Are Indian SME’s read for Enterprise

This white paper defines Enterprise Resource Planning [ERP]  and elaborates its role in small and medium enterprises [SME’s]  in India today. This white paper also highlights the growth of ERP  in SMEs, benefits of ERP and conflicting issues and challenges  faced by SMEs in implementing ERP system within their  business process. This white paper also examines the pros and  cons of offline and online ERP.

Introduction Evolution of ERP  In any business organization there is a continuous  flow of information between different processes  which at times is very complex. To eliminate the complexity,  organizations both large and small have  reverted to using Enterprise Resource Planning [ERP]  software that facilitates a smooth flow of information.  ERP is also instrumental in enabling the flow of information  between several organizational units by overcoming  geographical boundaries. ERP software  provides competent authorities in an organization  with an extensive overview of the project in a manner  that is not only reliable but also timely and consistent.  ERP acts as a foundation to an extensive information  system that revolves around a fundamental database  that acquires and serves data into applications that  function under a regular computing platform, thereby  regulating business processes into a unified environment