ERP Trivia - Every Why Should Have Its Wherefore
Part 1: ERP Trends
P.J. Jakovljevic - August 25, 2001

Executive Summary

What has long been a general feeling based on rumors, news headlines and some casual survey reports hidden within analyst houses' vaults and largely inaccessible to the mass audience owing to exorbitant subscription fees, has recently been confirmed in a more tangible manner. Namely, many major companies are having difficulty achieving effective enterprise resource planning (ERP) even after a full year of implementation, according to the report titled ERP Trends (Research Report 1292-01-RR) and released at the end of June by The Conference Board, the premier business membership and research network worldwide, which links executives from different companies, industries, and countries...