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Summary of Reports


 Epicor

 Information Engineering

 McGuffie Brunton

 Microsoft Business Solutions

 Northgate

 Sage

 SAP

 Scala Business Solutions

 Superbase

 Systems Union



Management Briefings



 Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3

 Customer Management: Andrew Denton of CHP Consulting | Part 2

 Round Table | Part 2 | Part 3

 E-Business Issues: IBM’s Mark Kerr | Part 2

 Best of Breed Software: Tim Phillips of Mi | Part 2

 Information Access: Bill Clough of IDC | Part 2

 Global Integration: Des Quinn and Mark Hankins of Partners for Change | Part 2

 Market News | Part 2

 Expert Opinion: George Elkington of Deloitte Consulting

Issue Summary

Should multinationals install a single ERP system, achieving common processes – or let individual subsidiaries go it alone? Des Quinn and Mark Hankins sift the pros and cons.

In pursuit of the common process - Part 2 | Part 1

2. Ease of implementation.

The move to a single-instance ERP represents a highly symbolic change of status for the management of national companies within a multinational organisation.

These managers will have to adapt to no longer having full control over all aspects of their business. If the move is aligned to a SSC implementation, they have also lost direct access to (and control of) staff.

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