An efficient method of setting BPR themes suitable for ERP package selection

To select an ERP package and to customize it accurately, it is necessary for a company to set its business process reengineering (BPR) aims. Generally, there are two types of difficulty in setting BPR aims: 1) the company is short of skilled work force; and 2) the company does not allow the project enough time. This paper presents a method that enables one to set BPR aims easily using business sheets. This method consists of the following steps: 1) recognize the transformation of the management environment (the External Business Sheet); 2) recognize the current mechanism of business operations inside the company (Internal Business Sheet); 3) confirm mismatches between the environmental transformation and current business operations; and 4) set necessary action aims (BPR aims) to resolve the mismatches. Amongst these necessary actions, the project will pick up some aims that can be solved by an ERP package. These aims will be the basis of the business requirements in selecting an ERP package. This method reduces the period of discussion by 70%.