Abstract

ERP systems offer enormous benefits to organizations in efficiency, productivity, quality management, cost reduction and decision making-speed. Implementing ERP usually involves applying change management strategies. In this paper different change management strategies for ERP implementation in the literature has been reviewed and a case study of National Prawn Saudi based Company has been presented.

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