A Study on impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) System

New technologies, global competition, and increased customer demands are forcing organizations to reconsider how they can take advantage of Information Technology (IT) capabilities to better manage their supply chains. To survive and stay ahead in today's competitive world, companies are pushed to their limits in search for organizational skills and technologies. Of those Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Resource Planning are the two most primarily used terms. Supply chain management is the term used managing this accurate information's in and out and ERP is the technology used for achieving the same. Third Party Logistics (3PL) is the vital link between manufacturing operations and customers. 

TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter 1 

Introduction 

Objectives of the Study 

 

Chapter 2 

Literature Review 

 

Chapter 3 

Background of the Project 

 Supply Chain Management (SCM) System 

  History of SCM 

  Conventional Procedure of SCM 

  Defining SCM 

  Technology affecting the SCM 

  Changes in SCM 

  Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System 

  What is ERP 

  Evolution of ERP Systems 

  ERP Tools 

  Reason for the Growth of ERP Market 

  ERP Life Cycle 

  ERP Integration 

  Various Modules of ERP 

 

Chapter 4 

Research Methodology 

 

Chapter 5 

Data Analysis & Interpretation 

 Distribution of the study sample 

 ERP system implementation and access 

 

Chapter 6 

Results & Discussion 

 ERP Impact 

  Operational Benefit 

  Strategic IT Planning benefit 

  Operational Process Integration 

  Business Process and Management 

  benefit 

  Customer and Relationship Integration 

  Planning and Control Process Integration  

 ERP Process Improvement 

 Discussion 

  Market Snapshot 

  Competition among larger and smaller 

  players 

  Saturation point for ERP market 

  Opportunities for innovation 

  The Future of ERP 

 

Chapter 7 

Suggestions/Recommendations 

 Selection of ERP Vendor 

 Major Challenges to ERP Implementation 

 Steps for Successful ERP Implementation 

 

Chapter 8 

Limitations and Scope of Future Research 

 Limitations 

 Scope of Future Research 

 

Chapter 9 

Conclusion 

Bibliography