Product Description
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems integrate the primary applications in an organization. A typical ERP system provides applications for accounting and controlling, production and materials management, quality management and plant maintenance, sales and distribution, human resource management, and project management. This new report from CTR examines the benefits and drawbacks of implementing ERP systems. Implementing ERP suites can improve and update corporate resource management, but the training and costs involved can be prohibitive. Therefore, the report also provides a five-step plan for ERP implementation and explains how to calculate ERP return on investment (ROI). Topics Covered Include:
What Is ERP?
ERP: A Business Necessity
ERP Philosophy and Functions
Extended ERP
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Accounting
Sales and Distribution
Materials Management
Tier One Vendors
Mid-market Vendors
Vendor Selection
The Five Major Steps of ERP
Implementation
Designing a Business Blueprint
Application Configuration
Testing and End-user Acceptance
Training
Big Bang Versus Gradual Implementation
ERP Benefits
Achieving Year 2000 (Y2K)-compliant Systems
Without Rewriting Code
Shared Enterprise Data
Consolidating Corporate Data
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
SCM Software
Sales Force Automation (SFA)
ERP Tools
ERP Services
ERP Challenges
Outsourcing ERP
High Implementation Costs
Calculating ROI
Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
What Is ERP?
ERP: A Business Necessity
ERP Philosophy and Functions
Extended ERP
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Accounting
Sales and Distribution
Materials Management
Tier One Vendors
Mid-market Vendors
Vendor Selection
The Five Major Steps of ERP
Implementation
Designing a Business Blueprint
Application Configuration
Testing and End-user Acceptance
Training
Big Bang Versus Gradual Implementation
ERP Benefits
Achieving Year 2000 (Y2K)-compliant Systems
Without Rewriting Code
Shared Enterprise Data
Consolidating Corporate Data
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
SCM Software
Sales Force Automation (SFA)
ERP Tools
ERP Services
ERP Challenges
Outsourcing ERP
High Implementation Costs
Calculating ROI
Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
From the Publisher
Computer Technology Research Corp. (CTR) is an internationally-recognized research and publishing company. Since 1979, CTR's reports have provided information on major technologies, trends, products, companies, and markets concerning the computer industry. Our reports assist executives, users, and vendors with making strategic decisions regarding information technology products and services.
Each CTR report includes management summaries, competitive analyses, technical product evaluations, vendor marketing strategies and case studies. CTR's reports are independently researched and present unbiased, objective views, strengths and limitations of products, and insight into technology directions. The reports provide managers with the vital quality information that is needed to successfully plan large- and small-scale information technology projects.
