=+48. ERP effectiveness. When implementing a packaged Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, many companies report that the module they first install is Financial Accounting. Among the measures used to gauge the effectiveness of their ERP system implementation is acceleration of the financial close process. Below is a sample of 8 companies that report their average time (in weeks) to financial close before and after the implementation of their ERP system.

M13_SHAR8696_03_SE_C13.indd 459 14/07/14 7:30 AM 460 CHAPTER 13 Comparing Two Means Company Before After 1 6.5 4.2 2 7.0 5.9 3 8.0 8.0 4 4.5 4.0 5 5.2 3.8 6 4.9 4.1 7 5.2 6.0 8 6.5 4.2