Implementing enterprise resource planning in hire purchase organisations: Antecedents, challenges and Critical success factors
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2021-06-29
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Abstract
This study examined the implementation of enterprise resource planning in hire
purchase organisations assessing the antecedents, challenges and critical success
factors. One of the objectives of the study was to establish the challenges of the
implementation of ERP systems in organisations. The study was grounded on the
positivist research philosophy, and the case study research strategy was adopted. The
deductive research approach was employed which necessitated the use of quantitative
research design. The population of the study included 58 staff of Credit Mall Ltd.
from which only 50 respondents were included as the remaining eight were drivers. A
research questionnaire was used to collect the data which was analysed using
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The study revealed that Oracle is the
enterprise resource planning system implemented in Credit Mall Ltd. It also revealed
that the goal of the implementation of the system was to improve accuracy of
financial and management information, and improve information flow in the
organisation by linking sales to accounts, and other departments which were before
then disjoint. The study concludes that the challenges of the implementation
enterprise resource planning systems in organisations includes lack of organizational
leadership and commitment from top management, unavailability of skilled resources,
customization and confidentiality problems, internal change management issues and
resistance to change, poor system selection, inadequate end-user training, ineffective
communication, and expectations from the system and cost benefit ideal. The study
recommends that the management of organisations need to demonstrate a high level
of commitment to the implementation of enterprise resource planning systems in
terms of budget, time, and personnel to ensure that the system is implemented
successfully
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A dissertation submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science.
Keywords
Implementing Enterprise, Resource Planning, Purchase Organisations, Antecedents, Challenges, Critical Success Factors