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1、ERPimplementationissuesinadvancedanddevelopingcountriesAbstractThereisanincreasingneedtoimplementatotalbusinesssolutionwhichsupportsmajorfunctionalitiesofabusiness.Enterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)softwareisdesignedtomeetthisneed,andhasbeenwidelyadoptedbyorganizationsindevelopedcountries.Meanwhile,ER
2、Pisbeginningtoappearinmanyorganizationsofdevelopingcountries.LittleresearchhasbeenconductedtocomparetheimplementationpracticesofERPindevelopedvsdevelopingcountries.OurresearchshowsthatERPtechnologyfacesadditionalchallengesindevelopingcountriesrelatedtoeconomic,cultural,andbasicinfrastructureissues.
3、ThisarticleidentifiesarangeofissuesconcerningERPimplementationbymakingacomparisonofadvancedanddevelopingcountries.Keywords:EnterpriseResourcemanagement;Implementation;Developingcountries.Enterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)isanindustrytermforthebroadsetofactivitiessupportedbymulti-moduleapplicationsoftw
4、arethathelpsamanufactureroraservicebusinessmanagetheimportantpartsofitsbusiness.EvolvingfromMRPsystems,ERPhasplayedasignificantroleinITforseveraldecades.SincethefirstsymbioticERPproductSAPcreatedin1972,ERPmarketrevenuesareexpectedtobeashighas$52billionbytheyear2002.WhilethereiswideacceptanceofERPin
5、developedcountriessuchastheUSA,Canada,theUK,andAustralia,developingcountrieslagfarbehind.Atpresent,NorthAmericaoccupies66percentoftheERPmarket,Europetakes22percent,whilethewholeofAsiaisonlyat9percent.However,duetoeconomicgrowth,developingcountriesinAsiaandLatinAmericaarebecomingmajortargetsofbigERP
6、vendors.ERPindevelopedcountriesERPsystemshavebeenwidelyusedbycompaniesindevelopedcountries.Organizationsinmanufacturing,service,andenergyindustriesadoptERPto:·automatethedeploymentandmanagementofmaterial,financeandhumanresources;·streamlineprocessesandachieveprocessimprovement;·achieveglobalcompeti
7、tiveness.Inthissection,NorthAmerica,Europeareselectedasrepresentativedevelopedcountries.NorthAmerica(USA,Canada)EuropeansdesignedthefirstintegratedERPsystem–SAPinGermany,1972,whereas,organizationsinNorthAme