Title: Enterprise resource planning survey of Korean manufacturing firms

Authors: TaeHyung Lee, Young B. Moon, Heeseok Lee

Addresses: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 207–43 Chongyangri 2-dong, Dongdaemooon-gu, Seoul, Korea. ' Syracuse University, 151 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY, USA. ' Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 207–43 Chongyangri 2-dong, Dongdaemooon-gu, Seoul, Korea

Abstract: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are packaged software designed to integrate and optimise the business processes of an enterprise. The ERP systems have been embraced by industry as a de facto solution to integrate their business functions. The adoption of the ERP concept is a truly global phenomenon. This paper reports a recently completed survey study on Korean manufacturing firms. The study used the same survey questionnaires used in two previous surveys done on US and Swedish manufacturing firms. Our objective is to determine the extent of adoption of the ERP system in the Korean manufacturing firms, their motivations, implementation strategies and benefits obtained, and to provide useful data to draw similarities and differences between different countries| practices.

Keywords: enterprise resource planning; ERP adoption; ERP implementation; ERP benefits; Korea; manufacturing firms; USA; United States; Sweden; survey study; motivation; implementation strategies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2006.010351

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2006 Vol.3 No.6, pp.521 - 533

Published online: 16 Jul 2006 *

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