ERP systems have many limitations, but they are hard to replace or overhaul
ERP systems promised a lot. Their biggest advantage was supposed to be the way they would integrate data across functions within the organisation.
That was fine when the business environment was relatively stable, but now it is proving to be an impediment to the flexibility many organisations need to respond quickly to new business imperatives.
Most ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems have been in use for many years. At ADAPT’s CFO Edge event in November 2018 delegates were asked how old their ERP systems were. Half were…