Enterprise Resource Planning in Bangladesh
ERP in Bangladesh:
Enterprise system promises to greatly change four dimensions of business: firm structure, management process, technology platform, and business capability. At present in Bangladesh, companies can use ERP to support organizational structures that were not previously possible or to create a more disciplined organizational culture. The working force or the employees in the country are not technologically sound enough to get adapted with ERP at this moment, which is a great constraint in ERP investment. But effective measures like training, organizational development, proper management and education can be helpful in the development of the digital firms in the country.
Companies Using ERP in Bangladesh:
At present there are several companies in the country using ERP. It has become an increasing trend among the large companies. Some familiar companies in Bangladesh using ERPs are:
Company Business type ERP Name
BOC Oxygen gas supplier SAP
Aktel Telecom SAP
Grameen Phone Telecom Oracle Finance
Banglalink Telecom Oracle Finance
Aventis Pharmaceuticals SAP
Keya Cosmetics Matrix
Otobi Furniture IFS
Expiditors Freight & forwarding Microsoft Dynamics
Dhaka Bank Banking Finacol
Performances after ERP investment:
We have discussed earlier that it takes about three to five years to fully implement all of the organizational and technology changes required by an enterprise system. The benefits of ERP implementation starts to accrue in an average of 31 months (McAfee, 1999; O’leary, 2000). The companies of Bangladesh mentioned above are in a transition phase of implementing ERP in their organizations. They have invested ERP recently. Among the above mentioned business groups ‘Padma Groups’ has invested ERP in just 2 months ago. BRAC-Aarong, Daffodil Group, Ambee Pharmaceuticals, Flora Ltd. has invested within one or two years. So it is not the very right time to measure their performances as ERP investor. In doing this report we found that the organizations
Enterprise system promises to greatly change four dimensions of business: firm structure, management process, technology platform, and business capability. At present in Bangladesh, companies can use ERP to support organizational structures that were not previously possible or to create a more disciplined organizational culture. The working force or the employees in the country are not technologically sound enough to get adapted with ERP at this moment, which is a great constraint in ERP investment. But effective measures like training, organizational development, proper management and education can be helpful in the development of the digital firms in the country.
Companies Using ERP in Bangladesh:
At present there are several companies in the country using ERP. It has become an increasing trend among the large companies. Some familiar companies in Bangladesh using ERPs are:
Company Business type ERP Name
BOC Oxygen gas supplier SAP
Aktel Telecom SAP
Grameen Phone Telecom Oracle Finance
Banglalink Telecom Oracle Finance
Aventis Pharmaceuticals SAP
Keya Cosmetics Matrix
Otobi Furniture IFS
Expiditors Freight & forwarding Microsoft Dynamics
Dhaka Bank Banking Finacol
Performances after ERP investment:
We have discussed earlier that it takes about three to five years to fully implement all of the organizational and technology changes required by an enterprise system. The benefits of ERP implementation starts to accrue in an average of 31 months (McAfee, 1999; O’leary, 2000). The companies of Bangladesh mentioned above are in a transition phase of implementing ERP in their organizations. They have invested ERP recently. Among the above mentioned business groups ‘Padma Groups’ has invested ERP in just 2 months ago. BRAC-Aarong, Daffodil Group, Ambee Pharmaceuticals, Flora Ltd. has invested within one or two years. So it is not the very right time to measure their performances as ERP investor. In doing this report we found that the organizations