Issues on evaluating Free/Open Source ERP Systems

Abstract

Free/Open Source ERP Systems represent an area which is increasingly gaining acceptance due to many reasons. However, there is still a lack of specific evaluation methods for adoption and very little academic research is reported in this area. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss important issues on Free/Open Source ERP Systems evaluation and, as of consequence, to propose an evaluation method that lakes into account not only aspects related to the software itself, but also to the possibility of joining the software development effort.