You have been appointed as a consultant to a small manufacturing company that is planning to select an ERP software vendor. The company has 300 employees spread across Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa. Select five prominent ERP vendors and visit their Web sites to find information on the following:

The business functional areas their product supports

The products industry focus and what size of business their product supports

The average cost of the product or any license fees per seat

How long the vendor has been in business

Any other critical information on the vendor

Use a spreadsheet to present the preceding information in a written report to top management of the company with your recommendation for a product. Please make sure to justify your decision.