Do I Need to Integrate MarketPush with My ERP?

If you're planning to launch an e-commerce or multi-vendor e-commerce platform, you may be wondering whether integrating MarketPush with your ERP is essential for success. Let’s break it down to help you decide.

The One Required Integration

The only integration that’s absolutely necessary is between MarketPush and your e-commerce software. This integration ensures seamless communication between the two systems, passing critical information such as:

Product Data

• Product taxonomy
• Manufacturer names
• Parametric attributes
• Photos, datasheets, and other media

Offer Data

• Inventory quantities
• Pricing
• Lead times to ship
• Minimum order quantities
• Seller details

Order Information

• Customer name
• Ship-to address
• Order subtotal and total
• Order items and quantities

Order Fulfillment

• Tracking numbers
• Order status updates

This integration is vital to ensure your e-commerce platform operates efficiently, whether you’re managing your own products or running a multi-vendor marketplace.

ERP Integration: Optional but Beneficial

While integrating MarketPush with your ERP is not required, it can significantly streamline your order and fulfillment processes. By automating tasks like order processing and status updates, an ERP integration can save time, reduce manual errors, and improve efficiency.

However, MarketPush is designed as a fully self-service platform. This means you and your sellers can manage orders, process transactions, and track fulfillment directly within the MarketPush platform—no ERP integration required.

Why Many Customers Start Without ERP Integration

Most MarketPush customers choose to launch their e-commerce platform without integrating their ERP right away. Instead, they rely on manual workflows to manage orders. Here's how it typically works:

1. Order Acceptance: When an order comes into MarketPush, it's manually accepted in the platform.
2. ERP Entry: The order details are entered into the ERP or other internal systems.
3. Order Processing: The team processes the order, adds tracking information, and updates the order status in MarketPush to "Shipped."

This approach offers several advantages:

• Simplicity: Ideal for teams that don’t have the resources or time for an ERP integration project.
• Flexibility: Allows businesses to test and refine their e-commerce operations before committing to integration changes.
• Strategic Planning: Helps companies better understand how e-commerce and marketplace operations align with their ERP systems, ensuring a smoother future integration.

Is ERP Integration Right for You?

An ERP integration may be worth pursuing if:

• Your team is ready to automate workflows for efficiency.
• Your order volume is high enough to justify the investment in integration.
• You’ve already identified how your ERP should adapt to e-commerce operations.

If you're just starting out or have a lean team, the manual approach using MarketPush’s intuitive interface is likely the best way to get up and running quickly.

Final Thoughts

While integrating your ERP with MarketPush can bring long-term operational benefits, it's not a requirement to launch and run your e-commerce or multi-vendor marketplace. MarketPush is built to support your business needs right out of the box, whether you’re processing orders manually or planning for future automation.

If you’re unsure about when to integrate or how it might benefit your business, start small, grow your understanding, and build toward integration when it makes sense for your team and operations.