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"The appeal of ERP systems may come less from any cash benefits and more from its ability to untangle and integrate business practices and systems "
ERP systems were initially implemented to replace many of the disparate legacy systems and the associated issues. Discuss the issues associated with disparate systems and how ERP systems overcome these issues. Vendors argue that integration issues occur frompeople, process, and informationperspectives.
Discuss these statements using case study examples (from literature searches) to demonstrate different company's experiences.
Your paper should include the following areas :
• Importance of integration to companies
• Issues which occur due to lack of integration (people, process, information)
• How do ERP systems address these integration issues?
• What benefits can companies achieve when this integration occurs?
• Case Studies of companies and the issues they faced due to lack of integration and how ERP systems helped overcome these.
Discuss the statement above using case study examples (from literature searches) to demonstrate different company's experiences.
Your task is produce a 3000 word research paper which discusses the issues relating to the above. The paper should demonstrate a depth and breadth of reading and should be appropriately referenced. The paper should be referenced using the Harvard referencing standards and formatted according to the approved style guide.
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