Cost containment strategies for ERP system implementations

Enterprise resources planning (ERP) system applications, which are popular with large, predominately manufacturing companies, are now expanding to smaller, more service-oriented businesses. A persistent problem with ERP, or enterprise systems, has been cost, whether the company involved is large or...

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Published in:Production and inventory management journal 2001-03, Vol.42 (2), p.36
Main Authors: Willis, T. Hillman, Willis-Brown, Ann Hillary, McMillan, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgets
Business enterprises
Business management software
Competitive advantage
Corporate culture
Cost analysis
Costs
Customer services
Employees
Enterprise resource planning
Executives
Industrial management
Information management software
Logistics
Materials management
Operations research
Production management
Production planning
Software
Technology application
User training
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Summary:Enterprise resources planning (ERP) system applications, which are popular with large, predominately manufacturing companies, are now expanding to smaller, more service-oriented businesses. A persistent problem with ERP, or enterprise systems, has been cost, whether the company involved is large or small. This article suggests several approaches to successfully implementing ERP and details five strategic areas for controlling the so-called hidden costs of system implementation: (1) training, (2) integration and testing, (3) data conversion, (4) data analysis, and (5) transitioning from consultants.
ISSN:0897-8336