The project module was the first reason, and the second reason was the management's flexibility to change. These were its advantages over other ERP systems.

SAP has a better financial structure, which was a big improvement for me. But, for manufacturing, especially regarding FTE processing and optimization, LN is far superior. 

SAP customizations are long and difficult, while LN offers fast and flexible project customization. And in the cloud, SAP is quite comparable to LN, like comparing apples and oranges. They're both good tools, but each excels in different areas.

Infor LN is better suited for complex, project-oriented manufacturing, especially when you consider customization and optimization needs. In that regard, LN outperforms SAP. According to recent Gartner and Forrester reports, Infor LN is also better positioned for the current market than SAP.

I have evaluated SAP.

When you are working in SAP you need to buy another application called CRM and Service Cloud. However, with Infor LN, their package is fully complete, you do not need to purchase other parts.

The competitors of Infor LN are S4 Hana of SAP and Oracle E-business Suite. They are the best software when it comes to ERP functionality. However, when it comes to technology, Infor LN is quite ahead. SAP is catching up in that area though.

When evaluating the upgrade to Infor ERP LN, Oracle and SAP were on the short list.

We did not evaluate any alternatives.

When I was originally part of a consulting company, we evaluated three in 1997 -

• Baan (now Infor ERP)
• Oracle
• Made2Manage

This doesn't apply to my work.

We also looked at SAP.