Planning for ERP Implementation

This thesis analyses enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and the challenges and benefits of implementing them in companies. The thesis consists of theory of ERP systems with an analysis of the history of ERP systems. This provides some necessary background information that is useful when considering ERP implementation. It also focuses on the phases and focus points of ERP implementation to provide readers with an analysis of the efforts needed to start an ERP implementation project. The programmer does not have to write code to create and display commonly required user-friendly features each time around. The Backend used is SQL server database that ensures total security and no data loss or corruption. The database management systems are warehouses of information, where large amount of data can be stored. The Reports are developed using Crystal Report. Crystal Reports is the standard reporting tool for Visual Studio .NET. It brings the ability to create interactive, presentation-quality content; to the .NET platform. Crystal report is an integral part of the Visual Studio .NET environment. The main idea of this paper is to handle the all details of inventory management system. In this software package has been developed to smoothen the processing of item transaction in inventory such as item receive, item issue & report generation such as stock statement, issue register & receive register etc.