Economic Benefits of an ERP System to a Low Tech SME

Anoud I. Bani-Hani, Chris Hinde, Thomas W. Jackson

2012

Abstract

This case study describes the potential economic benefits for installing enterprise resource planning system in small to medium enterprises, using a study of a small enterprise in the UK. The motivation for the research is to investigate the claim of ERP vendors that their ERP solutions increase the performance of their customers, increase profitability and efficiency of work processes. The case study goes through three years of ERP implementation and this paper discusses what effects the system has had on the company’s overall performance, what the benefits up until now are, and where there could be an enhancement to SMEs from the ERP system. The major benefits accrue from the more accurate estimates the system is able to provide and the resulting improvement in quotes.

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I. Bani-Hani A., Hinde C. and W. Jackson T. (2012). Economic Benefits of an ERP System to a Low Tech SME . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012) ISBN 978-989-8565-31-0, pages 285-289. DOI: 10.5220/0004144502850289


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@conference{kmis12,
author={Anoud I. Bani-Hani and Chris Hinde and Thomas W. Jackson},
title={Economic Benefits of an ERP System to a Low Tech SME},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={285-289},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004144502850289},
isbn={978-989-8565-31-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012)
TI - Economic Benefits of an ERP System to a Low Tech SME
SN - 978-989-8565-31-0
AU - I. Bani-Hani A.
AU - Hinde C.
AU - W. Jackson T.
PY - 2012
SP - 285
EP - 289
DO - 10.5220/0004144502850289