Study and analysis of the impact of implementing ERP solutions on large industries

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

38 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/05/2009

Category :

Business & market

Sub category :

Management

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Summary :

Abstract
Introduction
1. Evolution of ERP
2. About ERP systems
3. Model layer of ERP
4. Case study
Literature review
1. Definition of ERP
2. Features of ERP systems
3. Modules
4. Functions of ERP
Impact of implementation
1. Benefits and limitations
ERP lifecycle
Critical factors of ERP implementation success
Failure factors
From industry choice to positioning
ERP solutions provided by SAP
Factors encouraging the uses of ERP in business according to the survey
Factors discouraging the use of ERP in Business according to the survey
Interviews
ERP solutions offered by a company
ERP trend
The mechanism of implementing ERP
Conclusions and recommendations
Bibliography

Abstract

Enterprise resource planning (erp) systems are the most ambitious, sophisticated use of information technology (IT) by businesses to date. Managers must compare the massive investments of resources and time to be committed to an erp implementation against the significant benefits that may be derived from erp systems in an environment in which traditional capital budgeting decision-making models may not be appropriate.

The purpose of this study is to determine if erp implementations have brought about significant changes on large industries, by answering questions other studies have not answered. This study is motivated both by an appreciation of the magnitude of a company's decision to invest in an erp system and by the fact that other research to date contains limitations of scope or method that may reduce the reliability of reported results. Accordingly, this study examines success factors of erp implementations.

The results of this research are significantly more reliable than results of other studies because this research examines whether the erp systems yield substantial benefits to the firms that adopt them, and that the adoption risks do not exceed the expected value, although there is some evidence (from analysis of financial leverage) that suggests that firms do definitely perceive erp projects to be risky. There also appears to be an optimal level of functional integration in erp with benefits declining at some level, consistent with diseconomies of scope for very large implementations, as one would typically expect.