Designing ERP Software Evaluation Procedure for a Governmental Organization
KERİM GOZTEPE, IE,PH.D.TURKİSH ARMY WAR COLLEGE, ISTANBUL
15TH INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE, ROME
Topics What is ERP?Importance of ERP Software SelectionERP Evaluation Process Summary&Conclusions
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Enterprice Resource PlanningERP
An ERP system is an attempt to integrate all functions across a company to a single computer system that can serve all those functions’ specific needs.
“Integration” is the key word for ERP implementation.
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Enterprice Resource PlanningERP
It may also integrate key customers and suppliers as part of the enterprise’s operation. It provides integrated database and custom-designed report systems.It adopts a set of “best practices” for carrying out all business processes.
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Importance of ERP Software SelectionAn enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is regarded a solution approach for any organization. It is an information system to plan and manage whole firms’ or organizations’ function. Once it is adopted, it provides many useful tools in management.
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Importance of ERP Software Selection
Government or a state is a sophisticated organization. Each division is subdivided into smaller groups to facilitate better coordination and management in large organizations. For a better coordination and management, an organization needs ERP systems. In order to fulfil different tasks, ERP systems have a vital role in today's organizations. ERP systems have high costs and high implementation risks. Because of this, ERP evaluation procedure is a challenging task for decision makers
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Summary&ConclusionsERP software has a major impact on organizational computingIt has technological, financial, organizational benefitsBe careful about Many hidden costs It is also expensive, massive, inflexibleIt reqires complex decision making procedure for adoption
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Summary&ConclusionsERP has a wide range of use for every kind of organization, including governmental organizations. It is applicable to all industries. It has a high cost to implement; however, it brings huge benefits after organisations implement it. Therefore, the most critical phase is the ERP selection stage. An inadequate ERP software selection will cause irreparable consequences.
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