Comparison on the Implementations of ERPs with Different Versions

Abstract

As a typical type of Management Information System (MIS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are mature on assisting in managerial operation with businesses. With the development of digital technologies and wide acceptance on MIS, Cloud ERP has received extensive attractions than Traditional ERP. This paper aims to analyze and evaluate the comparison between Cloud ERP with Traditional ERP. Both Traditional ERP and Cloud ERP have their competitive advantages since Cloud ERP is not mature in all dimensions. Traditional ERP is more stable, safer and cheaper, whereas Cloud ERP is more efficient and more flexible. Therefore, small or middle-size companies are suitable to use Traditional ERP, and large enterprises with rapid growth and changes are more suitable for Cloud ERP. Suitability and adaptability are the main factors that should be considered when the enterprise chooses its ERP system. The results of this paper provide general suggestions on the directions of selecting ERP systems for enterprises of different sizes.