ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

AGENDA

Introduction to ERP

Market Share, Key Player

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Fuctionaloty Details

Future Trends

What is ERP?

We need some Tools

Long ago

Later on

BEFORE ERP

Problems:

Delays, Lost Orders, Keying into different computer systems invites errors

Not Feasible for clients, right?

What is the solution, then?

OR

Introduction

Enterprise-wide system which integrates the business functions and processes of an org Integration of business functions into one seamless app Replaces Countless Dept. & Workgroup Information Systems

Usually runs on a RDBMS

AFTER ERP

Key Players

Market Share

Software Companies

Other 25%

SAP 33%

Baan 5%

Microsoft 12%

ORACLE 25%

Market is healthy with a 61% growth

Moving to ERP system is NOT easy

Evolution of ERP

1960s 1970s

Inventory control
MRP (Material Requirement Planning) MRP II (Manufacturing Resource Planing)

1980s
1990s 2000s

ERP
ERP II

Functionality

Future Directions of ERP: There is an increasing demand for innovative applications like ECommerce, SCM, and HR/Customer self services. ERP applications are complex, multi module suites of Business Management Software.

New Markets

Vendors are supplementing their direct sales force with reseller

channels.
Lowering entry price of the software to make it financially viable for SMEs. Reduced Functionality. Improving the Implementation methodologies for faster deployment. Porting the products to platforms such as Microsoft Windows NT.

New Channels

SAP AG, Oracle, Baan are building reseller channels both in US & worldwide. To reach smaller businesses, ERP software is made financially more attractive by lowering the entry price point for each module & by ramping up the Total Cost by basing the Price on User Licenses. Oracle is offering software for middle market from companies such as Platinum Software & Great Plains Software.

New Business Segments

Variants of ERP to Service vertical markets.

Specialized areas such as SCM , CRM, Demand Forecasting, Sales Force Automation etc. PeopleSoft bought Red Pepper Software to enhance its SCM offering.
Baan acquired Aurum Software for its CRM tools & also teamed up with Hyperion Software to strengthen its Financial Modules.

Current updates related with ERP

14th sept 2010: Wipro & Oracle join to make integrated lifecycle management solution. 1st june 2011: Cloud ERP. 28 july 2011: BITS Pilani Selects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications to streamline its business processes.

Conclusion
ERP systems allow companies to better understand their business.

With ERP software, companies can standardize business processes and more easily enact best practices.
By creating more efficient processes, companies can concentrate their efforts on serving their customers and maximizing profit.

Prepared by

Yuvraj Zala