Architecting Scalable Custom ERP Systems: A 2026 Guide

Modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms must do more than just store logs. To provide actual business value, they must be secure, modular, and deeply integrated into operational workflows. In this article, we examine key design decisions when building a Laravel/React ERP solution—ranging from database indexing to background jobs and third-party logistics API integrations.

1. Why Database Indexing Matters

As transactional data scales into millions of rows, generic queries without indexed fields will degrade page performance. Proper index architectures on tracking keys and foreign keys ensure sub-second report generation dashboards.