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June 2011 – “Just prior to the turn of the century, many companies were in a rush to implement ERP systems as part of their investment in IT. Many of those systems have now been installed over 10 years without replacement. This research reports looks at the overall performance of companies and what improvements companies were still getting from their ERP systems. Find out what the benefits are from newer ERP systems, and when you should consider an upgrade or replacement…”
180 View – The report recommends that it’s time to replace ERP systems that are over 15 years old unless it provides a unique competitive advantage. The report had a number of interesting charts. One chart showed that that ERP extensions are mostly purchased from the ERP vendor for recently installed ERP systems but mostly from independent third parties for the old systems. Having one throat to choke is an advantage. Another chart shows a significant improvement in the time to implement the newer ERP systems which should not be surprising with all the lessons learned and better tools. The largest systems now offer preconfigured solutions. Another chart showed that the newer system required a lot less customization than the older ones.
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