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Viability of Open Source ERP for SMEs

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Hello:


You are invited to participate in my survey, which is part of an investigation around the viability of Open Source ERPs for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. In this survey, approximately respondents will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about the characteristics of this type of software in a corporate environment. It wont take long to complete the questionnaire and should be responded by individuals on the open source community or involved with implementations of open source ERPs .


Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for me to learn your opinions.


Your survey responses will be stricly confidential. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Decio Franchini at 07878436711 or by email at the email address specified below.


Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.




1. Where are you from?
2. Are you...
3. Select your age group:
4. Select the most appropriate statement to describe the extent
    of your actual involvement with open source ERPs:


5. How many implementations of open source ERPs you participated?
6. Have you ever participated on a commercial ERP package implementation?
7. Have you ever worked, installed or used the following open source ERPs?

8. From the companies that already implemented open source ERPs, would you say that they are...
9. Select the most appropriate option regarding the time that open source ERPs take to be implemented.
10. Considering that most of the companies using commercial ERPs spent around 5 million dollars for implementing them, how much would cost in average an OPEN SOURCE ERP implementation? (the answers are in US dollars)
11. Considering smaller companies (SMEs), what are the motivations for implementing ERPs today?
12. How likely the following commercial packages would be considered as alternatives
   for a company considering an open source ERP implementation?


Very Likely
Likely
Neutral
Unlikely
Don't Know
SSA ERP LN (BAAN)
GAD MFG/PRO
SAP Business One
Microsoft Dynamics GP
SSA ERP LX
JDEdwards Enterprise One
Oracle E-Business Suite
Intentia Application Suite
Foxboro
Mapics SyteLine ERP
Very Likely
Likely
Neutral
Unlikely
Don't Know
Mapics SyteLine ERP
SET 5 - RISKS, ISSUES & BENEFITS

On this fifth section I ask you about common problems,
risks and benefits of implementing ERPs open source.



13. Select your level of agreement for the following statements:

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
The risks of open source ERPs are scaring for most companies
Open source requires to employ several programmers
The open source ROI takes less time
The costs of open source ERPs are hidden
The user support of commercial packages is better
The number of consultants for commercial implementations is larger
Open source ERPs require a better understanding of the IT department skills
There are several gaps on open source ERPs functionalities.
The investment on O.S. ERP can exceed the costs of commercial packages
14. What is the key benefit of implementing and using an open source ERP?

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