 | | | Author: | | CS Teoh (---.net.my) | | | Date: | | 26.09.06 | |
1. Please state your base country:
Malaysia
2. Please state your industry type:
• Software expert/consultant
3. Please specify the name of your organization:
Agathae Business Solutions
4. Please describe the size of your organization:
• Small
5. Do you currently supply or receive ERP ASP services?
• Non of the above
6. In general, do you think that implementing ERP as an hosted application on the internet is a good idea?
• Yes
7. In what ways do you think an ERP as an ASP service will benefit:
(a) the user
• Cost savings
• Reduced cost of ownership
• Other Please specify: reduces ERP related distractions from the main business
(b) The ASP company
• costs
• ease of support
• other Please specify: creates vertical & horizontal market opportunities
8. What ERP modules are most suitable for implemented as an ASP service?
• Financials
• Operations and logistics
• Production and manufacturing
• Human resources
• Sales and distribution
• Research and development
9b. What are the main technical problems you foresee in an ERP as ASP service scenario?
• Customization
• Security
• Other, Please specify: in developing countries, the bandwidth, last mile and costs barriers related to connectivity
10. Please specify, which of the following ASP components do you think might not scale to your ERP requirements when used as a service?
• network requirement
11. If you are using ERP as a service do you think that you will need customization in ERP or would you be happy to use your business processes according to the ERP implementation. Please give your opinion:
I'd use the ERP's processes but subject to the 90:10 rule for fit:gap. Unavoidable customizations, ideally would also be part of the ASP service, but if that is not feasible, can be run as a satellite process, locally.
12. Which of the following pricing model do you think is suitable for ERP as a service?
• Flat/flat
• Flat/Tiered
13. Do you think that ASP Application Aggregators (AAA) model of ASP is suitable for ERP service, (AAAs is a model in which there is one interface and on the back end there are more than one software providers.)
• No |
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