MODELING OF ERP INSTALLATION PROCESS

Business Process Measurement in Small Enterprises after the Installation of an ERP Software

We report the observation of the first six months of operation after the installation of an ERP software in a group of small Italian enterprises (some dealers of various products and one manufacturer). Before the ERP, no explicit process descriptions existed within the companies: the operations were manually performed, using office automation software or legacy programs that were not process or...

Selection Process of ERP Systems

Background: The application and introduction of ERP systems have become a central issue for management and operation of enterprises. The competition on market enforces the improvement and optimization of business processes of enterprises to increase their efficiency, effectiveness, and to manage better the resources outside the company. The primary task of ERP systems is to achieve the before-m...

ERP modeling: a comprehensive approach

We present a generic reverse engineering process, aimed at developing a model that captures the available alternatives at different application levels of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Such a model is needed when ERP systems are aligned with the needs of the enterprise in which they are implemented. In order to support the ERP implementation process, the model should describe the...

ERP in Practice: A Snapshot of Post-Installation Perception and Behaviors

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