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THE GROWING INTEREST IN ERP CBS.16 Cambashi, the UK's analyst of the market for IT in industry, is to produce quarterly bulletins that will review the leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and help manufacturers to choose the ones that most closely match their requirements. The bulletins extend the range of Cambashi's original report, "Ovum evaluates ERP for manufacturers", published in June 1997 by Ovum, the independent IT analyst group. They will be a invaluable aid to potential ERP buyers, and also to vendors and management consultants involved in promoting and implementing ERP technology. The initial subscription will cost £1,500, with annual payments of £500 thereafter. "Ovum evaluates ERP for manufacturers" resulted from more than a year's research by Cambashi and its partners in CATN, the European IT consultancy network. It investigated eight leading ERP systems, including BPCS, Mapics, Mfg/pro, Oracle applications, Prism, SAP R/3, System 21 and Baan IV. It focused on three key facets of each system: the vendor, the product itself, and users' experiences. Detailed procurement and implementation guidelines were offered to help future ERP buyers select the systems that best suited their requirements. The success of the initial report has led Ovum to appoint Cambashi to produce the quarterly bulletins, each of which will investigate a further three or four ERP systems. The term "ERP" covers a range of systems and technologies which aim to integrate accounts, information technology and manufacturing in a single environment which optimises information flow and availability. Whereas, until recently and largely for reasons associated with price and implementation times, it was seen as the province of only the largest companies, the technology is now being adopted more widely by medium and even small sized enterprises. Cambashi's reports help prospective buyers to identify their requirements and provide benchmarks for comparing invitations to tender. The key objectives are for the selection and implementation of an ERP system to be driven by the needs of the business. Vendors can then be judged on their ability to deliver solutions that satisfy those needs, rather than on more arbitrary, vendor-driven criteria. Note to editors: CATN, founded by Cambashi, is a leading pan-European organisation of experts specialising in the use of computers in industry. It employs more than 100 consultants and has offices in most European countries, with associates in the USA and Japan. The network offers independent expertise to develop integrated business, innovation, marketing and manufacturing strategies.
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