A framework to assess ERP Implementation; L. Ferrario and J. Montagna

LUIS FERRARIO; JORGE MONTAGNA

Cancún, México

Congreso; 2nd World Conference on Production and Operations Management; 2004

Several sources point out very high percentages of failures in the implementation of ERP systems. First, in this work, the main difficulties for this task are analyzed and a systematic classification of the fundamental reasons is intended. Taking into account the reasons that lead to failure, a simple and effective mechanism is generated to prevent the main problems that can arise during the project, evaluating systematically in advance complications that usually appear. Thus, the stages of the methodology and the tools to be used can be adjusted to the specific characteristics of the project, considering technical, organizational and economical aspects. Somehow, the described framework allows solving the problems presented by general methodologies. They arise when the same methodology is used for any kind of enterprise, without previously considering its conditions and state to face this type of projects.