<p>Abstract</p><p>Title: Relevant factors that affect three small and midsize enterprises during an ERP-system implementation</p><p>Authors: Fredrik Dreimanis and Thomas Jylhä</p><p>Tutor: Peter Ekman</p><p>Keywords: ERP, implementation, SME</p><p>Problem: Which factors has relevance for small and midsize enterprises during an ERP-system implementation?</p><p>Purpose: The purpose with this essay is to describe and analyze what distinguishes an implementation for small and midsize enterprises.</p><p>Methodology:The authors have answered the problem with help of theories and articles within the subject of IT and economics and five interviews with companies in different areas of business.</p><p>Theoretical framework:The most difficult part with adapting a new ERP- system is the implementation phase. (Muscatello et al. 2003) The reason is that the standardization and changing of business processes is a common occurrence during an implementation. (Gattiker and Goodhue. 2002)</p><p>Analyze:The study shows that there are a lot of equal factors between the theoretical framework and the empirical study.</p><p>Conclusion: According to this study the reason for a small or midsize enterprise to adopt a new ERP-system is to get better control over their business. Improved control leads to increased revenues.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-870 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Dreimanis, Fredrik, Jylhä, Thomas |
| Publisher | Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Västerås : Mälardalens högskola |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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