AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS (ERP) IN GEOTHERMAL INDUSTRY IN KENYA
Hosea Kemboi - Masters Student, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Dr. Daniel Wanyoike - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Elton Kipkorir Langat - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The last two decades has seen a tremendous growth in the development and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in most developing nations. While there has been widespread acceptance of ERP software in developed nations, developing nations have been left far behind. However, owing to current economic advancement and need for project implementation and accountability, developing nations Kenya being one of them are gradually turning into key users of these systems. Therefore, this calls for in-depth understanding of ERP implementation elements and its capability in terms of enhancing effective resource planning, management and project implementation. This paper evaluates the key factors affecting implementation ERP in the public sector. Such factors are; ERP Implementation strategies, ERP Implementation challenges, and the ERP implementation perceived benefits. The regression analysis indicated that these factors under study explained up to 42.3% of ERP Implementation success.
