The contexts of implementing the enterprise resource planning system : in small and medium company
Zhang, Haicheng (2012)
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Zhang, Haicheng
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2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201205147974
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201205147974
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The purpose of this thesis is to discover the feasibility of the enterprise resource planning system (ERP) in small and medium companies (SMEs). In this thesis, the researcher will analyze the small and medium companies; adopt the environment, risk and ERP implementation life cycle. And study case, researcher will also compare the ERP system implementing in two different size companies. These can be important parts in the thesis. The cases are from Finnish brew manufacture group-Hartwall and Chinese Oriental Education Primary Training School, and I’ll analyze the implementing contexts of the ERP system in their company.
The structure of the thesis is traditional. Firstly, I will define theoretical concepts before study cases. SMEs and ERP, the strategy in SMEs, the ERP life cycle, Risk in SMEs and some other knowledge will be study. Secondly, contexts of the implementing ERP system in small and medium companies will be studied, such as the size of company and cost and technological environment. Thirdly, researcher will analyze a special case-open source ERP system in study case. As we all know, small and medium companies may not have enough time and funds to develop their own systems. The free ERP system may be a good choice for them, so researcher will analyze the availability and effect of the open source ERP system in small and medium company. The research executes between September 2011 and December 2011 using the qualitative research method, researcher interviewed some IT companies in China and staffs of Oriental Education Primary Training School, and join an implementing team in Hartwall. The result of the researches categorizes in the four research questions for the ERP system in company. This result data will support to analyze the case company and general conclusion.
The general conclusion comes from the result of case study and study fundamental knowledge. Otherwise, the staff of Oriental Education Primary Training School will get the answer from this thesis. This result will help them in the real business.
The structure of the thesis is traditional. Firstly, I will define theoretical concepts before study cases. SMEs and ERP, the strategy in SMEs, the ERP life cycle, Risk in SMEs and some other knowledge will be study. Secondly, contexts of the implementing ERP system in small and medium companies will be studied, such as the size of company and cost and technological environment. Thirdly, researcher will analyze a special case-open source ERP system in study case. As we all know, small and medium companies may not have enough time and funds to develop their own systems. The free ERP system may be a good choice for them, so researcher will analyze the availability and effect of the open source ERP system in small and medium company. The research executes between September 2011 and December 2011 using the qualitative research method, researcher interviewed some IT companies in China and staffs of Oriental Education Primary Training School, and join an implementing team in Hartwall. The result of the researches categorizes in the four research questions for the ERP system in company. This result data will support to analyze the case company and general conclusion.
The general conclusion comes from the result of case study and study fundamental knowledge. Otherwise, the staff of Oriental Education Primary Training School will get the answer from this thesis. This result will help them in the real business.