https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ready-tailored-erp-approach-forcecom-danny-gaethofs Following an on-premise best-of-breed approach is almost impossible because it requires a strong integration platform and a huge degree of openness of involved applications. Integration-in-the-cloud, however is a lot easier. A best-of-breed approach using solutions available on the Force.com platform can be done smoothly. Some best-of-breed already working combinations are: - Rootstock - FinancialForce and PropelPLM - Rootstock and SalesForce CRM - Rootstock I believe that the 'customer-to-customer' processes of a manufacturing company can easily be automated with a best-of-breed approach. Best-of-breed becomes a simple configuration act - in the same way that we configure a bike using the best components available. Check out the components in the process flow.