Free format ERP is closer to bespoke

Rapid implementation of customised ERP and CRM (customer relationship management) systems that meet 100% of requirements and cut deployment and maintenance costs by 80% – that’s the claim of Quantiv. The company, which has been going, somewhat behind the scenes, for seven years, has developed a Microsoft platforms-based framework, which CEO Geoff Gudgion claims is far more configurable than even modern packaged systems. He says that users get a 100% fit, they get it rapidly and its easy to change as business requirements change. “We’re aiming this at people that don’t want to compromise their, often very complex business processes to fit in with a package,” he says. In the UK, the company has 13 clients, mostly in manufacturing, and last year it grew around 50%. Gudgion says Quantiv is now working on serious partner alliances. Target manufacturers are those in the £50—200 million range, although that will grow. Project values to date have been in the £250,000 to £1 million range.