Cloud Based Erp : Software As A Service ( Saas )

High Reliability ............................................................................................................................... 12 Cloud Computing for ERP Challenges/Concerns ................................................................................. 13 Standardization Limits Ability to Customize ................................................................................... 13 Security ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Compliance.................................................................................................................................... 16 Network ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Summary of Challenges ................................................................................................................. 16 Cloud - ERP Service Level Agreements

The ERP market is the biggest and full-grown enterprise application segment in the IT sector. The ERP Technology offered organizations with a framework for evaluating the development of their ERP technology. The ERP managers and IT leaders both are responsible for ERP should use the intelligent framework to authorize and modernize their ERP platform technology strategies. The Cloud computing is the key change agents that motivating the demand for new platforms and strategies. “The IT Market Clock for ERP Technology demonstrates the market maturity and commoditization levels for multiple generations of ERP platform technology” (Gartner 's IT Market Clock, 2014).

There are two basic types of ERP research, implementation-oriented and performance-oriented. The first type studies what factors foster success in implementing ERP, while the second investigates factors in ERP that affect performance. Research has shown that companies that use ERP outperform those that do not in functional efficiency, productivity, stock market, and financial metrics. Interestingly, ERP is found to have a neutral or negative effect on customer satisfaction and operating expenses. More predictably, general performance dips

Ifinedo (2007) comes up with that the size, culture, structure of the company are all positively related to the success of ERP implementation. A correct selection of ERP vendors is also another factor contributing to the success of ERP implementation (Ngai et al., 2008).

Information technologies are becoming an inseparable part of today’s business world.ERP systems is one such example as they have become an important instrument without which the majority of enterprises could no longer function(Pabedinskait,2010).Successfully implemented ERP systems generate organisational synergy, which provides a motivation for the improvement of particularly efficient processes necessary for the success of an organisation. ERP implementation systems have become more popular within the last 15 years. They are now a common way of implementing organisational changes today. Organisations that successfully employ ERP systems, such as software and industry processes have enormous benefits such as greater efficiency. Companies that have succeeded in their respective ERP implementation include Cisco, Tektronix and Harley Davidson Motor Company.

It can be said that the vulnerability of the economy across the globe has made most consumers and customers very unwilling to pay more even for high-quality products and services. This general feeling coupled with competition among various organizations has compelled them (organizations) to develop strategies that would enable them reduce costs so as to offer consumers competitive prices, while improving efficiency, performance, and quality. As a way of enhancing organizational performance, most contemporary organizations are relying on technology, such as the enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Basically, the ERP is intended to streamline and integrate the operations of various departments or units within an organization into a

This Report explains the meaning of ERP system and cloud computing and provides deep knowledge about Cloud ERP software. Its 3 models, position in the market and the factors that affecting the cloud ERP system. This report also gives the knowledge about its benefits and risks which are associated with the system. And explain that why Cloud ERP is better than Traditional ERP system.

ERP implementation is a massive decision making process for the company with a lot of risk which involves significant after affect for the company in future prospective of the organization in relation with performance, maintenance and growth. There are a no of potential risks involved that should be avoided while installing of ERP systems, but the first step to avoid is by deciding as which type of ERP package the organization needs as there are a lots of different vendors selling different ERP packages and company needs to select the best for itself. ERP system selection is tedious and time consuming. However, given the considerable financial investment and potential risks and benefits which would be involved, the importance of a pertinent ERP system selection cannot be overemphasized (teltumbde,2000). Since business is characterized by high rate of uncertainty, risks, and evolution the process of ERP systems implementation involves numerous problems. “Kumar et al. (2000)” emphasized that installing an ERP system is much more than having another information technology tool; it a

ROLE OF CLOUD BASED ERP ON AIS 5 6. POTENTIAL RISKS WHILE IMPLEMENTING ERP 6

ERP can be a difficult task, it takes more than months to setup and it costs more than software and hardware, but if everything is prepared with proper resources than implementation of ERP system can be completed with in budget in a proper or required time frame

Since their creation and implementation, a vast majority of the ERP has been implemented on various business institutions and companies across the world. Traditional ERP systems provide the user with various merits; among them, a wide customization and integration of the system and mature functionality of the system. Due to the shift in the information technology industry where majorities of support software are using cloud computing also, the ERP software has changed its cause, taking the new and modern trend that with it, come diverse benefits.

This study aims to come up with the framework to be used for implementing cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning in transport business sector in Zimbabwe, that will go a long way in helping gain trust from the management on the safety of data in the cloud. Evidence is there to support that cloud based ERP is slowly becoming the center of all government systems is the government want to operate transparently and corruption free. The current economic resuscitations in government operations require government agencies to become innovative and transparent in all their operations, so that it will be easy to attract direct investment from international investors. The argued that “the real strength of cloud computing is that it is a catalyst for innovations, and in keeping with Moore’s Law, as cloud computing becomes cheaper and ubiquities further opportunities for innovations will manifest” is

In light of their wide extent of use inside a business, ERP programming systems are commonly unpredictable and for the most part force noteworthy changes on staff work hones. Implementing ERP programming is normally not an "in-house" expertise, so significantly littler projects are more financially savvy if authority ERP implementation specialists are utilized. The period of time to implement an ERP system relies on upon the span of the business, the extent of the change and readiness of the client to take proprietorship for the project. A little project (e.g., a company of under 100 staff) might be arranged and conveyed inside 3 months; nonetheless, an extensive, multi-site or multi-nation implementation may take years.

Anderson (2014) said “ERP implementations rarely fail in formulation; however, they frequently fail in implementation.” It does not in with just purchasing an ERP system. A well designed implementation plan is the company’s ticket to success. A well designed implementation plan addresses all potential bottlenecks like execution problems such as lack of training, attitude and participation of the entire workforce from leaders to staff, and member selection for the whole ERP project implementation team. An ERP project is

ERP can be a difficult task, it takes more than months to setup and it costs more than software and hardware, but if everything is prepared with proper resources than implementation of ERP system can be completed with in budget in a proper or required time frame and deliver