Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) requires to tap the power of Information Technology (IT) and integrate information system in order to stay competitive and customer oriented. Thus, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one solution to integrate information technology infrastructure to mee...

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Main Authors: Khaleel, Yousef, Riza Sulaiman, Nazlena Mohamed Ali, Mohd Syazwan Baharuddin
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2011
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author Khaleel, Yousef
Riza Sulaiman,
Nazlena Mohamed Ali,
Mohd Syazwan Baharuddin,
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Riza Sulaiman,
Nazlena Mohamed Ali,
Mohd Syazwan Baharuddin,
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description Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) requires to tap the power of Information Technology (IT) and integrate information system in order to stay competitive and customer oriented. Thus, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one solution to integrate information technology infrastructure to meet global competition. This research paper investigates the factors that prevent Malaysian SMEs from fully adopting the ERP system. Through various literatures, this paper will address the degree of factors that gave an impact and provide rating of impact to the SMEs. Quantitative surveys were done in 21 SMEs to understand the actual situation of ERP adoption. The research instrument use was the online survey system. Results from the survey concludes that the on-availability of suitable ERP system the meets the SME business needs is one of the five important factors that prevents the adoption of such system.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:62452016-12-14T06:40:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6245/ Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices Khaleel, Yousef Riza Sulaiman, Nazlena Mohamed Ali, Mohd Syazwan Baharuddin, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) requires to tap the power of Information Technology (IT) and integrate information system in order to stay competitive and customer oriented. Thus, the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is one solution to integrate information technology infrastructure to meet global competition. This research paper investigates the factors that prevent Malaysian SMEs from fully adopting the ERP system. Through various literatures, this paper will address the degree of factors that gave an impact and provide rating of impact to the SMEs. Quantitative surveys were done in 21 SMEs to understand the actual situation of ERP adoption. The research instrument use was the online survey system. Results from the survey concludes that the on-availability of suitable ERP system the meets the SME business needs is one of the five important factors that prevents the adoption of such system. Penerbit UKM 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6245/1/1296-2499-1-SM.pdf Khaleel, Yousef and Riza Sulaiman, and Nazlena Mohamed Ali, and Mohd Syazwan Baharuddin, (2011) Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices. Jurnal Teknologi Maklumat dan Multimedia, 10 . pp. 13-20. ISSN 1823-0113 http://ejournals.ukm.my/apjitm/issue/archive
spellingShingle Khaleel, Yousef
Riza Sulaiman,
Nazlena Mohamed Ali,
Mohd Syazwan Baharuddin,
Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices
title Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices
title_full Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices
title_fullStr Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices
title_short Analysis of Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Malaysian Manufacturing Sectors: Current Status and Practices
title_sort analysis of enterprise resource planning system (erp) in small and medium enterprises (sme) of malaysian manufacturing sectors: current status and practices
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6245/1/1296-2499-1-SM.pdf