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A Study and Analysis of Various Existing Implementation Framework Related to ...EECJOURNAL
Despite the difficulties, risk and failures, higher education institutions are continuously implementing the ERP Systems to meet the demands of increased competition and customer expectation. So, it is important to understand and follow an implementation frameworks to reduce/avoid the implementation failures. This study focuses on the overview of different frameworks/models used in ERP implementation and raise an alarm to indicate that there is only limited research available in this area of higher education hence it should be given more focus.
Assessing the Feasibility of Developing a Federated ERP SystemIJMIT JOURNAL
In past years ERP Systems have become one of the main components within the corporate IT structure. Several problems exist around implementing and operating these systems within companies. In the literature one can find several studies about the problems arising during the implementation of an ERP system. The main problem areas are around the complexity of ERP systems. One vision to overcome some of these problems is federated ERP. Federated ERP systems are built of components from different vendors, which are distributed within a network. All components act as one single ERP system from the user perspective. The decreased complexity of such a system would require lower installation and maintenance cost. Additional, only the components which are needed to cover the company’s business processes would be used. Several theories around this concept exist, but a feasibility assessment of developing a federated ERP system has not been done yet. Based on a literary analysis of existing methods for feasibility studies, this paper is applying strategic planning concepts and referential data from the traditional ERP development to provide a first assessment of the overall feasibility of developing a platform for federated ERP systems. An analytical hierarchical approach is used to define effort and effect related criteria and their domain values. The assessment as the criteria is done in comparison to the development of a classical ERP system. Using the developed criteria, a net present value calculation is done. The calculation of the net present value is done on an overall, not company specific level. In order to estimate the weighted average cost of capital, the values from successful software companies are used as a baseline. Additional potential risks and obstacles are identified for further clarification.
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organizational performance. As an IT application, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is
considered one of the most important IT applications because it enables the organizations to connect and
interact with its administrative units in order to manage data and organize internal procedures. Many
institutions use ERP systems, most notably Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). However, many projects
fail or exceed scheduling and budget constraints; the rate of failure in HEIs sector is higher than in other
sectors. With HEIs’ recent movement to implement ERP systems and the lack of research studies examining
successful implementation in HEIs, this paper provides a critical literature review with a special focus on
Saudi Arabia. Further, it defines Critical Success Factors (CSFs) contributing to the success of ERP
implementation in HEIs. This paper is part of a larger research effort aiming to provide guidelines and
useful findings that help HEIs to manage the challenges for ERP systems and define CSFs that will help
practitioners to implement them in the Saudi context.
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Manufacturing Companies today are constantly in search for ways to achieve
better business performance and sustain competitive advantages through effective
deployment of resources and business processes. To improve business performance,
Manufacturing Companies require an efficient planning and control system that
synchronizes planning of all processes across the industry. Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) provides a centralized framework for all data and processes of an
industry. It integrates all aspects of a business from planning to inventory control,
manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, customer service and human resources.
Manufacturing Companies undertake ERP implementations to achieve tangible
benefits including a significant return on investment. Accordingly the most common
benefit of Manufacturing Company is for an increase in response time due to better
availability of information. Another common benefit is increase in interaction across
the company, integration of business operations/processes, improved interaction with
customers, reduced direct operating and labour costs, reduced IT maintenance costs,
improved lead-time, improved inventory levels and improved interaction with
suppliers. A study was undertaken to assess impact of ERP as a Change Management
Tool in Manufacturing Companies. This article presents the key findings, conclusions
and suggestions.
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Nowadays, Information Technology (IT) plays an important role in efficiency and effectiveness of the organizational performance. As an IT application, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is considered one of the most important IT applications because it enables the organizations to connect and interact with its administrative units in order to manage data and organize internal procedures. Many institutions use ERP systems, most notably Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). However, many projects fail or exceed scheduling and budget constraints; the rate of failure in HEIs sector is higher than in other sectors. With HEIs’ recent movement to implement ERP systems and the lack of research studies examining successful implementation in HEIs, this paper provides a critical literature review with a special focus on Saudi Arabia. Further, it defines Critical Success Factors (CSFs) contributing to the success of ERP implementation in HEIs. This paper is part of a larger research effort aiming to provide guidelines and useful findings that help HEIs to manage the challenges for ERP systems and define CSFs that will help practitioners to implement them in the Saudi context.
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Migrating from a legacy enterprise resource planning (erp) system to a new er...eSAT Publishing House
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Success Factors for Enterprise Systems in the Higher Education Sector: A Case...inventionjournals
Many large organisations have moved to Enterprise System solutions in recent years, including the higher education sector (HES). Whilst the benefits of Enterprise systems are well known, the sector has a social mission and characteristics that do not necessarily map to a commercially-focused corporate conceptualization, and assessing the suitability of any particular enterprise solution requires a qualified set of criteria to be applied. This paper looks at an “essential set” of critical success factors (CSFs) relevant to enterprise systems in the HES and applies them in a case study of a large Australian University. The CSFs found to be most relevant to successful ES deployment show differences from CSFs reported in other studies, mainly those in commercial sectors, suggesting a sector based approach be taken to evaluating ES success. We generalise our practical findings to theory, and propose further theory development and validation through confirmatory case studies and specific hypothesis testing.
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ERP SYSTEM WITHIN UNIVERSITY CON...IJMIT JOURNAL
Nowadays, Information Technology (IT) plays an important role in efficiency and effectiveness of the
organizational performance. As an IT application, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is
considered one of the most important IT applications because it enables the organizations to connect and
interact with its administrative units in order to manage data and organize internal procedures. Many
institutions use ERP systems, most notably Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). However, many projects
fail or exceed scheduling and budget constraints; the rate of failure in HEIs sector is higher than in other
sectors. With HEIs’ recent movement to implement ERP systems and the lack of research studies examining
successful implementation in HEIs, this paper provides a critical literature review with a special focus on
Saudi Arabia. Further, it defines Critical Success Factors (CSFs) contributing to the success of ERP
implementation in HEIs. This paper is part of a larger research effort aiming to provide guidelines and
useful findings that help HEIs to manage the challenges for ERP systems and define CSFs that will help
practitioners to implement them in the Saudi context.
Investigation and Study of Vital Factors in Selection, Implementation and Sat...IJECEIAES
Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in India are the most productive job designers and forerunners in developing new ideas in the field of business. SMEs not only play a vital role in providing large scale employment openings at reasonably lower capital than large businesses but also help in industrialization of rural areas in India. SMEs are complementary to large industries as subsidiary units and this sector contributes immensely to the socio-economic development of the country. Small and Medium scale industries have grown tremendously in the last 5 decades. In spite of high enthusiasm and intrinsic capabilities to grow, there are a number of problems faced by SME‟s; one of them is the „technological obsolescence‟. The SME sector in order to outcome this challenge must make advances in the field of engineering and technology. Adoption of Information Communication Technology in their business process can enhance their productivity and global competency.in the market. In this connection Enterprise Resource Planning plays a vital role in the SME‟s business process strategy. Hence there is a need for the motivation to implement ERP and find whether the current ICT solution the industries using are adequate for their strategy. In this paper we try to find out which ERP vendors does the SME sectors prefer, are the features of the ERP system and the implementation methodology selected have met the business goals and user satisfaction.
Manufacturing Companies today are constantly in search for ways to achieve
better business performance and sustain competitive advantages through effective
deployment of resources and business processes. To improve business performance,
Manufacturing Companies require an efficient planning and control system that
synchronizes planning of all processes across the industry. Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) provides a centralized framework for all data and processes of an
industry. It integrates all aspects of a business from planning to inventory control,
manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, customer service and human resources.
Manufacturing Companies undertake ERP implementations to achieve tangible
benefits including a significant return on investment. Accordingly the most common
benefit of Manufacturing Company is for an increase in response time due to better
availability of information. Another common benefit is increase in interaction across
the company, integration of business operations/processes, improved interaction with
customers, reduced direct operating and labour costs, reduced IT maintenance costs,
improved lead-time, improved inventory levels and improved interaction with
suppliers. A study was undertaken to assess impact of ERP as a Change Management
Tool in Manufacturing Companies. This article presents the key findings, conclusions
and suggestions.
Our Industrial Modeling Service (IMS) involves several important (but rarely implemented) methods to significantly improve and advance your existing models and data. Since it is well-known that good decision-making requires good models and data, IMS is ideally suited to support this continuous-improvement endeavour. IMS is specifically designed to either co-exist with your existing design, planning, scheduling, etc. applications or these same models and data can be used seamlessly into our Industrial Modeling and Programming Language (IMPL) to create new value-added applications. The following techniques form the basis of our IMS offering.
Integration impediment during ERP Developmentijtsrd
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems have increasingly been developed and integrated with other internal and external systems. This paper contributes to the field of enterprise systems integration by clarifying the concept of integration in the context of ERP systems. We investigated integration obstacles during ERP development in 5 large organizations through theme-based interviews. Besides considering integration as purely technical challenge, our findings reveal the other perspectives of integration. In total 31 environmental, technical, managerial, and organizational integration obstacles were identified from empirical data and further mapped with 13 ERP challenge categories derived from the literature. Our findings reveal that integration barriers are related to all 13 categories of ERP challenges. This indicates that integration should not be a separate project from ERP development. Identifying the integration obstacles is necessary for practitioners to develop counteractions to enterprise integration problems Jaychand Vishwakarma"Integration impediment during ERP Development" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd12735.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/other/12735/integration-impediment-during-erp-development/jaychand-vishwakarma
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A must-read for all the pioneering brains still looking for the last frontier in the business arena.
Critical Success Factors for Implementing an ERP System within University Con...IJMIT JOURNAL
Nowadays, Information Technology (IT) plays an important role in efficiency and effectiveness of the organizational performance. As an IT application, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is considered one of the most important IT applications because it enables the organizations to connect and interact with its administrative units in order to manage data and organize internal procedures. Many institutions use ERP systems, most notably Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). However, many projects fail or exceed scheduling and budget constraints; the rate of failure in HEIs sector is higher than in other sectors. With HEIs’ recent movement to implement ERP systems and the lack of research studies examining successful implementation in HEIs, this paper provides a critical literature review with a special focus on Saudi Arabia. Further, it defines Critical Success Factors (CSFs) contributing to the success of ERP implementation in HEIs. This paper is part of a larger research effort aiming to provide guidelines and useful findings that help HEIs to manage the challenges for ERP systems and define CSFs that will help practitioners to implement them in the Saudi context.
Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs) with Technical aspectszillesubhan
In the past few years, the information
technology has emerged as a key driving force for
growth of business organizations. The trend of
implementing the latest tools and technologies has
reached to maximum extent. The majority of business
organizations has adopted new and innovative tools
to manage their business tasks effectively. In this
scenario, an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
system is a huge information system that
organizations implement to manage their business
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system requires taking into consideration various
critical factors, which are essential to be considered
in order to make this implementation fruitful. This
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advantages provided by ERPs to business
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Municipality (GAM) Case study. The statistical results showed that there are availability of the
Organizational factor (Organizational Objectives and Services, Organization culture, and Business
process) for success of ERP system, and indicate the technological infrastructure is available og GAM.
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8. Erp Managing The Implementation Process
1. European Journal of Operational Research 146 (2003) 302–314
www.elsevier.com/locate/dsw
Enterprise resource planning: Managing
the implementation process
Vincent A. Mabert 1, Ashok Soni *, M.A. Venkataramanan 2
Department of Operations and Decision Technologies, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 1309 E. Tenth St.,
Bloomington, IN 47405-1701, USA
Abstract
Over the past few years, thousands of companies around the world have implemented enterprise resource planning
(ERP) systems. Implementing an ERP system is generally a formidable challenge, with a typical ERP implementation
taking anywhere from one to five years. The story of the success of ERP systems in achieving the stated objectives is
mixed. Some companies have had very successful implementations while others have struggled. This paper empirically
investigates and identifies key differences in the approaches used by companies that managed their implementations on-
time and/or on/under-budget versus the ones that did not using data collected through a survey of US manufacturing
companies that have implemented ERP systems. Logistic regressions are used to classify on-time and on/under-budget
firm groups based on the survey responses and to identify the significant variables that contribute to on-time and on/
under-budget implementation performance. The results indicate that many different factors ranging from pre-imple-
mentation planning to system configuration influence performance, which managers should be sensitive about when
implementing major systems like ERP.
Ó 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Enterprise resource planning; Survey methodology; Logistic regression models
1. Introduction vide, at least in theory, seamless integration of
processes across functional areas with improved
Since the mid-1990s, enterprise resource plan- workflow, standardization of various business
ning (ERP) systems have been installed in thou- practices, and access to real-time up-to-date data.
sands of companies worldwide. ERP systems are ERP systems are complex and implementing one
enterprise-wide on-line interactive systems that can be a challenging, time consuming and expen-
support cross-functional processes using a com- sive project for any company (Davenport, 1998).
mon database. ERP systems are designed to pro- An ERP implementation can take many years to
complete, and cost tens of millions of dollars for a
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Despite the large installed base of ERP systems, Everdigen et al. in a survey of 2647 European
academic research in this area is relatively new. companies across all industry types determined
Like many other new Information Technology adoption and penetration of ERP by functionality.
(IT) areas, much of the initial literature in ERP Mabert et al. surveyed manufacturing companies
consists of articles or case studies either in the in the US to study penetration of ERP, moti-
business press or in practitioner focused journals. vation, implementation strategies, modules and
Many of these articles provide anecdotal infor- functionalities implemented, and operational ben-
mation based on a few successes or failures. These efits in the manufacturing sector.
publications have chronicled both some high pro- While the above practitioner and academic re-
file failures and extensive difficulties at such search provides valuable insights into both ERP
companies as FoxMeyer and Hershey Food Cor- effective use and implementation process issues, we
poration (Deutsch, 1998; Diederich, 1998; Nelson feel a more systematic empirical analysis of ERP
and Ramstad, 1999), and some model implemen- implementations is essential for understanding key
tations (Kirkpatrick, 1998). Also, several authors factors that lead to a successful implementation, as
(Piturro, 1999; Trunk, 1999; Zuckerman, 1999) measured by on-time and on/under-budget per-
emphasize that ERP is a key ingredient for gaining formance. This paper addresses this issue by re-
competitive advantage, streamlining operations, porting on and analyzing the results of a survey of
and having ‘‘lean’’ manufacturing. As a testimo- companies who have implemented ERP systems.
nial for this viewpoint, they point to tens of More specifically, this paper empirically investi-
thousands of companies around the world who gates whether there are key differences in the
have implemented or are planning to implement approaches by companies that managed their im-
ERP systems. plementations ‘‘on-time’’ and/or ‘‘on/under-budget’’
More recently, several academically oriented versus the firms that did not. These are two success
papers have dealt with various aspects of ERP measures often cited by companies for ERP im-
(Davenport, 1998; McAfee, 1999; Stratman and plementations (Mabert et al., 2000, 2001). Logistic
Roth, 1999; Van Everdingen et al., 2000; Mabert regression models are used to classify companies
et al., 2000, 2001). Davenport looks at the reasons that are able to accomplish their implementations
for implementing ERP systems and the challenges on-time and then on/under-budget based upon a
of the implementation project itself. McAfee, and set of input variables. All results are based on the
Stratman and Roth both look at operational per- responses from this survey.
formance. McAfee reports on a longitudinal ex- The rest of the paper is organized as follows: In
periment at a computer manufacturing facility to the next section we discuss the research issues and
determine the impact of an ERP system on op- framework employed to conduct the investigation,
erational performance. His research shows that and the relevant research germane to this evolving
operational performance measures improve sig- area. Section 3 outlines the systematic data col-
nificantly on pre-ERP levels four months after lection methodology in this study. In Section 4 we
implementation. McAfee proposes a longer time develop logistic regression models to classify
frame for such a study. Stratman and Roth pro- companies based on on-time and on/under-budget
pose an integrated conceptual model of ‘‘ERP measures and present our findings. Section 5
Competence’’ which they define as comprised of summarizes our observations and conclusions.
several organizational aptitudes including strategic
planning, executive commitment, project manag-
ement, IT skills and change management. They 2. Research issues and research framework
argue that a firmÕs ERP Competence must be used
effectively in order to truly harness the capabilities The research reported in this paper is part of a
of an ERP system for competitive advantage. Van long-term on-going project aimed at studying the
Everdigen et al. and Mabert et al. both use surveys state-of-the-art of ERP practice and implementa-
to systematically study a variety of issues. Van tions. This project has been carried out using a
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two-phased approach. In Phase I, a case study during the planning and implementing stages.
methodology was employed to study ERP im- In the larger firms the team members were fully
plementations at 12 manufacturing firms using dedicated to the ERP project and were often co-
structured interviews of key managers, IT profes- located in a ‘‘War Room’’.
sionals, and users associated with each companyÕs • The implementation team spent extra time up
implementation. The size of these case study firms front to define in great detail exactly how the
ranged from $30 million in revenues to over $35 implementation would be carried out. This in-
billion. Five firms had revenues over $1 billion, cluded what modules and process options
three had revenues between $200 million to $1 would be implemented and how the senior man-
billion and four were in the $30 million to $200 agement priorities would be incorporated.
million range. These implementations involved • These companies laid out clear guidelines on
four different ERP vendor packages. In addition to performance measurements. These metrics were
the case studies, senior consultants at six consult- not just technical ones but also included busi-
ing firms specializing in ERP implementations ness operations.
were interviewed at length to get their perspectives • Modifications to the ERP system code were
on ERP (Mabert et al., 2000, 2001). Their expertise kept to a minimum.
covered five different packages. The primary ob- • Organizational change and training strategies
jective for conducting the case studies and the were developed in advance and were continu-
consultant interviews was to obtain reliable ally updated during the implementation.
and detailed information on the current status of • Implementations where several key modules
ERP practice and implementations. This research were implemented at the same time took a
methodology has been used successfully in a shorter time (implementing several modules at
number of studies (Orlikowski, 1992; Yin, 1993, the same time is usually referred to the Mini
1994; Robey and Sahay, 1996), and was employed Big-Bang approach. Implementing the entire
here to provide a foundation for our future efforts. system at the same time is called the Big-Bang
Several key findings emerged from the case approach) than phasing in modules a few at a
studies. First, while most implementation projects time (usually referred to as the phased-in ap-
are unique in many ways, there are still many proach).
underlying issues, activities and strategies that are • Key technology issues, such as data integrity
common to all of them, irrespective of the package and technology infrastructure, were addressed
implemented. Second, the findings from the case early.
studies strongly suggest that the overriding objec- • Only minor reengineering efforts were carried
tive of most companies is to complete the project out up front.
on-time and within the budgeted resources. Third, • The implementation plan and subsequent pro-
to meet on time and budget targets, ERP projects gress was communicated regularly to employ-
have to be planned very carefully and managed ees, suppliers and customers.
very efficiently. And fourth, the companies that
stayed on-time and on/under-budget for their ERP After analyzing the set of characteristics relative
implementation had many common characteris- to their nature and timing during the implemen-
tics. These include the following: tation process, we chose to group these character-
istics into three categories consisting of planning
• Senior executives were very involved through- effort, implementation decisions, and implemen-
out the project, from the outset to completion, tation management. Planning effort refers to all
and also established clear priorities. factors that have to be addressed in the planning
• A cross-functional ERP Steering Committee stages before the start of the project. These include
with executive leadership was established to such variables as executive support and involve-
oversee the project. The Steering Committee ment in the planning of the project, the makeup of
was empowered to make key decisions, both the implementation team, and addressing key
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Table 1
Key planning and implementation management variables
Planning variables Implementation management variables
Development of a business case Strong executive involvement
Defined very clear desired outcomes Strong executive support
Defined performance metrics Communicated progress regularly
Strong executive sponsorship Benchmarked implementation progress
Strong executive involvement ERP committee able to make key decisions
An empowered ERP steering committee Communicated with personnel impacted
An ERP implementation team Created ‘‘Super-Users’’ and ‘‘Trouble-Shooters’’
Clear organizational change strategies Trained all users
Clear education and training strategies Kept suppliers/customers informed
Communicated ERP plan to the enterprise
Addressed data conversion and integrity
Technology infrastructure in place
technology issues. Implementation decisions refer study the individual and/or collective impact of the
to strategic options on how to conduct the im- planning variables, strategic decision variables,
plementation. These include such decisions as and implementation management variables on
whether to implement using the Big-Bang ap- ERP implementation costs and timelines.
proach or the phased-in approach, and the amount The proposed methodology of studying key
of software customization and reengineering to factors behind ERP implementations is very simi-
complete. The third critical area is implementation lar to the approach used in a variety of studies in
management itself, referring to all variables/actions Information Technology (IT) implementation re-
during the implementation. The key variables search. Some of these proposed factors are the
identified by the case studies in each of these three ones that have been found to be significant in
categories are listed in Tables 1 and 2. other IT implementations. These include top
While the case studies proved useful in under- management support, IT design, and appropriate
standing the general nature of implementations, it user training interaction and understanding (Fu-
was based on a small sample. To confirm our ini- erst and Cheney, 1983; Schultz, 1984; Sanders and
tial finding of the differences and commonality of Courtney, 1985; Kwon and Zmud, 1987). Other
ERP implementations, a survey instrument was studies of IT implementation also provide some
developed in order to obtain a broader perspective guidelines for the current study (Ginzberg, 1981;
of ERP practice and experiences relating to plan- McFarlan, 1981) but much of this deals with leg-
ning, customization, managing, costs, time-lines, acy systems. The technology closest to ERP sys-
performance, and success factors. More specifi- tems for manufacturing firms is MRP II. ERP
cally, the primary objective of the project is to systems have evolved from MRP and MRP II and
can be considered as extensions of MRP II with
enhanced and added functionalities. In the MRP
literature, several authors have studied imple-
Table 2
mentations (Schroeder et al., 1981; White et al.,
Key strategic decision variables
1982) using different key variables and regression
Implementation decision variables
based modeling.
Single ERP package versus multiple packages While IT and MRP II research sheds some light
Big-Bang or mini Big-Bang versus a phased-in approach
Number of modules implemented
on ERP implementations, there are significant
Order of implementation differences between both legacy systems and ERP,
Modifications to system and MRP II and ERP. For example, many legacy
Major reengineering upfront versus limited reengineering systems, like early MRP, were custom-designed
An accelerated implementation strategy requiring unique designer–user interactions. ERP
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systems, on the other hand, are package systems The survey, cover letter and response envelope
that usually require organizational or process were mailed to 270 firms that were randomly
changes for implementation. Further, legacy sys- drawn from a list of approximately 2700 US
tems usually operated in functional silos whereas companies that have or are implementing ERP
ERP systems are integrative and require significant systems. This list has been developed from a va-
changes to processes across the entire organization riety of sources including ERP user-group com-
for successful implementation. The key difference panies, customer lists provided by ERP vendors,
between MRP II and ERP systems is that ERP consultant clients and through research of com-
includes functionalities, such as human resources pany Web sites. The contact names at these 270
planning, decision support applications, regula- companies were developed from APICS members,
tory control, quality, elements of supply chain ERP user-group participation lists, and a sub-
management and maintenance support that are scriber database list from InfoWorld, a technical
beyond the traditional focus of MRP II (Yusuf trade journal. The mailing was sent out in the first
and Little, 1998). week of October 2000. By mid-December 2000, 78
responses had been received, for an overall re-
sponse rate of 28.8%. Given the length and com-
3. Methodology prehensive nature of the survey, this response rate
was concluded to be reasonable. Respondents were
The survey questionnaire asked for information not asked to provide company-identifying infor-
on implementation in six key areas: The respon- mation to enhance sharing of company perfor-
dentÕs and the companyÕs characteristics, the ERP mance based information. Of the 78 responses, 77
planning process, implementation decisions, man- had already implemented ERP systems. One was
agement of the implementation process, timelines in very preliminary stages of implementation and,
and, budgets and costs. It was four pages long and consequently, had only minimal information.
had a total 26 questions. Most questions in the Another two had contradictory information and
survey required multiple responses. The responses were thrown out, leaving 75 usable responses.
were encoded using a mix of check boxes, open- The size of the responding companies ranged
ended answers, and a binary scale with Yes or No from $30 million to $32 billion in annual revenues.
responses. The case studies provided the guidance The number of employees ranged from 140 to
for the encoding scheme in terms of what type of 60,000. Eighty percent of the respondents were at
questions required what responses. For example, the manager or above level, with over 35% listing
the total cost was segmented into buckets because their job titles to be director or vice-president.
the interviews showed that respondents were more Approximately 25% had some form of ERP des-
comfortable with providing approximate figures ignation in their title (Director––SAP Applica-
instead of exact values. The planning and man- tions, Director of ERP Systems, etc.). A more
aging variables were encoded using a binary scale detailed breakdown of the statistics from the re-
(Yes or No) because either the companies used sponding companies is presented in Table 3.
these approaches or they did not. After the initial
development of the survey questionnaire, it was
sent to two ERP project leaders from our case 4. Results
study companies. The primary objective was to
test whether the instrument provided consistent The data show there are distinct differences in
and accurate information. Their responses were what the sample companies have done in terms of
checked against the information collected during their implementations. Just over 89% of the com-
the case studies. In addition, the questionnaire was panies have implemented a single ERP system, of
checked by two ERP consultants. Based on the which just over half have other systems attached to
information provided by these experts, the instru- their ERP system. The rest had implemented
ment was fine-tuned and finalized. modules from multiple ERP systems. A total of
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Table 3
Basic data of responding companies
RespondentÕs position Percent (%) Annual revenues Percent (%) Number of employees Percent (%)
Executive/VP 10.0 <$500 million 28.5 <1000 22.8
Director 25.7 $501 million to $1 billion 10.2 1000–2500 14.3
Manager 44.3 $1 billion to $5 billion 32.8 2501–5000 21.4
Other 20.0 >$5 billion 28.5 >5000 41.5
65% of the sample were SAP companies. Given its 4.1. Planning variables
market share is approximately 33%, SAP is rep-
resented disproportionately in the sample. How- For the 12 planning variables, the respondents
ever, our case study and consultant analysis were asked to answer either a ÔYesÕ or a ÔNoÕ de-
indicates that the type of system implemented is pending on whether their company undertook this
not a factor in determining implementation out- planning task. The results are summarized in
comes, time lines, and success rates. The strategy Table 4. The interpretation of the sample statistics
used for the implementation is one of the most in this table is as follows: Of the companies that
important factors in determining the outcome of were on-time, late, on/under-budget or over-budget,
an ERP project. Fifty-two percent (52%) of the the percentage statistic shows the proportion of
sample companies chose to implement several key companies that completed that task. Thus, of all
modules at the same time. Only two of these 52% the on-time companies, 83% had developed a
could be truly classified as Big-Bang implementa- business case. Similarly, of all the companies that
tions. The rest were Mini Big-Bang. Twenty-nine were late, 78% had developed a business case. The
percent (29%) of the companies chose to do sig- results for both the timeline categories and
nificant reengineering up front. The rest either did the budget/cost categories show similar trends.
minimal reengineering or left it till after the system While the data suggest that both sets of categories
was installed. Approximately 55% chose to use an are very similar for such dimensions as ‘‘Defined
accelerated implementation methodology such as Performance Metrics’’ and ‘‘Had an ERP Imple-
ASAP. mentation Team/War Room’’, there are a number
To evaluate the impact of the planning, decision of very striking contrasts for tasks such ‘‘Had
and implementation management variables on the Strong Executive Involvement’’, ‘‘Developed Clear
costs and the timelines, all the companies are first Education and Training Strategies’’ and ‘‘Had
separated into two timeline categories, ‘‘on-time’’ Technology/Infrastructure in Place’’. These des-
and ‘‘late’’ based on their response to the question criptive comparisons are further supplemented sta-
whether their ERP implementation was completed tistically using contingency tables. There are several
on-time. Next, the companies were separated into significant differences, as indicted by the reported
two budget/cost categories, ‘‘on/under-budget’’ p-values. (An ÔNSÕ indicates a non-significant
and ‘‘over-budget’’, again based on their response value.) Overall, these results indicate that the
on whether their implementation was on/under- companies who are on-time and on/under-budget
budget or over-budget. Separating the companies do a better job in planning for their ERP project.
into these categories provides an easy but useful
way of determining if there is a relationship be- 4.2. Management variables
tween the planning, decision and implementation
variables and whether the project was on-time or The questions in the survey for the nine man-
late, and whether it is on/under-budget or over- agement variables were very similar to the plan-
budget. This analysis is presented below for each ning variables and required ÔYesÕ and ÔNoÕ
set of planning, decision and management vari- responses. The results for these variables are tab-
ables. ulated in Table 5. The trends here are very similar
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Table 4
Impact of planning variables
Planning variables On-time Late (%) p-value On/under- Over-budget p-value
(%) budget (%) (%)
Developed a business case 83 78 NS 87 72 NS
Defined very clear desired outcomes 83 61 0.075 77 56 0.073
Defined performance metrics 56 51 NS 50 53 NS
Had strong executive sponsorship 94 80 NS 93 75 0.047
Had strong executive involvement 89 47 0.002 77 42 0.004
Had an empowered ERP steering committee 94 80 NS 100 69 0.001
Had an ERP implementation team/war room 100 94 NS 100 92 NS
Developed clear organizational change strategies 67 55 NS 67 50 NS
Developed clear education and training strategies 94 76 0.075 97 67 0.002
Communicated ERP plan to the enterprise 100 88 NS 93 92 NS
Addressed data conversion and integrity issues early 100 75 0.019 87 78 NS
Had technology/infrastructure in place 100 63 0.002 97 50 0.000
Table 5
Impact of implementation management variables
Management variables On-time Late p-value On/under- Over-budget p-value
(%) (%) budget (%) (%)
Had strong executive involvement 89 51 0.003 73 50 0.026
Had strong executive support 100 84 0.065 100 78 0.006
Communicated progress regularly across the company 100 84 0.065 93 86 NS
Benchmarked implementation progress against clear 83 67 NS 87 56 0.006
milestones or performance metrics
Allowed ERP committee to make key decisions 100 88 NS 100 83 0.019
Communicated regularly with all who would be im- 94 76 0.075 93 72 0.027
pacted
Created ‘‘Super-Users’’ who served as trouble-shooters 89 94 NS 93 92 NS
Trained all who would be using the system 94 86 NS 100 78 0.006
Kept suppliers/customers informed 78 63 0.070 87 63 0.001
between the on-time and the late companies, and the planning and the management variables, the
the on/under-budget and the over-budget compa- impact of these variables can be potentially much
nies, with the on-time and on/under-budget com- more significant. For example, our case studies
panies managing their implementations better. indicate that the amount of modifications to the
These descriptive comparisons are also supple- system can significantly increase both implemen-
mented statistically using contingency tables. tation times and costs. This shows up very clearly
There are several significant differences, as shown in these results. Only 11% of the on-time compa-
by the reported p-values. Overall, these results nies undertook major modifications versus 53% of
suggest that the companies that managed their the late companies. The results are very similar for
implementations more systematically were more the budget categories. One obvious result is for the
likely to complete their implementations on-time accelerated implementation strategy. Companies
and on/under-budget. that use these strategies are more likely to com-
plete their implementations on time.
4.3. Decision variables
4.4. Logistic regressions
The impact of the decision variables is sum-
marized in Table 6. While the differences for both While the above planning, decision and imple-
sets of categories are not as striking as the ones for mentation variables provide valuable insights into
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Table 6
Impact of implementation decision variables
Implementation decision variables On-time Late p-value On/under-budget Over-budget p-value
Implemented single ERP package 61% 41% NS 53% 39% NS
Used a mini Big-Bang implementation 65% 47% NS 59% 44% NS
Average number of modules implemented 8.24 8.51 NS 8.66 8.31 NS
Made major modifications to system 11% 53% 0.002 23% 56% 0.008
Undertook limited reengineering upfront 67% 51% NS 63% 50% NS
Used accelerated implementation strategy 89% 47% 0.005 53% 56% NS
completion of implementations on-time or on/ The coefficients of the logistic regression model
under-budget, a more systematic statistical analysis are determined as maximum likelihood estima-
is necessary to determine which of these variables tors, i.e., by maximizing the likelihood functions
are individually or collectively significant. Also, it (Fienberg, 1983). A negative sign for a coefficient
will be useful to explore if some composite vari- means that the variable is more likely to increase
ables created using combinations of variables are the probability of achieving an on-time or an on/
better predictors of success. For example, would under-budget implementation. In regression anal-
a composite variable representing all planning ysis, the modeler has the flexibility to specify the
factors be better at predicting on-time or on/un- functional form of the independent variables, with
der-budget implementations than the individual several open-ended options available. One strategy
planning variables. The composite variables would is to use all available independent variables. An-
reflect a collective set of things that need to be other is to collapse some of the variables into
done rather just a few individual ones. A number ‘‘composites’’ reflecting total effort. For this anal-
of statistical tools are available for such analysis ysis, we use both these options. For the latter, two
including discriminate analysis and regression. Dis- ‘‘composite’’ independent variables are created.
criminate analysis would help a researcher classify The first is a composite variable for the planning
variables whereas regression allows for more rig- variables. It is set up by adding all the ‘‘1’’ re-
orous analysis by providing an overall predictive sponses to the 12 planning variables. The objective
model and a significance level for the chosen here is to capture the overall amount of the plan-
variables. Since our response variables are di- ning effort. Thus, if a company used all the 12
chotomous (on-time versus late, and on/under- planning variables, its composite score would be
budget versus over-budget), we chose to use the 12. The second composite variable is for the im-
binary logit model of logistic regression analysis. plementation management variables. It is also set
Green et al. (1977) first proposed the applica- up by adding the ‘‘1’’ responses to the nine im-
tion of logit analysis. Since then numerous re- plementation management variables to capture the
searchers have used it to analyze categorical data overall management ‘‘effort’’. A similar composite
(Robinson and Satterfield, 1998; White et al., variable is not feasible for the decision variables
1999). To use a logistic regression, the response since the impact of each decision variable is indi-
variable needs to be coded as 0 or 1. For the study vidual in nature and not collective.
reported here, two sets of logistic regressions are
executed. The first uses completion of an imple- 4.5. Logistic regressions for on-time versus late
mentation on-time as the response variable. Com- implementations
pletion times are coded as 0 if the implementation
was completed on-time, and 1 if it was late. The A stepwise tool was used to develop the logistic
second logit regression uses completion of the regression models. For each response variable, two
implementation on/under-budget (coded 0) or logistic regressions are shown, one using at least
over-budget (coded 1) as the response variable. one composite variable and the other using all the
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Table 7
Significant variables for the on-time vs late logistic regression (with at least one composite variable)a (Panel A) and classification table
for on-time vs late (with at least one composite variable) (Panel B)
Panel A
Variables Coefficient Standard error p-value
Composite of planning variables )1.820 0.682 0.008
Modifications to the system 7.590 2.751 0.006
Accelerated methodology )3.492 1.748 0.046
Strong executive involvement during implementation )2.292 1.270 0.071
Training all users 8.319 3.431 0.015
Keeping suppliers and customers informed )3.117 1.793 0.082
Constant 15.651 6.131 0.011
Panel B
Predicted on-time Predicted late Total Percentage correct (%)
Actual on-time 12 4 16 75.0
Actual late 1 46 47 97.9
Overall percentage 92.1
a
À2 log(likelihood) model: Marginal ¼ 74:706, Full ¼ 29:815, Diff ¼ 44:891, Sig ¼ 0:000.
individual variables. The results obtained from the The results for an on-time logit model with all
fit of these logistic regression models for on-time singular variables are shown in Tables 8 (Panel A)
implementations using the planning composite with the classification table in Table 8 (Panel B).
variable are summarized in Table 7 (Panel A) with The stepwise analysis only brings three variables
the resulting classification analysis in Table 7 into the equation, two planning and one decision.
(Panel B). The analysis was performed on 16 on- Both the planning variables, strong executive
time and 47 late implementations. Of the 63 cases involvement and defining very clear desire objec-
used to fit the model, 75% of the on-time compa- tives, contribute positively to an on-time imple-
nies were classified correctly and 97.9% of the late mentation whereas modifications result in delays.
companies were classified correctly, for an overall This model is not as powerful as the one with the
accuracy of 92.1%. The significant variables in the planning composite variable.
logit model are two decision variables, the com-
posite planning variable and three implementation 4.6. Logistic regressions for on/under-budget versus
management variables. The model predicts that over-budget implementations
extensive planning in advance of the implementa-
tion, an accelerated implementation strategy, For the budget logit model, the response vari-
strong executive involvement during implementa- able is set equal to 0 for an on/under-budget im-
tion, and keeping customers and suppliers in- plementation and equal to 1 for an over-budget
formed all contribute positively to an on-time implementation. The analysis for on/under-budget
implementation. On the other hand, the model versus over-budget was performed on 29 on/under-
indicates modifications to the systems and training budget and 33 over-budget companies for a total
users are likely to result in delays. While training of 62 cases. The results for this logistic regression
can add to the implementation time, it must be with composite variables are presented in Table 9
pointed out that this function is critical to the (Panels A and B). The significant variables in this
eventual success of the project. Like several of our logit model include the planning composite vari-
case study companies, it is quite possible that our able, one decision, and two implementation man-
sample companies did not estimate the extent of agement variables. The model indicates that the
the time required for training. planning composite variable contributes positively
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Table 8
Significant variables for the on-time vs late logistic regression (without composite variables)a (Panel A) and classification table for on-
time vs late (without composite variables) (Panel B)
Panel A
Variables Coefficient Standard error p-value
Strong executive involvement during planning )3.520 1.177 0.003
Defining very clear desired objectives )1.766 0.931 0.058
Modifications to the system 3.025 0.977 0.002
Constant 3.953 1.294 0.002
Panel B
Predicted on-time Predicted late Total Percentage correct (%)
Actual on-time 10 6 16 62.5
Actual late 3 44 47 93.6
Overall percentage 85.7
a
À2 log(likelihood) model: Marginal ¼ 74:706, Full ¼ 41:154, Diff ¼ 33:552, Sig ¼ 0:000.
Table 9
Significant variables for on/under-budget vs over-budget logistic regression (with at least one composite variable)a (Panel A) and
classification table for on/under-budget vs over-budget implementations (with at least one composite variable) (Panel B)
Panel A
Variables Coefficient Standard error p-value
Composite of planning variables )0.963 0.269 0.000
Modifications to the system 3.954 1.210 0.001
Communicated progress regularly 4.516 1.790 0.012
Kept suppliers and customers informed )2.385 1.005 0.018
Constant 4.951 2.048 0.016
Panel B
Predicted on/under-budget Predicted over-budget Total Percentage correct (%)
Actual on/under-budget 24 5 29 82.8
Actual over-budget 6 27 33 81.8
Overall percentage 82.3
a
À2 log(likelihood) model: Marginal ¼ 90:949, Full ¼ 43:599, Diff ¼ 47:350, Sig ¼ 0:000.
to an on/under-budget implementation. As one that 96.6% of the on/under-budget companies are
would expect, modifications impact budgets ad- classified correctly and 84.8% of the over-budget
versely. Just like the model without the composite companies are classified correctly, for an overall
variables, this regression shows that keeping sup- percentage of 90.3%. The significant variables in
pliers and customers informed has a favorable the logit model include three planning, one deci-
impact on implementations that are completed on sion, and two implementation management vari-
or under-budget whereas communicating progress ables. The model indicates that the three planning
regularly to the entire company impacts budgets variables all contribute to an on/under-budget
adversely. It is also interesting to note that the implementation. Modifications impact budgets
implementation management composite variable adversely. Of the two management variables,
was not significant in any of our models. keeping suppliers and customers informed has a
The results for this logistic regression without favorable impact on budgets whereas communi-
composite variables are presented in Table 10 cating progress regularly to the entire company
(Panels A and B). The classification table shows impacts budgets adversely. Since our case studies
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Table 10
Significant variables for on/under-budget vs over-budget logistic regression (without composite variables)a (Panel A) and classification
table for on/under-budget vs over-budget implementations (without composite variables) (Panel B)
Panel A
Variables Coefficient Standard error p-value
Strong executive involvement during planning )4.586 1.986 0.021
Clear education and training strategies )2.815 1.582 0.075
Technology and infrastructure in place )6.278 2.707 0.020
Modifications to the system 7.244 2.803 0.010
Communicated progress regularly 6.043 2.563 0.018
Kept suppliers and customers informed )4.457 1.753 0.011
Constant 4.668 2.555 0.068
Panel B
Predicted on/under- Predicted Total Percentage correct
budget over-budget (%)
Actual on/under-budget 28 1 29 96.6
Actual over-budget 5 28 33 84.8
Overall percentage 90.3
a
À2 log(likelihood) model: Marginal ¼ 90:949, Full ¼ 27:794, Diff ¼ 63:155, Sig ¼ 0:000.
indicated that communications is a critical func- results from this more comprehensive investigation
tion in the success of ERP implementations, this confirm analytically what we had learned through
counter-intuitive outcome is discussed later. the case studies.
First, all of the companies in our case studies
stressed that upfront planning is a key element for
5. Discussion and conclusions a successful implementation. This is confirmed by
the composite planning variable being highly sig-
Our case studies suggest that because of the nificant in our models. At a more detailed level,
investment required for an ERP project, both in planning of education and training programs, and
terms of the resources and the resulting organiza- having a technology infrastructure are two of the
tional changes, companies are very sensitive about significant individual planning variables common
implementation times and budgets, going to great to successful implementation. Several companies
lengths to set realistic timelines and budgets. One in our case studies indicated that planning educa-
indicator of this phenomenon is the case study tional and training programs had given them a
companies that started their implementations la- much better understanding of the magnitude of
ter. Such companies tended to have shorter com- costs involved in this process.
pletion times and smaller budgets, reflecting that Second, the case study companies also empha-
implementations have become more ‘‘efficient’’ sized keeping modifications to the source code to a
over time because of the learning curve effect. minimum. Because the integrative design of ERP
While the authors recognize that both the timelines systems increases the complexity involved in
and the budgets are set by the companies and self- source code modifications, most companies sig-
reported in the survey, there is no reason to believe nificantly underestimate the effort required for
they are not representative of actual experience. modifications. Modifications not only lead to in-
The logistic regression equations provide a valu- creased costs and implementation times, they also
able mechanism for identifying significant input make future upgrades of the system difficult to
variables in classifying whether a particular ERP implement. Every model in this study determined
implementation is likely to be on-time and within modifications to be a highly significant variable
budget based on the survey data. Many of the with adverse impact.
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Third, the case study companies emphasized the to find answers to complex processes often creates
importance of the implementation management new questions. The authors note some counter-
effort itself. Surprisingly, those variables, individ- intuitive outcomes that require future exploration.
ually and collectively, are not as significant in
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