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Erp Selection For Small And Medium Size Organizations

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ERP Selection for Small and Medium Size Organizations
‘PROJECT C’

Author
Eng.Meenu Abinaya Sridharan 5019315

Supervisor
Prof.Dr.Agnes Pechmann

Master of Engineering in Technical Management
Department of Mechanical Engineering
December 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract 6
1. Scope of the Project 7
2. Introduction 8
3. ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning - Evolution 9
3.1 Importance of ERP 9
4. Need for ERP 10
5. Small and Medium Business 10
5.1 A Market Analysis – ERP Needs of SMBs 11
6. Midmarket ERP solutions 14
7. SAP Offerings 16
7.1 SAP Business One 16
7.1.1 Features 17
7.1.2 Cost 18
7.2 SAP Business ByDesign 18
7.3 SAP Business All-in-One 19
8. Open Source 22
9. Open Source ERP (OSE) 23
9.1 Open Source ERP and SMBs 24
9.2 Open Source Midmarket Solutions Overview 26
9.2.1 Openbravo 26
9.2.1.1 Functional Features 26
9.2.1.2 Cost 27
9.2.1.3 Accolades 27
9.2.2 Compiere 28
9.2.2.1 Cost 29
9.2.2.2 Success Stories 29
10. Selection of ERP 30
10.1 Must DO s 37
10.2 Must not DO s 37
11. Evaluation 38
11.1 Evaluation of the Proposed Business Model 38
11.1.1 Progress 1 – Identifying the right time for change 38
11.1.2 Progress 2 – Evaluate and analyze the ERP systems 38
11.1.3 Progress 3 – Select ERP 40
12. Conclusion 43
13. References 44
TABLE OF TABLES

Table 1 - SAP Business One Product Features 18
Table 2 - SAP Business One Implementation Costs 18
Table 3 - Openbravo Product Costs 27
Table 4 - Awards for Openbravo 28
Table 5 - Compiere Product Costs 29
Table 6 - Compiere Success Stories 30
Table 7 - Cost Reduction by ERP implementation 31
TABLE OF FIGURES

Figure 1 - Factors contributing to ERP needs of SMBs 11
Figure 2 - Main factors driving ERP needs in SMBs 12
Figure 3 - Age of ERPs used 12
Figure 4 - Number of ERP systems used in enterprises 13
Figure 5 - % of Companies favoring...