scholarly journals Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in Bangladesh -Opportunities and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Md Shahnur Azad Chowdhury ◽  
Mohammad Toufiqur Rahman ◽  
A. M. Shahabuddin ◽  
Md Rizwan Hassan ◽  
Mohammad Shyfur Rahman Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Traditional Roles

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) project is a sizable enterprise application either in the business and engineering perspective. It creates huge alterations and frequently entails calling into question several traditional roles within the business, for which individuals are rarely well ready. It frequently involves the execution of numerous new approaches and their integration with existing programs and frequently reflects one of the bigger IT jobs -- one of the highly crucial ones in many businesses, cooperation between industry and IT extends into international cooperation between many small business units and many entities of their IT division. The achievement of this undertaking will count on the caliber of the cooperation. Before beginning such a difficult endeavor, certain conditions have to be ensured. The business has to see to adulthood in ERP and also the management and technical capacities of their IT division and the capability of the business and IT to work together. Without these requirements, companies wouldn't have the ability to lead and get different stages of an ERP project. This preparation could require a few educational and communication efforts which can be essential for success. This study has been undertaken to address the viability of installing ERP in any enterprise and its benefits and challenges in Bangladesh. ERPs are highly technical issues with numerous benefits. It requires a lot of preconditions to be installed. By reviewing the literature and going through several recent research, a concept is tried to be developed here in this study. Idea about current status of ERP practices in Bangladesh has been generated from various circulars and reports produced by the companies. The study found that productivity and profits are increased by implementing ERP in the local enterprises but a lot of challenges are to be addressed. The infrastructure of IT and power supply should be ensured to gain optimum advantages. The employees should be well trained to run the system successfully.

A practical integrated solution into enterprise application: a large-scale quality control system development case study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Hajipour ◽  
Hamidreza Amouzegar ◽  
Sajjad Jalali
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Functional Units

PurposeEnterprise resource planning (ERP) offers a streamlined system architecture to feed businesses with beneficial information in the current intense global competition. The primary concern of ERP is how to integrate different functional units to facilitate a unified flow of information. This paper aims at providing a non-trivial practice of integrating the quality control (QC) system into the core ERP processes of a real large-scaled case study.Design/methodology/approachTo satisfy the purpose of the current study, a large-scale steel making holding, inclusive of 27 business units being dispersed over a wide area, has been targeted. In our research methodology, a sample of four business units is selected as the pilot cases to be investigated at first. The output results of such investigations are further extended to the other units. In light of the investigation, the existing QC working conditions of the pilot cases are assessed through the As-Is model. The To-Be models are derived based on the best practices and the integration scope is then bordered.FindingsThe findings show that the integrated QC solution has enabled the following features: the smooth interconnection between QC and other functional units like purchase and manufacturing, the ease of generating real-time performance report of QC unit, the sack of tracing the quality of any available item in the system and the root-cause of defects, and the straightforwardness of the qualitative assessment of the suppliers.Research limitations/implicationsThere is almost no similar practice for designing a large-sized integrated system from scratch in the target region associated with our case study while the off-the-shelf products are prohibitively expensive.Practical implicationsThis paper includes implications for providing a standard practice on integrating a substantial module of ERP down to the smallest detail.Originality/valueThe value of the current paper is associated with fulfilling a critical research gap in the context of studying the QC integration into an enterprise solution. In fact, despite the importance of the QC module and its plethora of interconnection with other functional units, the literature review shows a centric lack of considering such integration in a real case study, particularly the large-scale one. Further, this paper works as a valuable study in the literature owing to not only focusing on the design and development of an integrated QC solution but also considering the deployment facet of such a practice.

scholarly journals Implementation of Transactional Planning Systems for the Plastics Industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ana Eugenia Romo Gonzalez ◽  
Angeles Villalobos-Alonzo
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Customer Support ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Automation And Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Materials Requirements Planning ◽  
Plastics Industry

Transactional systems are an alternative process improvement for any industrial sector; however, due to the rapid growth of the plastics industry worldwide, this industry requires the automation of production with agile systems. This document presents a procedure to implement transactional tools of the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) for the automation and control of the operations area processes in an organization. These processes are part of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools that use connections to mobile devices and are often compatible with different customer support systems, allowing the integration of all business units to interact with the manufacturing control and purchasing. The method used in the research have a quantitative cut in which 15 companies were studied in the plastics sector in Mexico and was divided in three phases, these focused on the revision of the business processes and the analysis of the substantive processes of the organization that allowed the subsequent establishment of proposals for improvement. In the final proposal of implementation of the tool tansaccional included: the functional analysis of the systems, the planning and their evaluation.

Comprehensive review of literature survey articles on ERP

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Huang ◽  
Kazuhiko Yasuda
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Literature Reviews

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the current status of enterprise resource planning (ERP) field and address some issues in literature reviews, the authors conduct a comprehensive literature survey of extensive literature reviews of ERP in organizational contexts and map all the existing research issues that have been mentioned. Design/methodology/approach – Two groups of keywords are set to search papers through academic search engine and academic databases. Total 86 literature reviews have been accumulated and categorized into three main categories and five sub-categories. The authors adopt multi-method approach to analyze the survey result. It consists of review type, geographical area, publication type, theory, and process approach. Findings – Literature reviews need more continuity, objectivity, and integrality. More efforts should be made to increase methodologically sound and theoretically grounded research. In ERP research field, the topics in the post-implementation phase are heating up recently but still in its initial stage as well as small and medium enterprises research. The development of ERP in specific area or industry is considered to be critical. More longitudinal case study should be launched. Looking for the distribution of research across geographical areas is a potential perspective of researching as well. Originality/value – This is the first comprehensive research that aims to analyze all the literature review in ERP field. The specific analysis provides critical detail for researchers to find the needed research. The discussion of this paper can be very valuable and helpful for assisting researchers to find their directions, and contributing to the development of literature reviews in ERP research field.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

2009 ◽  
pp. 359-371
Author(s):  
Ronald E. McGaughey ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Enterprise Integration ◽  
Business Needs

Business needs have driven the design, development, and use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Intra-enterprise integration was a driving force in the design, development, and use of early ERP systems, but increased globalization, intense competition, and technological change have shifted to focus to inter-enterprise integration. Current and evolving ERP systems thus reflect the expanded scope of integration, with greater emphasis on things like supply chain management and customer relationship management. This manuscript explores the evolution of ERP, the current status of ERP, and the future of ERP, with the objective of promoting relevant future research in this important area. If researchers hope to play a significant role in the design, development, and use of suitable ERP systems to meet evolving business needs, then their research should focus, at least in part, on the changing business environment, its impact on business needs, and the requirements for enterprise systems that meet those needs.

Integrating Enterprise Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 2086-2090
Author(s):  
Mark I. Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Enterprise Systems ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Multiple Copies ◽  
Free Flow Of Information ◽  
Relationships Management

In the last two decades many organizations installed enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems as a means to integrate their back-office operations. The need for integration, however, actually amplified with the advent of ERP. In addition to integrating ERP with legacy systems, consolidating multiple copies of ERP running in different business units posed major challenges. Moreover, recent strategic initiatives such as customer relationships management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM), business to consumer (B2C), and business to business (B2B) all require a free flow of information between ERP and other enterprise systems to be successful. It is, therefore, more critical than ever to plan for and implement integration projects involving ERP properly. Hwang (2005) describes the need for integrating enterprise systems in detail. He also discusses several success factors cited in practitioner journals. Since then a handful of empirical studies have been published in the scholarly literature. This article provides a review of those studies with a special focus on the success factors. A consolidated list of success factors is developed for practitioners. Promising research directions are discussed.

Evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning

2010 ◽  
pp. 263-276
Author(s):  
Ronald E. McGaughey ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Enterprise Integration ◽  
Business Needs

Business needs have driven the design, development, and use of the enterprise-wide information systems we call Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Intra enterprise integration was a driving force in the design, development, and use of early ERP systems. Changing business needs have brought about the current business environment, wherein supply chain integration is desirable, if not essential, thus current and evolving ERP systems demonstrate an expanded scope of integration that encompasses limited inter-enterprise integration. This chapter explores the evolution, the current status, and future of ERP, with the objective of promoting relevant future research in this important area. If researchers hope to play a significant role in the design, development, and use of suitable ERP systems to meet evolving business needs, then their research should focus at least in part on the changing business environment, its impact on business needs, and the requirements for enterprise systems that meet those needs.

A Compilation and Analysis of Critical Success Factors for the ERP Implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed-Iliasse Mahraz ◽  
Loubna Benabbou ◽  
Abdelaziz Berrado
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Complex Process

Nowadays, the adoption of a new enterprise resource planning system is a highly complex process, and it is not as easy as people imagine. It is a challenging task that requires rigorous efforts, careful thinking, and proper planning. Likewise, it demands a detailed analysis of such factors that are critical to the implementation. The field has sparked an immense interest in the research community, and hence several previous studies have tried to assess the current status of these systems and address some issues in the literature reviews. First, the research aims to conduct a comprehensive literature survey, in order to address some issues related to the implementation and management of ERP, and point out overall trends. Afterwards, we tried to provide a contribution to the research field of the critical success factors (CSFs) of ERP projects based on a systematic approach to review a large number of refereed papers published between 2006 and 2018 on ERP from which a large number of documents relating to CSFs on ERP were extracted, and selected for analysis. From that review, we led a survey through which we tried to investigate and examine the different critical success factors that need to be considered to ensure the success of ERP systems.

scholarly journals Enterprise resource planning implementation within science and technology park (STP) organisations: an avenue for future research. A systematic review.

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1148
Author(s):  
Sharbani Harun ◽  
Magiswary Dorasamy ◽  
Abdul Aziz Bin Ahmad ◽  
Ching Seng Yap ◽  
Saida Harguem
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Science And Technology Parks

Background: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is critical to enhancing the ability to control commercial activities and results in a competitive advantage when combined with an organisation's existing competitive advantages. However, our practise review reveals that end users resist ERP implementation because the resulting changes will alter the current status quo. The implementation of an ERP system in an organisation is complex as it affects multiple areas of the business. Resistance to change is cited as a factor of ERP failure. Methods: In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review using Transfield’s five stages and established a conceptual framework for ERP system implementation in science and technology parks (STPs). Articles collected from Emerald, Science Direct, ProQuest and Scopus databases between 1st June 2021 and 15th June 2021. Two authors were assigned to check the suitability of the articles in order to avoid risk of bias. Articles were analysed based on components of a research paper and the data was tabulated using MS Excel. Results: Only eight papers (0.011% of all the papers) appeared when we searched for papers related to ERP with a focus on post ERP Implementation, end-user behaviours, organisational performance, and the accelerated SAP (system application and product) methodology. We found that there are hardly any articles on ERP post implementations in STP context particularly based on the evaluation part of accelerated SAP.   Conclusions: Results indicate the lack of studies in this field, particularly those addressing issues related to STP. This study attempted to broaden the understanding of the ERP's effectiveness, particularly in terms of an organisation's operational performance.

Industry Variables Affecting ERP Success and Status

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan R. Peslak
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Company Size ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Implementation Success ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Planning Implementation

This manuscript analyzes the views of top financial executives on the information systems (IS) in their organizations and to study the level of enterprise resource planning implementation success and well as current status of activity in ERP systems. Specifically, ERP success and status were studied in 2010 as well as the effect of company size, level of ownership, and industry. An analysis of secondary data obtained from the 2006 and 2010 Financial Executives International comprehensive survey-based research on technology issues for financial executives. The results of this study are further explored deeper in the article.

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