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1、ERPimplementationissuesinadvancedanddevelopingcountriesAbstractThereisanincreasingneedtoimplementatotalbusinesssolutionwhichsupportsmajorfunctionalitiesofabusiness.Enterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)softwareisdesignedtomeetthisneed,andhasbeenwidelyadoptedb
2、yorganizationsindevelopedcountries.Meanwhile,ERPisbeginningtoappearinmanyorganizationsofdevelopingcountries.LittleresearchhasbeenconductedtocomparetheimplementationpracticesofERPindevelopedvsdevelopingcountries.OurresearchshowsthatERPtechnologyfacesadd
3、itionalchallengesindevelopingcountriesrelatedtoeconomic,cultural,andbasicinfrastructureissues.ThisarticleidentifiesarangeofissuesconcerningERPimplementationbymakingacomparisonofadvancedanddevelopingcountries.Keywords:EnterpriseResourcemanagement;Implem
4、entation;Developingcountries.Enterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)isanindustrytermforthebroadsetofactivitiessupportedbymulti-moduleapplicationsoftwarethathelpsamanufactureroraservicebusinessmanagetheimportantpartsofitsbusiness.EvolvingfromMRPsystems,ERPhaspl
5、ayedasignificantroleinITforseveraldecades.SincethefirstsymbioticERPproductSAPcreatedin1972,ERPmarketrevenuesareexpectedtobeashighas$52billionbytheyear2002.WhilethereiswideacceptanceofERPindevelopedcountriessuchastheUSA,Canada,theUK,andAustralia,develop
6、ingcountrieslagfarbehind.Atpresent,NorthAmericaoccupies66percentoftheERPmarket,Europetakes22percent,whilethewholeofAsiaisonlyat9percent.However,duetoeconomicgrowth,developingcountriesinAsiaandLatinAmericaarebecomingmajortargetsofbigERPvendors.ERPindeve
7、lopedcountriesERPsystemshavebeenwidelyusedbycompaniesindevelopedcountries.Organizationsinmanufacturing,service,andenergyindustriesadoptERPto:·automatethedeploymentandmanagementofmaterial,financeandhumanresources;·streamlineprocessesandachieveprocessimp
8、rovement;·achieveglobalcompetitiveness.Inthissection,NorthAmerica,Europeareselectedasrepresentativedevelopedcountries.NorthAmerica(USA,Canada)EuropeansdesignedthefirstintegratedERPsystem–SAPinGermany,1972,whereas,organizationsinNorthAme