Mestle is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It has been the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. Markulf Schrodinger is the IT manager of Mestle. Mr. Markulf has decided to implement a new ERP system for Mestle. However, due to the nature of the corporation, Mr. Markulf wanted a more flexible architecture of ERP and the opportunity to select software from various vendors. For example, Mestle can have a database from company A and servers from company B for their ERP. Mr. Markulf doesn't want a single integrated ERP solution for Mestle. On the other hand, Mr. Slater- A data scientist of Mestle didn't like the approach of Mr. Markulf. Both started debating on flexible ERP implementation in Mestle. Mr. Markulf suggested two advantages of his approach; on the other hand, Mr. Slater stated two disadvantages.

What do you think of this case? What can be two advantages suggested by Mr. Markulf? What can be two disadvantages suggested by Mr. Slater?