ABSTRACT

Globalization presents both business and technology challenges. Companies find there is no silver bullet when responding to the increased complexity of the key performance resulting from globalization. In order to keep pace with the globalization public sector enterprises also adopted ERP which led to the implementation of SAP in PSUs. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a mission-critical component of any globalization strategy. The information made available through ERP is key to providing visibility to Key Performance. Enterprise Resource Planning systems are the new solution to business systems. These systems provide comprehensive business functionality in an integrated fashion using a state- of-the-art IT architecture. This trend towards enterprise systems in large and mid-sized organizations has a significant impact on IS careers paths. Enterprise systems essentially change fundamental business work processes thus implying that the system that supports these processes, design and development of these systems, also change, which resulted in numerous systems. The ERP system was hence installed in PSU like BHEL. This chapter identifies opportunities for incorporating the ERP body of knowledge into an IS program in BHEL.. This is an exploratory research chapter that tries to identify the effectiveness of ERP deployment in PSU with special reference to BHEL. We therefore conclude that profitable growth is the key consideration in corporate globalization efforts.