Over at ERP Community, Eric Kimberling takes a look at why companies will continue to invest in ERP in 2009. Eric makes some intriguing points and the article is definitely worth a read by the GP community on all sides. In a nutshell his points are:
- Companies are looking to get more out their existing systems
- Companies can get better pricing on new systems
- Due to a slowdown, companies have more people available to be involved in an implementation
- Even in a downturn, there are winners and those folks are investing in ERP
Make sure you read the whole thing to get the nuance.