdictions, the general rule still holds: fewer is better. Every additional ERP increases complexity, extends reporting cycles, and undermines efficiency.