scholarly journals JAVANESE CULTURAL BOUNDARIES TO USE ERP SOFTWARE: MSMEs PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Alexandra Adriani Widjaja ◽  
Agnes Advensia Christmastuti ◽  
Vena Purnamasari ◽  
Dyah Ayu R. Stephana ◽  
Robertus Setiawan Aji Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Personal Approach ◽  
Information System Technology ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have a major role in the resilience of the economy in Indonesia. Therefore, the development of MSMEs is the concern of many parties. One of them is to help MSMEs to get better at using information system technology. Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged the transformation of business management to increase information technology implementation. The use of ERP in business improvement is a must in the era of information digitization. By using an ethnographic approach to identified problems, this study examines factors that can be the key to successful ERP implementation in MSMEs. This study uses several MSMEs with various business sectors but joined in the same group. The group is a combination of MSMEs who are currently testing the implementation of a new ERP-based application. The process of acceptance of the application of the new ERP system turned out to be strongly influenced by the culture of the individual and the culture of the participant group. Our research focused on Javanese culture's impact on MSMEs. We found that Javanese as the most Indonesian-dominated culture has a great impact on MSMEs behaviour. Our result shows that common Javanese ethnic culture dominated their behaviour. Their behaviour tends refer to three concepts: madu basa, madu rasa, and madu brata (Sutarto, 2006). There are some characteristics in our sample. There are tend to avoid uncertainty, use a personal approach to avoid confrontation in their business, easily adapt to different conditions. They also tend to be cynical and pessimistic, including in addressing the information needs for their business. The results of the qualitative analysis carried out found that certain cultural elements have limited the success of ERP implementation in MSMEs.

Study on Effects of Innovation and Vocational Training on Operation Performance by Implementation of ERP

2012 ◽  
Vol 263-266 ◽  
pp. 3260-3264
Author(s):  
Shih Hsien Lin ◽  
Huan You Lin ◽  
Pi Lien Kao
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Operation Performance ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Technical Realization ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The development of information technology has brought rapid changes to the industries, thus causing serious impacts on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study treated the employees in SMEs as the subjects to probe into the effects of vocational training and innovation management model on corporate operation performance when SMEs implement the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. According to the empirical findings, the employees suggested that ERP implementation is the most important. Through project preparation, business blueprint analysis, technical realization, final preparation and effective support, operation performance can be fulfilled.

scholarly journals ERP Implementation Road Map for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Abdel Nasser H. Zaied ◽  
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Shaimaa Mohmed
Keyword(s):  
Essential Role ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Enterprise Resources Planning ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Resources Planning

The definitions of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) vary from country to country and industry to industry, each country or region has their own definition which depends on who defines it and where is utilized. SMEs play an essential role in most economies, particularly in developing countries. Many large enterprises depend on SMEs (Startups) for their supply chain; thus, SMEs need to adopt Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems more and more. Since ERP system adoption is a challenging project in SMEs, the main purpose of this article is to propose an ERP implementation roadmap for SMEs. This work proposes a road map for ERP implementation in SMEs. It consists of three major stages and eight phases. The paper concludes that even though ERP is important to SMEs, its implementation is challenging, and organizations must prepare adequately to get it right.

scholarly journals Interoperability Challenges of ERP Implementation in a Collaborative Manufacturing Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 813 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
Yong Sheng Ma
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Manufacturing Environment ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Collaborative Manufacturing ◽  
Supply Chain Model ◽  
The Common ◽  
Production Orders ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The paper tries to address the common challenges that many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing: the manufacturing data integration with a collaborative manufacturing environment with low volume and high mix production orders. The research focus is on the interoperability between the existing and a new ERP system, as well as the collaboration scheme among different suppliers and partners in a supply chain model.

scholarly journals Learning from ERP Implementation: A Case Study of Issues and Challenges in Technology Management

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norani Nordin ◽  
Ojeniyi Adegoke
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Skilled Manpower ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Implementation Stages ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose: ERP implementation comes with huge business competitive advantages nevertheless it also has its difficulties and challenges. This paper presents the findings of field work and interview conducted on issues and challenges of ERP implementation on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It proposes implementation strategies at each of the implementation stages for a successful ERP implementation within SMEs. Design/methodology/approach: The study employed both personal interview and observation methods. Findings: The findings revealed that reengineering (organization and infrastructures), top management commitment, funds, skilled manpower, implementation time and data fill-in were the critical issues and challenges faced by SMEs during ERP implementation. Hence, these factors were identifies as ERP implementation successful factors to be considered by SMEs. Also the study proposed three implementation strategies stages which will enhance successful ERP implementation in the SMEs. Originality/value: This study identified funds, skilled manpower and data fill-in as part of critical factors for successful ERP implementation in SMEs. Therefore, the study was used to generate successful implementation strategies for SMEs. 

Technological Change Perspective for ERP Implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 1506-1516
Author(s):  
Jessy Nair ◽  
Aarthy Chellasamy
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Research Article ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Toe Framework ◽  
Organization Framework ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Organizational Preparedness

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) trail large organizations in leveraging IT systems. SMEs are beginning to understand the significance of implementing IT systems like ERP for improving their preparedness in business processes. Hence the objective of this research article is to develop a framework to analyse SME's organizational preparedness for implementing the technology. This research applies a General Morphological Analysis (GMA) framework to explore suitable models and variables for IT change preparedness to realize the benefits of ERP implementation in SMEs. An SMEs drawback in implementing IT tools is specifically due to a lack of knowledge and an acute shortage of resources like investment and manpower. The review of literature in this article using general morphological analysis is novel for ERP implementation in the SME sector. Based on the review of articles, a morphology with a technology organization framework and environment (TOE) framework which evaluates technological, organizational and environment is most adequate to understand the IT readiness for ERP among SMEs.

A Semi-Structured Methodology for ERP System Selection Based on MACBETH and Choquet Integral Applied to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Abdelilah Khaled ◽  
Mohammed Abdou Janati Idrissi
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Choquet Integral ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Balance Task ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Selection Methodology

Historically, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems were initially destined to large companies in order to standardize and streamline their key business processes. Recently, they have been increasingly adopted by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, making strategic tradeoffs among the various marketplace solutions is a troublesome balance task for SMEs without the rescue of systematic multicriteria decision approaches. This paper addresses the question of how to choose an ERP solution that best suits a given SME. It serves twofold objectives; firstly it defines a set of selection criteria related to SMEs’ context. Secondly, it presents a selection methodology based on the construction of an induced decision model through capturing the decision maker’s preferences. The key contribution of this paper is the introduction of a new iterative learning based approach destined to make enlightened decisions through the consideration of interdependencies among the adopted selection criteria thanks to the Choquet Integral.

scholarly journals Leadership Behaviour, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Organisational Performance in Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Azizah Hashim ◽  
Che Mohd Zulkifli Che Omar ◽  
Mohd Sahandri Gani Hamzah ◽  
Azmi Umar
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Leadership Behaviour ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the organizational performance and entrepreneurial orientation of Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Literature has shown that leadership and entrepreneurial orientation are important for organizational performance but still inadequate. Thus, this investigation hopes to close this gap in the literature and contribute to a new understanding of relationships between leadership and organizational performance, and entrepreneurial orientation served as a mediator. This study comprised a sample of owners or managers in the manufacturing and service sectors of SMEs located in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, as their largest representation of SME establishments and significant contributions to Malaysia economy. A cross-sectional research design was used to examine the relationships between leadership behavior, entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance among SMEs. The respondent’s lists were sought from the SME Corp. Malaysia at http://www.smecorp.gov.my and http://www.smeinfo.com.my. Data were gathered based on a mailed questionnaire and personal administered questionnaires. The findings indicate that entrepreneurial orientation acted as a partial mediator in the relationship between leadership behavior and organizational performance. Transformational leadership and transactional leadership were found to have a significant relationship with entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance of SMEs. An important implication of this research indicated that both transformational and transactional leadership behavior positively increased the individual outcome and lead to higher organizational performance.

scholarly journals Identifying Carbon Reduction Potentials in Road Transportation: Creating a Carbon-Tracking Tool for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-110
Author(s):  
Wolfram Groschopf ◽  
Elmar Fuerst ◽  
Sebastian Kummer ◽  
David Herold
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Carbon Reduction ◽  
Reduction Potentials ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Practice

Abstract Improving environmental performance of road transport through carbon reduction initiatives can be a demand challenge, in particular for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Whether existing carbon reduction potentials are effectively and efficiently uncovered largely depends on the availability of information as well as on how to make use of it. An often-observed problem is the lack of tools for SMEs to obtain useful carbon-related information from road transport. Against the background of a case study of the carbon-tracking tool CO2-Tec, this paper highlights the importance of decision-making information and demonstrates how carbon reduction potentials in road transportation can be uncovered for SMEs. Particular attention is paid to the information needs of the SMEs and how these needs can be fulfilled. The analysis of the results suggests a pattern of action that increases the efficacy and efficiency of information management and use in corporate practice.

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