Both OSS ERPs and proprietary ERPs involve complex system implementations that usually require modifications to a firm's business processes as well as some adaptation of the ERP' functionality. This mutual matching project usually involves consulting firms. However, the benefits of applying OSS are greater for ERPs than for other kinds of applications, for three main reasons: increased adaptability, decreased reliance on a single supplier, reduced costs
Published in:
Software, IEEE
(Volume:23
,
Issue:
3
)
Date of Publication: May-June 2006