Karamolegkos, George; (2002) Implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and especially SAP in the construction industry: The case of Elliniki Technodomiki SA. Masters thesis (M.Sc), UCL (University College London).

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The last few years many companies have adopted and implemented an ERP system in order to manage their business needs and challenges. Firstly, this report attempts to gain insight into ERP systems by briefly describing the systems and their possible advantages and disadvantages of having an integrated ERP system, focusing more on SAP. More specifically, the basic purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of ERP systems in organizations in the Construction Industry. It also tries to understand the motives for the adoption of an ERP system by a construction company and the possible consequences for taking this decision. For these reasons, it is presented an analysis on the implementation of SAP in Elliniki Technodomiki S.A., which is the first company in terms of turnover in the Greek construction market. Recommendations, derived from the analysis of the case study, are given. An analysis of the operational and strategic implications of the implementation of an ERP system is presented. Study findings confirm the importance of ERP implementation in the field of Constructions. The study findings could be of interest to managers of these companies, who seek to better understand the issues surrounding ERP systems implementation. Finally, in the conclusion, further research on the topic is suggested, having the context in which construction companies are doing business in mind.

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