Choosing ERP system for a retail enterprise
Anfimova, Diana (2017)
Anfimova, Diana
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201705188857
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201705188857
Tiivistelmä
This project was assigned by a retail company due to decision to change their management system and implement ERP package. The objective of research was to select Enterprise Resource Planning system, which is suitable for company and its purposes to solve existing problems.
This research has a case study design as the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods with emphasis on qualitative side were used to get a result. Lean literature, online data, articles and company’s data were used as sources of information and few interviews were conducted to gather the experience of other specialists who work in ERP field constantly. Though not all data can be considered completely reliable as few assumptions were made during research.
To achieve the required result, assessment of the current state of the company was made to determine problems and create an outline for ERP system. Russian market of ERP vendors was researched, analyzed and few companies were selected who suit requirements better. Thereafter, in-depth study was made to explore them thoroughly and key factors were chosen to make comparison by. Each of them was weighted with values to underline their importance for decision-making.
This research has a case study design as the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods with emphasis on qualitative side were used to get a result. Lean literature, online data, articles and company’s data were used as sources of information and few interviews were conducted to gather the experience of other specialists who work in ERP field constantly. Though not all data can be considered completely reliable as few assumptions were made during research.
To achieve the required result, assessment of the current state of the company was made to determine problems and create an outline for ERP system. Russian market of ERP vendors was researched, analyzed and few companies were selected who suit requirements better. Thereafter, in-depth study was made to explore them thoroughly and key factors were chosen to make comparison by. Each of them was weighted with values to underline their importance for decision-making.