Journal of Entrepreneurship & Management

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

ERP at Anika Fragrances Pvt. Ltd.: Should We Implement on the Cloud?


Affiliations
1 Business Communication and IT, SDMIMD, Karnataka, India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are a very important part of the economy of any country. In order to cope with the dynamic market conditions, they need to adopt Information Technology (IT) solutions like enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. While large enterprises adopt ERP systems with ease, SMEs find it difficult to do so. This case presents the travails of a SME that is considering implementing an ERP system.  Mr. Amitav Natarajan, the Managing Director of Anika Fragrances Pvt. Ltd., an SME, is faced with the question of whether to implement ERP on-premise or on the cloud. The case raises the doubts and fears SMEs may have with regard to implementing ERP on the cloud. It poses the question of whether implementing ERP on the cloud is a viable option for SMEs.


Keywords

Cloud, ERP Implementation, SME.
Subscription Login to verify subscription
User
Notifications
Font Size


  • Edtech Staff. (November 14, 2013). What’s the Difference Between Public, Private and Hybrid Clouds. Retrieved from https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2013/11/whats-difference-between-public-private-and-hybridclouds

  • Hedges, L (n.d.). Cloud ERP Vs. On-Premise ERP. Retrieved from https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/cloud-erp-vs-on-premise/

  • Purohit G. N., Jaiswal M. P., & Pandey, S. (2012) Challenges involved in implementation of ERP on demand solution: Cloud computing. IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 9(4), No 2.


Abstract Views: 254

PDF Views: 1




  • ERP at Anika Fragrances Pvt. Ltd.: Should We Implement on the Cloud?

Abstract Views: 254  |  PDF Views: 1

Authors

Neetu Ganapathy
Business Communication and IT, SDMIMD, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are a very important part of the economy of any country. In order to cope with the dynamic market conditions, they need to adopt Information Technology (IT) solutions like enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. While large enterprises adopt ERP systems with ease, SMEs find it difficult to do so. This case presents the travails of a SME that is considering implementing an ERP system.  Mr. Amitav Natarajan, the Managing Director of Anika Fragrances Pvt. Ltd., an SME, is faced with the question of whether to implement ERP on-premise or on the cloud. The case raises the doubts and fears SMEs may have with regard to implementing ERP on the cloud. It poses the question of whether implementing ERP on the cloud is a viable option for SMEs.


Keywords


Cloud, ERP Implementation, SME.

References