ERP (enterprise resource planning) is a term for the broad set of activities that helps a business manages the
important parts of its business. The information made available through an enterprise resource planning system
provides visibility for key indicators (KPIs) required for meeting corporate objectives. enterprise resource planning
applications / softwares can be used to manage product planning, parts purchasing, inventories, interacting
with suppliers,
providing customer service, and tracking orders. enterprise resource planningcan also include application
modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business
May a times, enterprise resource planningsoftware forces the company employees to accept new data
recording procedures
and alter their working to introduce new business processes. This results in the necessity of the employees
to undergo training
and learn the new processes and user interfaces. This can also contribute for
enterprise resource planning software failures.
- Lack of internal expertise
- Lack of communication among staff and management
- Lack of a champion
- Lack of appropriate hardware suitable for ERP software
- Bad working culture with no respect to recording of data
- Financial crisis in the company
- Downturn in sales resulting in company shifting focus from ERP implementation
Scope of the Study
Scope of the study is to understand the concept of ERP in details and about the ERP software’s used in industry and
organisations and how it benefited to all. But our study is limited to little ERP Software and its applications on organisations.
Limitations of the Study
The limitations of our research are:
- The sample which we took does not represent the whole population as thenumbers of respondents were very less
- We used convenience sampling technique owing to limited resources which isnot ideal for this kind of research
- Our limited experience was another constraint on the quality of the research
- Our respondents were from specific areas and did not cover the whole of India
We missed out on some sectors in our research
Aim of the Study
Aim of the study is to understand the enterprise resource planningand its usages and applications and how
it is beneficial to industry. It also aims in understanding and comparing two ERP software’s.
Objectives of the Study
- To understand the concept of ERP in detail
- To understand about the ERP Vendors
- To understand the advantages and disadvantages of ERP
- To understand how ERP can improve a company's business performance
- To know whether ERP fit the ways I do business
- To know the ERP Implementation Life Cycle
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
- Introduction to ERP
- Implementation and Process
- Advantages and Disadvantages of ERP
- Aim of the Study
- Objectives of the Study
2. Company Profile
- ERP Software Vendors
- SAP AG
- Oracle
- PeopleSoft
- J.D. Edwards
3.Research Methodology
- Research Design
- Data Collection
- Secondary Research
- How can ERP improve a company's business performance
- How long will an ERP project take
- What will ERP fix in my business
- Will ERP fit the ways I do business
- ERP Implementation Life Cycle
- ERP Implementation Process Steps
- SAP as ERP Software
- SAP ERP Features & Functions
- SAP Business Benefits
- Features & Functions of SAP ERP Financials
- The Leading ERP Package: SAP R/3
- Oracle as ERP Software
- Advantages of Oracle and people Soft
- Which is better: SAP vs. Oracle
- ERP Advise, What makes a good ERP vendor
- What does ERP really cost
- ERP usage
4. Data Interpretation and Analysis
5.Key Findings
6. Recommendations
7. Conclusion
8. Bibliography
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