New technologies, global competition, and increased customer demands are forcing organizations to reconsider how they can take advantage of Information Technology (IT) capabilities to better manage their supply chains. To survive and stay ahead in today's competitive world, companies are pushed to their limits in search for organizational skills and technologies. Of those Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Resource Planning are the two most primarily used terms. Supply chain management is the term used managing this accurate information's in and out and ERP is the technology used for achieving the same. Third Party Logistics (3PL) is the vital link between manufacturing operations and customers.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 1
Introduction
Objectives of the Study
Chapter 2
Literature Review
Chapter 3
Background of the Project
Supply Chain Management (SCM) System
History of SCM
Conventional Procedure of SCM
Defining SCM
Technology affecting the SCM
Changes in SCM
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
What is ERP
Evolution of ERP Systems
ERP Tools
Reason for the Growth of ERP Market
ERP Life Cycle
ERP Integration
Various Modules of ERP
Chapter 4
Research Methodology
Chapter 5
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Distribution of the study sample
ERP system implementation and access
Chapter 6
Results & Discussion
ERP Impact
Operational Benefit
Strategic IT Planning benefit
Operational Process Integration
Business Process and Management
benefit
Customer and Relationship Integration
Planning and Control Process Integration
ERP Process Improvement
Discussion
Market Snapshot
Competition among larger and smaller
players
Saturation point for ERP market
Opportunities for innovation
The Future of ERP
Chapter 7
Suggestions/Recommendations
Selection of ERP Vendor
Major Challenges to ERP Implementation
Steps for Successful ERP Implementation
Chapter 8
Limitations and Scope of Future Research
Limitations
Scope of Future Research
Chapter 9
Conclusion
Bibliography
