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标题：ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) ADAPTATION IN MALAYSIA AGRICULTURAL SME: ISSUES AND TRENDS
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作者：SYAIMAK ABDUL SHUKOR ; AIDA SHEIKHI ; AMNI HUSNA MOHD NASHIR 等
期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2020
卷号：98
期号：12
页码：2046-2062
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are rapidly growing in various industries in Malaysia. As part of their survival strategy, they need to be competent, efficient, inventive and malleable in completing meek tasks while focusing on carrying the other multifarious activities. In order to be relevant in the current rivalry of Industry 4.0, any industry needs to be updated with the current technology. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the cohesive management of business processes, in real-time and facilitated by various technologies. There are few types of ERP available for companies, in-house which is designed for the business or off-the-shelf that companies obtain the license and use and on the cloud which is eventually off the shelf but with more personalization. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. The main objective of this research to evaluate the recent condition of the ERP adaptation in Malaysia Agriculture Sector. Furthermore, it will also recommend an appropriate approach in ERP adaptation particularly in this SME sector. This paper start with the overview of ERP adaptation in Malaysia SME especially the agriculture sector. Unfortunately, the Agriculture Sector was an overlooked industry by business IT service provider companies and many features were not compatible with their standard operating procedure (SOP) which made the consideration of ERP even riskier. The concept of ERP customization, the recent eminence of ERP in Malaysia SME and its implementation are discussed. The challenges and issues in adapting ERP in SMEs in Malaysia are also deliberated. Lastly, a suitable approach of ERP adaptation in the agricultural SME industry are proposed and concluded.
关键词：ERP;Customized ERP;ERP Adaptation;Agricultural SME;Malaysia SME