Choosing a model driven architecture for your ERP is a way to manage enterprise architectures that are supported by automated tools and services. Model driven architectural software is a great approach to application design and implementation. Its structure separates the configured part of the system from the framework that runs the software. A model driven architectural software system will help evolve a business’s solution in flexible and scalable ways.

There are three main types of software that can be purchased. The first and usually the cheapest is the canned solution also known as an “out of the box” or “off the shelf” system. The saying you get what you pay for is somewhat true in this case. A canned solution is a system that is built with a bunch of functions for different types of business’s all put into one and sold to hundreds of different businesses. This means the software was not made to fit your needs or your processes but you have to modify your processes to fit the software. There tends to be many unnecessary screens and the system tends to not be very user friendly.

A customized system is completely customized to fit your needs, processes and is made around your ideas. A customized system is a system usually created from scratch. This may take up to a couple years until it is ready to be launched. A customized system is usually very expensive and once implemented it is usually as is. Customized systems are very hard to upgrade and modify.

Model driven architectural software has the customization that fits your needs processes and is built around your ideas but in less time for a much smaller cost. The model driven architectural software has a framework that is already set in place. This is a tool that save months (in some cases years) when it comes to building a system. This system is extremely user friendly, easily upgradable and allows the ability for modifications.