You are the controller for a manufacturing company whose sales for the previous year were $20 million dollars. The company has 50 employees, 13 managers, supervisors, sales and administrative staff and 37 production workers. You have a small customer base due to the nature of your products, specific types for specific market. The president of the company asked you to acquire and implement an ERP system to improve the performance of the company. Your project is to:

1. Give your company a name and describe the product(s) that it manufactures. (5 marks)

2. Select an ERP system which you believe will achieve the goals of the president. (10 marks)

3. Provide 5 reasons why you selected the system you did. (10 marks)

4. Provide 2 examples of where in the company the system will improve performance. (10 marks)

5. Provide 2 examples of how it will do that. (10 marks)