Godfrey Glenn - Enterprise Resource Planning 100 Success Secrets - 100 Most Asked Questions: The Missing Erp Software, Systems, Solutions, Applications and Implementations Guide

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning 100 Success Secrets

- 100 Most Asked Questions: The Missing

ERP Software, Systems, Solutions, Applications

and Implementations Guide

Godfrey Glenn

ERP 100 Success Secrets

Copyright S 2008

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ERP 100 Success Secrets

There has never been an ERP Guide like this.

100 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of ERP.

Instead, it answers the top 100 questions that we are asked and those we come across in forums, our consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal with those questions, with tips that have never before been offered in print.

This book is also not about ERPOs best practice and standards details. Instead, it introduces everything you want to know to be successful with ERP.

Table of Contents

Accounting is Given Importance Through ACCPAC ERP............10

The Need for BAAN ERP...................................................................11

The Benefits of ERP Make It An Outstanding Business Partner.12

Choosing the Best ERP......................................................................13

ERP: CiscoOs life saver........................................................................14

How to simply define ERP................................................................16

A brief definition of the Enterprise resource planning (ERP) .....17

Understanding the dynamics of ERP implementation.................18

What ERP Can Do to You and Your Company...............................20

What is ERP ........................................................................................21

Features of ERP Accounting.............................................................23

ERP Applications: All in One System..............................................25

Benefits of ERP to a Business...........................................................26

Why You Need To Get An ERP Company.......................................28

Value Your Customer: Get ERP CRM .............................................29

Managing ERP Implementation ......................................................31

Features of the ERP Software...........................................................32

The Advantages of the ERP System.................................................33

All People Involved Need ERP Training .........................................35

ERP implementation: Choosing between a systems analyst or business analyst..................................................................................36

Clear distinction between ERP and CRM.......................................38

Benefits and advantages that a company gains by implementing ERP system......................................................................................... 40

Some notable comparison on levels of ERP adoption among various types of companies .............................................................. 42

ERP Consultant: An Agent for a Better ERP System ................... 44

Basic steps to finding the most reliable ERP consultants ........... 46

Information Technology: A Major Part in ERP Consulting ........ 48

Gaining a different perspective on ERP cost ................................. 50

Making ERP Data Work in the Work Place ................................... 52

ERP Database Integration in Supply Chain Management .......... 53

Getting to Know the ERP Definition .............................................. 55

Benefits of Having an ERP Enterprise ........................................... 57

Saving Money through Wise ERP Evaluation............................... 59

Preventing ERP Failure Before It Happens................................... 60

Unleashing the Inner ERP Genie in You........................................ 62

ERP II: The Evolution of ERP ......................................................... 63

The Implementation of ERP in the Call Relationship

Management ...................................................................................... 64

ERP Integration Makes Business Work Handy ............................ 66

The Future for ERP Professionals: More and More ERP Jobs ... 68

Pursuing Careers for ERP Jobs ....................................................... 69

Job Description for an ERP Manager............................................. 70

The Growth of ERP Market.............................................................. 71

ERP Market: Is there a future In It?............................................... 73

An Overview of Some ERP Modules............................................... 74

Understanding ERP MRP .................................................................76

ERP News: Mid-Ranged Businesses Adapting ERP Systems......78

Choosing An ERP Package That Works For You ...........................79

ERP: Powering Up the Human Resource Process.........................80

How ERP PPT Delivers a Powerful Business Case for ERP

Deployment.........................................................................................82

ERP Process: Selection Made Simple..............................................84

ERP Products Outside the Manufacturing Setting........................85

The ECommerce and ERP Program...............................................87

ERP Project: Knowing What It Is and How It Is Managed..........88

Successful Implementation Through ERP Project Management90

Problems ERP Project Managers Face............................................91

ERP Covers Organizations Projects.................................................92

Reviewing the ERP System...............................................................93

Request for Proposal for an ERP .....................................................94

Sales on ERP Systems........................................................................95

ERP SCM Combination: Good for the Business ............................96

Securing an ERP system....................................................................97

Erp Selection: Choosing an the Best ERP System.........................98

Services Offered with Your ERP.......................................................99

Software Companies Behind ERP Systems ..................................100