Study of acquisition and implementation of ERP software for integrated textile and garments manufacturing

Abstract

Textile and apparel industries of Bangladesh have a maj or share of our export. This sector is currently facing tremendous competition from industries of other countries. Similarly industries of other sectors are also facing same competition in global economic market. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has brought a new revolution in present business practice in improving responsiveness to market demands as well as III lowering the cost and improving quality. Bangladeshi companies are implementing ERP software to sustain in the competition. But they are experiencing a lot of problems in acquisition and implementation of ERP software. This project undertake the study of the difficulties faced by Beximco Textile Division in acquisition and implementation of Textile Integrated Manufacturing, an ERP for integrated textile and apparel manufacturing. [n this study we observed that a lot mistakes were done by Beximco Textile Division. It also revealed the difficulties in implementation of ERP software. In this work, the acquisition and implementation processes are critically analyzed and lessons are extracted for the companies who might take similar decision for implementing ERP software.