Your Firm Is Considering Modernizing Its Organizational Information Systems

question 56

Essay

Your firm is considering modernizing its organizational information systems.
Your boss asks you, "Do you think our company needs an ERP system?" Obviously, without knowing the details of this company or the industry in which it operates, it would be difficult to provide a detailed answer to this question.
Your new project may take days, weeks, or even months to answer accurately, but before you begin your research you should develop a short but detailed outline for a paper that will inform the boss about the basics of ERP, the advantages of ERP, as well as the disadvantages of ERP.
Answer some of these questions within your outline/answer:
•What is ERP?
•Why should the organization get an ERP system?
•Why might the organization not want to get ERP?
•If we did get an ERP system what would be required for successful implementation?

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