It’s easy to measure the price tag of ERP software. It’s much harder to measure what an outdated one is quietly costing you every day: the manual workarounds, the downtime, the decisions made on bad data, the talent walking out the door because they’re tired of fighting the system.

That’s what this new IDC research report uncovers. Commissioned in partnership with Epicor, it puts hard numbers behind the hidden costs of legacy ERP and shows manufacturers exactly where to start when it’s time to modernise.

We see this pattern constantly in our work with manufacturers: they don’t realise how much their old systems are holding them back until it’s laid out in front of them. This report gives you that same clarity, backed by independent analyst research rather than vendor talking points.

Inside the Report:

• The real price of standing still: the operational bottlenecks and downtime that legacy systems create, and what they actually cost.
• The expenses no one budgets for: hidden financial drains that erode margins without ever showing up on a line item.
• Falling behind the competition: how outdated ERP quietly puts you a step behind manufacturers who’ve modernised.
• A clear path forward: what a modern, purpose-built ERP platform makes possible for today’s manufacturing operations