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by Jeff Moad, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 10:45:00 AM   | Keywords: | ERP spending drivers |
While spending on ERP software by mid-sized companies will increase only 5.1% next year, priorities driving those investments are shifting significantly, according to a recent report by AMR Research. The report, based on interviews with 204 IT decision-makers at companies — mostly manufacturers — with 100 to 999 employees, indicated that more mid-size companies expect increased ERP spending to help them improve customer service levels. In fact, among companies with 100 to 499 employees, 24% said improving service levels was their top ERP spending priority, while 16% of that group said cost savings was driving ERP spending. The study also indicated an ongoing shift in how mid-sized companies prefer to license ERP software. Among companies with 500 to 999 employees, 39% said on-demand or usage-based pricing was their preferred licensing method. Twenty-three percent said they still prefer one-time licenses based on the number of users, while 19% said they prefer one-time site licenses. [Click to continue] |