Business Information Systems: Research Study and Methodological Proposals for ERP Implementation Process Improvement

Abstract

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are highly complex business information systems. The implementation of these systems requires a high cost, corporate time and resources. This article identifies implementation procedures that are critical for a successful implementation. An empirical and research study of a ERP implementation process is presented and discussed in terms of the key factors. How it results from the presented research paper, the main aim of our study is to increase the effectiveness of the ERP systems implementation in industrial companies and to reduce the risks associated with a failure of the ERP system implementation. To create a suitable methodology of ERP systems implementation within industrial companies was analysed known theoretical approaches for ERP systems implementation. Based on the theoretical analyses and practical research realised by questionnaire survey, were identified the deficiencies. In our opinion, these deficiencies should be eliminated by the proposed methodology for ERP systems implementation in industrial company. Our attention is focused on the most critical areas of ERP systems implementation.