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Unit 10: ERP Future Directions

10.1 new market notes

1. Supplementing direct sales with reseller channels

2. Software offerings to appeal on the basis of reduced functionality
3. Improving the implementation methodology for faster development
4. Removing the entry price to make it financially viable
5. Using the platforms such as MS Windows NT

10.2 new channels

As all the vendors being forced to market their product in the world of small business, they made
their software products more affordable by lowering the prices for each module and by ramping
up the total costs by basing price on user licenses e.g. Oracle offerings the lower price software
from companies such as platinum software and great plains software. JD Edward provides less
expensive versions of the OneWorld suit.

10.3 future Directions in erp

The only constant is change. No more so than in the constantly evolving, high-speed world of
technical innovation. Therefore, the question is: How will these inevitable changes affect the
ERP market? In this unit, we will survey the industry landscape and find out what is on the
horizon—keeping in mind that often what appears to loom large in the distance turns out to be
a mirage. ERP industry watchers are agreed on at least one point: ‘one-size-fits-all’, across the
board integration is no longer seen as the unwritten law. As revolutionary as the ERP concept
was, and to a certain extent still is, given the number of companies yet to implement it, it is
doubtful whether it can hold onto its overall position as the ‘hottest’ dominating technology in
the face of competition from new cutting-edge technologies such as Internet commerce and EDI
(Electronic Date Interchange), and competitive new business practices involving supply chain
and customer self-service.

Major ERP Vendors and their Products:
Major ERP Vendors and their Products:
V endor Product
V endor
Product

SAP AG R/3
SAP AG
R/3
Oracle Corporation Oracle Applications
Oracle Applications
Oracle Corporation
JD Edwards World
OneWorld
JD Edwards World OneWorld
Solutions Co.
Solutions Co.
PeopleSoft Inc. PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft Inc.
PeopleSoft
Baan Co.
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Baan IV________
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