*Assistant Professor, Regional College of Management Autonomous, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Enterprise Resource planning was a term restricted purely to elite class. This scene was witnessed in the IT market for some long time ever since ERP was introduced. The large organizations went ahead with ERP process unmindful of negative consequences, not to forget mentioning the fact that they took every proactive measure to curb the same. Needles to say firms were interested in serving such large players. So the fate of Small and Medium enterprises remained unanswered. ERP for S.M.E's remained a mere dream.
Enterprise Resource planning helps SM.E.’s to enjoy unimaginable benefits. Nevertheless the problems of ERP in SM.E.’s remain unsolved. There are still ups and downs in it. There are some problems for S.M.E.’s in the ERP market. They are not only from the addressed in the company's perspective but also in the vendor's perspective.
The troubles faced by S.M.E.’s with regards to ERP is quiet understandable. However they can be rectified. Even if they are not taken out totally there is always a scope for making things better and making ERP's more user friendly for Small and Medium Enterprises The vendor's primary concern should be solving ERP problems in S.M.E.’s. This is emphasized because ERP problems in Small and medium enterprises are many.
