ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Restatement of the Problem:
Successful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) can be a challenge. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation is notorious for requiring a long lead times and lots of money. What are the factors affecting the success or failure of ERP implementation? What are ERP’s major limitations? How do we approach implementation to avoid failure? How can we define the success of an ERP implementation and develop a necessary model that all manufacturing companies can use to effectively implement their ERP systems.
2.2 Introduction: This section is intends to examine various other writings available in the subject of Enterprise Resource Planning and its various other sub-subjects; business risk, benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning, consulting firm varieties, various software choices, software customization, implementation, critical success factors, and success and failure example cases.
2.3 Related Literature:
2.31 Enterprise Resource Planning: Risk and Benefit Analysis
The literature in this article provides a review of the ERP implementation process. The article is an attempt to look at the risks and benefits of have an ERP system. Each section of this article looks at key points of the ERP implementation and the application players, implementation, critical success factors, risks, software issues, IT, management, benefits, consulting firms, and case studies. The Author also looks at four high profile ERP implementations and the main ERP software vendors on the market. The author discusses the cases and certain pitfalls to the ERP software each company choses for their company. Also the author attempts to look more deeply into the many issues companies face when choosing their ERP system such as, ERP mismatch, reports, heavy customization, IT infrastructure, help desk support, and upgrades. The four cases the author briefly studies are, Rolls-Royce Yusuf et al. (2004),
2.1 Restatement of the Problem:
Successful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) can be a challenge. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation is notorious for requiring a long lead times and lots of money. What are the factors affecting the success or failure of ERP implementation? What are ERP’s major limitations? How do we approach implementation to avoid failure? How can we define the success of an ERP implementation and develop a necessary model that all manufacturing companies can use to effectively implement their ERP systems.
2.2 Introduction: This section is intends to examine various other writings available in the subject of Enterprise Resource Planning and its various other sub-subjects; business risk, benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning, consulting firm varieties, various software choices, software customization, implementation, critical success factors, and success and failure example cases.
2.3 Related Literature:
2.31 Enterprise Resource Planning: Risk and Benefit Analysis
The literature in this article provides a review of the ERP implementation process. The article is an attempt to look at the risks and benefits of have an ERP system. Each section of this article looks at key points of the ERP implementation and the application players, implementation, critical success factors, risks, software issues, IT, management, benefits, consulting firms, and case studies. The Author also looks at four high profile ERP implementations and the main ERP software vendors on the market. The author discusses the cases and certain pitfalls to the ERP software each company choses for their company. Also the author attempts to look more deeply into the many issues companies face when choosing their ERP system such as, ERP mismatch, reports, heavy customization, IT infrastructure, help desk support, and upgrades. The four cases the author briefly studies are, Rolls-Royce Yusuf et al. (2004),