Is Your Company Ready for Erp?(Manufacturing Forum‪)‬

Today's managers are finding it increasingly difficult to make strategic and tactical decisions because the information needed to make those decisions is not readily available. The data needed for analysis is often stored on different computers and in different programs. These computer systems are usually not integrated and therefore it is difficult to process the data and present it in a form that allows management to make rational decisions. Companies that recognize these problems are turning to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to help them integrate business processes and have a single source of data that they can rely on when making difficult decisions. In this article we will identify issues that should be addressed before deciding whether an ERP system is right for your company. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]