Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in a construction company. (11th January 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vlachopoulou, Maro; Manthou, Vicky
• Is Part Of: International journal of business information systems. Volume 1:Number 3(2006)
• Page Start: 339
• Page End: 351
• Publication Date: 2006-01-11
• Subjects: enterprise resource planning -- ERP implementation -- construction industry -- integration -- Greece; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Business -- Periodicals; Business -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; System design -- Periodicals; System analysis -- Periodicals; 651.8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1746-0972

Abstract

Integration is a challenging problem that has tormented businesses for many years. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are enterprise-wide systems that automate all of a company's business processes and replace legacy systems, integrating all departments and functions across a company in a single computer system that runs off a single database so that the various departments can more easily share information and communicate with each other. In this paper, the preparation analysis and the necessary steps for the implementation of an ERP system in a construction industry in Greece are described. Finally, the challenges concerning the implementation are presented.