SUBJECT: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

ERP..A study of Computer Based System

Cover Letter

Dear ABC,

A proven track record in delivering projects ahead of time and under budget is the background of my contribution towards this company now I'll like to implement the ERP in our company, ERP is helpful in the following departments,

Product Costing

Shop Floor Control

Production Planning

Formulas/Recipes

Process Model (Formulas + Routings)

Process Batch Control and Reporting

Conformance Reporting

Process Manufacturing Costing

Material Management

The CIO's were the main target because they should be the stakeholders of the ERP implementation with the most knowledge about the prior IT infrastructure, the business needs, and the functionality of the chosen ERP system. The CEOs were the second target because they have the knowledge about business strategy and required business improvements. However, in companies for which CIO or CEO contact information could not be found, the CFO was used. They are owners of the finance processes and thus they have an active role in each stage of the ERP implementation, starting with the pre-implementation stage when the business requirements are assessed and ending with the onwards and upwards stage when ERP system updates are installed to support the business transformation.

I would like to discuss in greater detail about how ERP is cooperating with the Business Process Reengineering Management to enhance Customer Satisfaction.Your time and consideration is most appreciated.

Sincerely

XYZ

ERP..A study of Computer Based System

Abstract

We examined the relationships between the success of ERP system adoption, extent of business process improvement (BPI), and organizational performance and investigated the associations between the outcomes of these initiatives and such organizational factors as strategic intent, senior management support, and the status of the IT function within a company. A correlation analysis of 96 firms was made to test our hypothesis that the strategic intent to use ERP was closely related to the success of BPI, ERP, and organizational performance. The results also demonstrated that CEO-IT distance may have little direct bearing on the outcomes of ERP and BPI initiatives. A closer CEO-IT reporting relationship, however, was found to be associated with higher levels of senior management support for both types of enterprise projects. This empirical evidence reinforced the long-held assumption that organization-level benefits, BPI, and ERP success were closely related; and that these relationships were subject to the influence of the organizational variables.

Chapter1

Introduction

Enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems allow seamless integration of information flows [Boota, 2006) and business processes across functional areas within a company. They support information sharing along a company value chain and help to achieve operating efficiency. ERP packages offer a workflow engine to generate automated workflows according to business rules and approval matrices so that information and documents can be routed to operational users for transaction handling, and to managers and directors for review and approval (James, 2002)

Although ERP systems have been recognized as useful to many businesses while touted by vendors and consultants as systems that incorporate good business practice, ERP systems have often been found to fail to be effective (James,2002). One of the widely discussed issues is the need for an ...