CASE STUDY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP IN MANUFACTRING INDUSTRIES

Nowadays, Indian Industries have invested enormous resources for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. An Enterprise resource planning system is a fully integrated business management system covering functional areas of an enterprise like Logistics, Production, Finance, Accounting and Human Resources. ERP is the process of integrating entire business functions and processes in an organization to attain various benefits. Implementation of ERP systems in the industries does not get the success always but this brings partial success or complete failure. In this paper, an attempt is made to introduce ERP systems on the basis of a case study that can help in bringing the complicated ERP systems under control. ERP provides platform for various facilities . It supports strategic ,business planning activities, operational planning and execution activities. ERP covering all functional areas like manufacturing, selling and distribution, payables, receivables, inventory, accounts, human resources, purchases etc. ERP provides complete integration of systems not only across departments but also across companies under the same management. A survey of individuals and industries has been conducted for the implementation of ERP systems and some critical success and failure factors have been identified. From the case study the software used some 10 more other benefits and difficulties faced by the industries in implementing ERP. These findings will help managers, practitioners and consultants to develop better strategies for supervising and controlling ERP implementation projects. The identified critical success factor will be considered in developing model of ERP system development for manufacturing Indian steel industry. ERP is the solution for better project management. ERP allows automatic introduction of the latest technologies like Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Internet, Video conferencing, E-Commerce etc. Keywords— Critical Factors, ERP, ERP Implementation, ERP Perspectives