Research Article | OPEN ACCESS
The Role of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
1Manouchehr Jofreh, 2Khadijeh Jahanian, 3Afsaneh Bahrami and 4Teymour Jabbari, 2Katayoun Alimardani, 1Mostafa Mardi, 2Behzad Divsalar
1Department of Management, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran
2Department of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University,
Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
3Department of Economic, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr Branch,
Khomeinishahr, Iran
4Department of Management and Accounting, Islamic Azad University,
Jouybar Branch, Jouybar, Iran
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2013 7:2317-2320
Received: April 29, 2012 | Accepted: May 16, 2012 | Published: March 11, 2013
Abstract
Enterprises nowadays strive to keep transforming their business processes in accordance with the fast changing customer demands so as to survive the intense global competition. Also, nowadays with progressing globalization, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) cannot withstand in front of the severe competition and facing with increasing pressure to improve data management, increase transparency and standardize process. In this study an attempt has been made to highlight how E.R.P. is assisting to SMEs so that they can manage and analyze their business data very rapidly for quickly responding to business changes. How this Planning can be beneficial for strengthening activities related with SMEs in the current scenario. Findings show that by implementing ERP among SMEs, managers can handle challenging situations and overcome the global competitiveness.
Keywords:
Competitive, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), facilities, small and medium enterprises,
Competing interests
The authors have no competing interests.
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