Post by Roland Berger

📊 Is ERP the past, and is AI the future? The real answer is far more nuanced and far more valuable. Our new report, "AI and ERP: Rivals or Best Friends?", challenges the false choice many organizations face. For decades, ERPs have been the trusted backbone of enterprise operations. Now, AI is fundamentally changing what that backbone can do. We explore the three core drivers reshaping ERPs: 🔹 The transition from manual to autonomous operations, where systems interpret situations and execute tasks across end-to-end processes 🔹 AI as the primary interface for ERPs, dramatically lowering barriers to entry and accelerating adoption 🔹 Trusted autonomy, ensuring every decision is traceable, rule-compliant, and auditable The technical innovations enabling this shift are cutting-edge. Multi-agent squads, neuro-symbolic AI, and graph-based reasoning create systems that are not just faster, but fundamentally smarter. Organizations implementing these capabilities report efficiency gains of 30 to 40× in financial close cycles, a 15× reduction in inventory carrying costs, and 10 to 20× improvements in contract compliance. 🚀 But transformation requires more than technology. It demands new governance, redesigned processes, and organizational commitment. Explore the complete roadmap, use cases, and recommendations for your ERP transformation: https://lnkd.in/dBRJN4kW #RolandBerger #AI #ERP #Transformation #FutureOfWork Elisabeth Goos, Christina Gröger, Ralph Seidel, Lars Robert Krüger