ERP Framework to use in development?

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MRFerocius picture MRFerocius · Sep 19, 2009 · Viewed 9.1k times · Source

We are about to start developing an ERP for small companies, and the question is if there is some free framework for ERP that I can use? Is something done to accelerate the process?

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TrueWill picture TrueWill · Sep 19, 2009

It's a little unclear from your question what you're wanting. If you want to use existing open source ERP software and possibly extend it (subject to the terms of its license), there's a nice list at List of ERP software packages on Wikipedia.

If you're wanting a framework that will help you write a custom ERP package, I am not aware of any such software. I'd treat it like any other software project - gather requirements, then look for pieces that can be used off-the-shelf. Some examples:

  • O/RMs
  • Logging frameworks like log4j (ports exist for other languages)
  • IoC Container frameworks
  • Pluggable architecture frameworks like MEF (.NET-specific)

And so on. Don't go overboard; use only the pieces you need.

EDIT: Apparently at least one ERP framework exists: WyattERP. If you're comfortable with Tcl, it may be worth a look.

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