1、- 1 - 中文 4600字， 2250英文单词， 12000英文字符 翻译 原文及译文 1英文原文 How to Successfully Implement ERP the First Time When enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations fail to deliver, its usually because management hasnt taken the time to structure the organization to take advantage of these systems. R.Michael
2、 Donovan Many companies have spent fortunes on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and implementation, only to find that business performance has not improved at all. These large investments and negative ROIs have created a whirlpool of controversy and rampant company politics. Even annual r
3、eports have pointed the finger at ERP for lower-than-expected earnings. For some, this has created a higher level of fear about making a big ERP mistake. Much of the time, ERP software vendors are the targets for the blame when anticipated results do not materialize. Are the ERP vendors that sold th
4、e software the real culprits for the lack of business performance improvement? The answer is, not very often. Certainly, it can often be argued that ERP system logic is sometimes illogical, functionality is missing, functions perform poorly, and so on. But accountability for ERP software selection a
5、nd implementation usually lies to varying degrees with internal personnel and often with external consultants. Selecting and implementing a new ERP system, and the process changes that go with it, is unquestionably a complex undertaking. Regardless of your size and perceived resources, an ERP implem
6、entation is not something that should be approached without a great deal of careful planning. Among companies that have been through a less-than-successful ERP implementation, five reasons for poor results show up consistently: - 2 - Operating strategy did not drive business process design and deployment. The implementation took much longer than expected. Pre-implementation preparation activities were done poorly, if at all. People were not well-prepared to accept and op
