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Learn about the benefits and risks of implementing ERP systems, how they automate business processes, and the top vendors in the market. Discover how ERP can improve financial management and encourage efficient processes.
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Enterprise Resource Planning Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 1
Wikipedia definition • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems integrate • internal and external management information across an • entire organization,embracing finance/accounting, • manufacturing, sales and service,customer relationship • management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with • an integrated software application. Their purpose is to • facilitate the flow of information between all business • functions inside the boundaries of the organization and • manage the connections to outside stakeholders. Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 2
two videos to start ... • Gartner video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnRzW3SswEI&feature=plcp&context=C38698c8UDOEgsToPDskJUMITaWsTmES_jSvpqzXj5 • Brief interview about ERP • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtZ1jlKqMoQ Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 3
so it’s about ... Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 4
there is a software for everything ... Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 5
and ERP contains ... Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 6
summarizing Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 7
it is important! • Common database + client/server software • Cycle time reduction • Faster information transactions • Better financial management • Laying the groundwork for electronic commerce • Encourages organizations to manage processes explicitly • ... • We’ll see more in the Cisco case Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 8
but there are risks ... • Difficult to implement • Inflexible • Hierarchical • ... • We’ll see more in the Cisco case Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 9
openbravo demo video • how does it look like + how it works • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqas62iJxtc Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 10
where is the technology? Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 11
software vendors more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ERP_software_packages Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 12
market share by revenues Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 13
ERP satisfaction Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 14
Gartner quadrant Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 15
The Cisco case Diego Bartolomé, Ghent, February 2012, p. 16